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

34'

Almost for Elliott as Chrirvella pings the ball forward for his team-mate, but the outstretched foot of the 16-year-old cannot reach the delivery as Nyland connects.

32'

Hourihane again the danger, but his low cross is just too far ahead of Kodjia.

30'

Luis Longstaff tries a neat turn on the edge of the box but he cannot get away from his man.

He has been superb tonight.

28'

Liverpool have been very impressive here, and do not really deserve to be behind.

26'

SAVE! Christie-Davies volley is turned over by Nyland after more quality from Elliott down the right.

24'

Henri Lansbury tries to set Kodja free, but gets too much on it and Kelleher clears.

22'

Villa have only really had two attacks and somehow hold a two-goal lead. Not really a true reflection on this contest.

Indeed.

20'

Good response from Liverpool as a deflected effort almost deceives Nyland in the Villa goal.

18'

Elmohamady burst down the right, tried to centre the ball, but Morgan Boyes got half a deflection on it, only for the ball to loop over Kelleher and into the net! So unlucky.

17'

GOOOOOOOAAALLLL!!! Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool. Disaster for Liverpool as Ahmed Elmohamady's cross takes a huge deflection and loops into the net!

15'

Suckerpunch for Liverpool's youngsters. Hourihane lined up the free-kick, which he whipped into the middle with venom, Jonathan Kodjia stuck out a leg, missed it, which deceived Kelleher in the Liverpool goal, and the ball squirmed underneath his dive and in.

14'

GOOOOAALLLL! Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool. Not the prettiest as Conor Hourihane's free-kick goes straight in!

11'

SAVE AGAIN! Nyland again to the rescue for Villa. Again the Villa backline backs off, Kane steals in, just has Nyland to beat, but the Villa stopper spreads himself to make the block.

10'

SAVE! The space opens up for Elliott, who has time to run at the Villa defence before firing for goal, but Orjan Nyland makes a smart stop.

First real attempt of the match for Herbie Kane, but he blazes well over the top.

Liverpool win the first corner of the game, which Elliott takes short to Chirivella, but not a lot comes from it.

Smashed the record!

Liverpool getting on the ball now. Caoimhin Kelleher is called into action racing from his line, but clears well.

Villa with the early possession here. Can the youngsters compete?

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