Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Liverpool's Carabao Cup quarter-final clash with Aston Villa from Villa Park. The last eight is often the time to bring out the big guns in this competition, but Liverpool do not have such a luxury. The senior side are currently in Qatar preparing for Wednesday's Club World Cup semi-final against Monterrey, with the Liverpool U23s squad taking the reigns in the cup competition. Can a Villa's senior side get the better of these young upstarts? I'm Pete Hall, and I will be bringing you the action, as it happens, live!

League Cup / Matchday 1

Villa Park / 17.12.2019

Aston Villa

Completed

Liverpool

C. Hourihane(15')
M. Boyes(18' O.G)
J. Kodjia(38', 45')
W. Moraes(90+4')

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ByDan Quarrell

Updated 17/12/2019 at 21:37 GMT

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Highlights

90+2'

FT: Aston Villa 5-0 Liverpool. Wesley's fine finish into the bottom corner puts the icing on the cake for Villa who head into the last four in style. Liverpool's youngsters impressed, with the scoreline a little harsh to say the least. Thanks for joining us, goodnight.

90+2'

GOAL! Aston Villa 5-0 Liverpool. There is the goal from Wesley to cap the evening for Villa.

90'

Two added minutes here.

89'

Rain is pouring down now, with the game very much dead and buried.

87'

Great cross from Elmohamady, but Trezguet gets his header all wrong.

85'

SAVE! ! Still no goals for Liverpool, but they do deserve one. Nyland make a wonderful initial stop from Gallacher before Clarkson goes close again with a leaping header, but it goes straight at the goalkeeper.

83'

Game has really slowed as Liverpool seem content to see this out without further damage.

81'

Sixteen-year-old James Norrris is on for Liverpool, in place of Hoever.

79'

Another debutant for Liverpool, with Leighton Clarkson on for Christie-Davies.

78'

James Chester, on his return to first-team action, is replaced by Kortney Hause for Villa.

76'

SAVE! Lansbury has time to line up the shot, but Kelleher throws up an arm to beat the ball away.

74'

Change for Villa as Wesley, without a goal in his last nine games, is on for Kodjia.

72'

Kane again with the effort, but he drills wide from distance.

71'

SAVE! Fine stop by Kelleher in the Liverpool goal to deny Trezeguet from the angle.

69'

Liverpool youngsters still trying things here, but that final finish still eludes them.

67'

More quality from Elliott as he whips the cross over for Kane, but his header is easily saved by Nyland.

We are all in shock...

65'

Further youngsters entering the fray here for Liverpool as Longstaff is replaced by Jack Bearne.

63'

CLOSE! Trezeguet beats Kelleher to the long ball over the top, flicks the ball towards goal, but Sepp van den Berg gets around to clear almost on his own goalline.

61'

Kodjia is denied by a smart stop from Kelleher as he chases his hat-trick, but the offside flag is raised anyway.

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