On This Day
Villa record their 150th win in the League Cup to make it W150 D46 L61 since first entering the competition in 1960.
Villa face Wycombe Wanderers for the 5th time - all of which meetings have come in Cups and in all of which Villa are unbeaten.
Unai Emery secures his 50th win as Villa boss on his 90th game in charge.
Unai Emery has reached 50 wins faster than any other manager in Villaโs history.
Unai Emery has the best points per game record of any Villa manager after 90 games (1.83), with only Joe Mercerโs 1.78 set between 1958 and 1960 coming close. Emery now has a record of W50 D15 L25.
Villa makes it five successive wins and 6 wins from 7 so far this season under Unai Emery.
Villa match their best ever start to a season W6 D0 L1 set under Dean Smith in 2020-21.
Joe Gauci, 24, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after 17 games as an unused substitute to become the 1,001st player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Kadan Young, 18, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after 12 games as an unused substitute to become the 1,002nd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Aidan Borland, 17, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt on his first squad appearance to become the 1,003rd player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Ben Broggio, 17, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt on his first squad appearance to become the 1,004th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba, 17, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt on his first squad appearance to become the 1,005th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football.
Emiliano Buendรญa scores his first goal in a Villa shirt since March 2023 and his 10th overall after missing the entirety of the 2023-24 season with an ACL injury to make it 82 Appearances, 52 Starts, W34 D14 L34, 10 Goals, 9 Assists and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.
Ian Maatsen makes his first start in a Villa shirt on his 7th appearance to make it W6 D0 L1 so far in his Villa career.
Kosta Nedeljkovic, 18, makes his first start in a Villa shirt on his 4th appearance to make it W3 D0 L1 so far in his Villa career.
Thierry Katsukunya, 18, makes his first squad appearance for Villa.
Triston Rowe, 18, makes his first squad appearance for Villa.
Kobei Moore, 19, makes his first squad appearance for Villa.
GK Joe Gauci | ๐ฆ๐บ | ๐ข |
RB Kosta Nedeljkovic | ๐ท๐ธ |
CB Lamare Bogarde | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
CB Sil Swinkels | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
LB Ian Maatsen | ๐ณ๐ฑ | ๐ |
M Amadou Onana | ๐ง๐ช | ๐ |
M Ross Barkley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Leon Bailey | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | ๐ |
W Kadan Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ฅ | ๐ |
W Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐จ๐ด | โฝ |
Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 2022-

Substitutes
๐ | M Aidan Borland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for M Amadou Onana | ๐ง๐ช | 62โ |
๐ | M Jacob Ramsey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for W Leon Bailey | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | 62โ |
๐ | M Ben Broggio | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for W Kadan Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 86โ |
๐ | F Travis Patterson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for LB Ian Maatsen | ๐ณ๐ฑ | 90โ |
๐ | M Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | for W Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐ฆ๐ท | 90โ+1 |
Unused Substitutes
GK Oliwier Zych | ๐ต๐ฑ |
u18 CB Thierry Katsukunya | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
u21 RB Triston Rowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
u21 F Kobei Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Joe Gauci | ๐ฆ๐บ | โฌ1.50m / ยฃ1.27m
GK Oliwier Zych | ๐ต๐ฑ | Youth
Defenders
CB Sil Swinkels | ๐ณ๐ฑ | Youth
CB Lamare Bogarde | ๐ณ๐ฑ | Youth
u21 CB Thierry Katsukunya | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 |
Full Backs
LB Ian Maatsen | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฌ44.50m / ยฃ37.71m
RB Kosta Nedeljkovic | ๐ท๐ธ | โฌ7.60m / ยฃ6.44m
u21 RB Triston Rowe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 |
Midfielders
M Amadou Onana | ๐ง๐ช | โฌ59.35m / ยฃ50.02m
M Ross Barkley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ5.90m / ยฃ5.00m
u21 M Aidan Borland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฌ350k / โฌ294k | 17 |
M Jacob Ramsey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth
u21 M Ben Broggio | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 17 |
u21 M Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 17 |
Wingers
W Emiliano Buendรญa | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฌ38.40m / ยฃ32.54m
W Leon Bailey | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | โฌ32.00m / ยฃ27.12m
W Kadan Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 |
Forwards
CF Jhon Durรกn | ๐จ๐ด | โฌ16.64m / ยฃ14.10m
u21 F Travis Patterson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 18 |
u21 F Kobei Moore | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth | 19 |
