Ahmed Elmohamady, that trusty old right-back, scored his first club goal for over a year to send Aston Villa into the last eight of the Carabao Cup at the expense of youthful Wolves. Villa dominated for long periods and took the lead through Anwar El Ghazi but Patrick Cutrone equalised early in the second half, forcing Villa to go in search of another goal, which Elmohamady delivered less than three minutes later.A derby in a soldout stadium with a place in a quarter-final up for grabs: this tie had all the ingredients of a classic except for one because neither club deployed their best players. It was understandable from both parties. For Villa the timing was bad, this match being tucked between Premier League games with Manchester City and Liverpool. No surprise, then, that Dean Smith made nine changes, with only regulars Trezeguet and Douglas Luiz retained. Continue readingreadfullarticle
