Wycombe Wanderers vs Aston Villa

Adams Park is the venue as Wycombe Wanderers and Aston Villa battle it out for a place in the League Cup round four.

The League Cup has thus far been plain sailing for Wycombe as they’ve reached round three unscathed, overcoming the likes of Swansea City and Northampton without conceding in the opening two rounds. The hosts have gone from strength to strength since a shocking 1-0 defeat to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Trophy in mid-August, racking up an eye-catching six-game unbeaten run across all competitions (W5, D1), including three consecutive wins in the build-up to this match. Equally impressive is the fact the Chairboys netted at least two goals in five of those six games, suggesting they could give Aston Villa’s fragile backline a run for their money. Adding to this sentiment, Matt Bloomfield’s men have scored 2+ goals in all four home outings this season at an average of 2.75 per game.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa pulled off another superb comeback on the eve of this trip, overturning a narrow halftime deficit to beat Wolverhampton 3-1, only a week after coming back from a 2-0 down in a 3-2 victory against Everton. While both those triumphs came at home, Unai Emery’s lads need no drama to take wins on the road, having won the first half ‘to nil’ en route to three consecutive away victories this season. Villa scored at least twice on all three occasions, including a 3-0 demolition of Young Boys in their maiden Champions League outing a week ago. That makes for good reading as they bid to uphold an unbeaten away record against Wycombe this century (W2, D1), with their most recent such meeting dating back to January 2016.