Aston Villa’s Hourihane grabs the decider and averts penalties at game Yeovil

14 August 2018 20:51
Aston Villa squeezed through to the second round of the Carabao Cup to maintain their 100% winning start to season but it was far from plain-sailing against a charged Yeovil Town. With a penalty shootout looming, Conor Hourihane struck the only goal of the game with 13 minutes remaining to send almost 2,000 away fans home happy on a balmy evening in Somerset.It was painstaking at times for Villa, who required the zest of Jack Grealish and Jonathan Kodjia from the bench to breathe life into an otherwise lethargic performance. Tommy Elphick gifted Yeovil a golden chance to take the lead, pulling at Omar Sowunmi’s shirt in the box but Alex Fisher saw his second-half penalty saved by the goalkeeper, Andre Moreira, on his Villa debut. Continue reading......read full article

Source: TheGuardian