Unavailable
Injury | 7 |
1. CB Kortney Hause | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ2.80m / ยฃ2.37m | 12 Aug 23 [63]
2. CB Tyrone Mings | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ22.30m / ยฃ18.90m | ACL | 20 Aug 23 [62]
3. M Boubacar Kamara | ๐ซ๐ท | Free | ACL | 17 Feb 24 [27]
4. RB Matty Cash | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ต๐ฑ | โฌ15.75m / ยฃ13.35m | Hamstring | 31 Aug 24 [5]
5. W Jaden Philogene-Bidace | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ16.00m / ยฃ13.47m | 17 Sep 24 [3]
6. M John McGinn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฌ3.10m / ยฃ2.63m | Hamstring | 24 Sep 24 [1]
7. CB Diego Carlos | ๐ง๐ท | โฌ31.00m / ยฃ26.27m | 24 Sep 24 [1 ]
Out on Loan | 16 |
1. M Philippe Coutinho | ๐ง๐ท | โฌ20.00m / ยฃ16.95m, 32, Vasco da Gama
2. M Tommi O'Reilly | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth, 20, Shrewsbury
3. GK Filip Marschall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth, 21, Crewe
4. W Lewis Dobbin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ11.80m / ยฃ10.00m, 19, West Bromwich Albion
5. CB Josh Feeney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth, 19, Shrewsbury
6. F Louie Barry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ1.00m / ยฃ850k, 21, Stockport
7. RB Kaine Kesler Hayden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth, 21, Preston
8. LB Lino Sousa | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free, 19, Bristol Rovers
9. GK James Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth, 19, Real Uniรณn
10. LB รlex Moreno | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ13.50m / ยฃ11.44m, 31, Forest
11. CB Finley Munroe | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth, 19, Real Uniรณn
12. M Samuel Iling-Junior | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ14.00m / ยฃ11.89m, 20, Bologna
13. M Enzo Barrenechea | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฌ8.00m / ยฃ6.80m, 23, Valencia
14. M Rico Richards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free, 20, Port Vale
15. M Leander Dendoncker | ๐ง๐ช | โฌ15.00m / ยฃ12.71m, 29, Anderlecht
16. CB Yeimar Mosquera | ๐จ๐ด | 19 | โฌ475k / ยฃ402k | Real Uniรณn
Not Selected | 8 |
1. GK Emiliano Martรญnez | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฌ17.40m / ยฃ14.75m
2. GK Robin Olsen | ๐ธ๐ช | โฌ3.50m / ยฃ2.97m
3. CB Pau Torres | ๐ช๐ธ | โฌ33.00m / ยฃ27.97m
4. CB Ezri Konsa | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ13.30m / ยฃ11.27m
5. LB Lucas Digne | ๐ซ๐ท | โฌ30.00m / ยฃ25.43m
6. M Morgan Rogers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ9.40m / ยฃ7.97m
7. M Youri Tielemans | ๐ง๐ช | Free
8. CF Ollie Watkins | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฌ34.00m / ยฃ28.82m
Team News
Gauci Starts !! The Aussie โkeeper makes his first appearance for Villa after 17 games as an unused substitute.
Kadan Young makes his Villa debut.
Emi Buendรญa makes his first start since the 2022-23 season
Kosta Nedeljkovic and Ian Maatsen make their first Villa starts.
Ross Barkley makes the first start of his second spell with Villa.
Triston Rowe, Aidan Borland, Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba, Kobei Moore and Ben Broggio make their first ever squad appearances for Villa whilst Travis Patterson makes the squad for the 5th time.
*Just ahead of kick off, Diego Carlos drops out and is replaced by Thierry Katsukunya - the 6th squad debutant of the evening.
Team Stats
Debut Appearances
๐ข GK Joe Gauci | ๐ฆ๐บ | #1001 | โฌ1.50m / ยฃ1.27m signing from Adelaide United
๐ข W Kadan Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1002 | Youth Team promotiion
๐ข M Aidan Borland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #1003 | โฌ350k / โฌ294k signing from Celtic
๐ข M Ben Broggio | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1004 | Youth Team promotiion
๐ข M Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #1005 | Youth Team promotiion
Final Appearances
None
Starting XI
Substitutes
Scorer(s): Emiliano Buendรญa | 55โ | Jhon Durรกn | 85โ |
Assist(s): Kadan Young | 55โ |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Joe Gauci, Kadan Young
๐ | 45โ+2 HT Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
โฝ | 55โ Goal!, 1-0, Emiliano Buendรญa, Assist by Kadan Young
๐ | 62โ Sub off, Amadou Onana, Sub on, Aidan Borland ๐ข
๐ | 62โ Sub off, Leon Bailey, Sub on, Jacob Ramsey
โฝ | 85โ Goal!, 2-0, Jhon Durรกn (pen)
๐ | 86โ Sub off, Kadan Young, Sub on, Ben Broggio ๐ข
๐ | 90โ Sub off, Ian Maatsen, Sub on, Travis Patterson ๐ข
๐ | 90โ+1 Sub off, Emiliano Buendรญa, Sub on, Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba ๐ข
๐ฅ
| 90โ+5 Goal, 2-1, (Wycombe Wanderers), Richard Kone
๐ | 90โ+6 FT Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
Season: 2024-25
Matchday: #7
Cup Game: #1
Manager Game: #90
Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Attendance: 8,158
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | Hondarribia, 2022-
Referee: John Busby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 2024-
Kick off: 8.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Officials
Referee: John Busby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 2024-
Assistants: Graham Kane, Bhupinder Gill.
