Wycombe vs Aston Vil

Wycombe vs Aston Villa

Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa

The Carabao Cup third round tie between Wycombe Wanderers and Aston Villa was a tale of two halves, with the visitors eventually running out 1-0 winners.

Wycombe started brightly and had the better of the chances in the first half, with Anis Mehmeti and Sam Vokes both going close. However, Villa improved after the break and took the lead through Emiliano Buendía's header in the 55th minute.

Wycombe pushed for an equaliser but could not find a way through the Villa defence, and the visitors held on to book their place in the fourth round.

Wycombe Wanderers

Max Stryjek
Jack Grimmer
Anthony Stewart
Ryan Tafazolli
Joe Jacobson
David Wheeler
Dominic Gape
Lewis Wing
Anis Mehmeti
Sam Vokes
Garath McCleary

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez
Ashley Young
Ezri Konsa
Diego Carlos
Lucas Digne
Douglas Luiz
Jacob Ramsey
Emiliano Buendía
Leon Bailey
Ollie Watkins
Philippe Coutinho

Match highlights

Wycombe had the better of the first half and created several chances.
Villa improved after the break and took the lead through Emiliano Buendía's header.
Wycombe pushed for an equaliser but could not find a way through the Villa defence.

Reaction

Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth: "I'm proud of my players. We gave Villa a good game and we had chances to win it. But we didn't take our chances and they punished us.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery: "I'm pleased with the win. We didn't play our best football but we showed great character to come from behind and win the game."