Fourth official: Carl Brook.
Referee: John Busby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Oxfordshire, 2024-
๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 1 | ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐ : 0
๐ 1 | ๐ฉ 100% | ๐จ 0% | ๐ฅ 0% | ๐ : 0%
Cards ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | 0.00 |
Penalty โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Last 5: ๐ฉ
No VAR in period
Match Stats
Villa Possession 71.3%
Opposition Possession 28.7%
Villa Shots 11
Opposition Shots 12
Villa Shots on Target 4
Opposition Shots on Target 6
Villa Shots off Target 5
Opposition Shots off Target 5
Villa Blocked Shots 2
Opposition Blocked Shots 1
Villa Touches in Box 18
Opposition Touches in Box 28
Villa Fouls 12
Opposition Fouls 9
Villa Corners 2
Opposition Corners 4
Unai Emery | ๐ช๐ธ | 2022-
๐ 90 | ๐ฉ | 50 ๐จ | 15 ๐ฅ 25 | 1.83
Unai Emery has reached 50 wins faster than any other manager in Villaโs history.
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
What they Said
"It is tough to come here and they are aggressive in the press. We stayed as a team and scored two goals and we have to stay tough with each other. We are really happy we got the win.
"I am happy to teg some minutes and keep the rhythm up. I just try to give my best. I am still learning and happy to be at Villa. Hopefully, many more minutes to come.
"He [Emi Buendia] came from a long injury so I am happy to have him back here on the scoresheet and hopefully he can score plenty for us this season."
Ian Maatsen post-match.
"It was good and what I need to be more often, get in the box. Fortunately, the deflection came to me and I tried to head it as far as possible over the goalkeeper.
"[It is a] really special night. To come back and play for this club. I really love this football club so today to have the cup tie and to help the team with the goal is an amazing experience.
"We have a really big squad as we showed today. We have an amazing academy and today was a chance to show our quality. We try to play our game and keep going in our philosophy and we got the win.
โIt's an amazing feeling to be back on the team and to be playing again from the start.
"It means a lot. I spent many long months fighting for this moment. It was a really hard process and really hard injury.
"I've tried to prepare myself as good as possible and today I could help the team again."
Emi Buendia post-match.
GK Franco Ravizzoli | ๐ฆ๐ท |
CB Declan Skura | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Joe Low | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Alex Hartridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jasper Pattenden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Josh Scowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Matt Butcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Tyreeq Bakinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M David Wheeler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
W Bez Lubala | ๐จ๐ฉ | ๐ |
W Kieran Sadlier | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
Matt Bloomfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Garath McCleary | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | for W Kieran Sadlier | ๐ฎ๐ช | 63โ |
๐ | CF Richard Kone | ๐จ๐ฎ | โฝ | for W Bez Lubala | ๐จ๐ฉ | 63โ |
๐ | M Fred Onyedinma | ๐ณ๐ฌ | for M David Wheeler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 63โ |
๐ | M Cameron Humphreys | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Josh Scowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 64โ |
๐ | M Luke Leahy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Matt Butcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 75โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Shamal George | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Jack Grimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Daniel Harvie | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Jason McCarthy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
๐จ Tyreeq Bakinson
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK Franco Ravizzoli | ๐ฆ๐ท |
GK Christian Walton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Defenders
CB Declan Skura | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Joe Low | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CB Alex Hartridge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Full Backs
RB Jasper Pattenden | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ben Johnson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Conor Townsend | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Midfielders
M Josh Scowen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Matt Butcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tyreeq Bakinson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M David Wheeler | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Fred Onyedinma | ๐ณ๐ฌ |
M Cameron Humphreys | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Luke Leahy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Wingers
W Garath McCleary | ๐ฏ๐ฒ |
W Bez Lubala | ๐จ๐ฉ |
W Kieran Sadlier | ๐ฎ๐ช |
Forwards
CF Richard Kone | ๐จ๐ฎ |
F Conor Chaplin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Opposition Unavailable


