As it happened: Barrow 0-6 Aston Villa

FT The referee blows his whistle for the end of the match and the story of the night is Cameron Archer as the youngster has picked up a hat-trick to lead Aston Villa emphatically into the third round. Those first 20 minutes will be long forgotten.

Barrow can now turn their attention to League Two after witnessing a masterclass for the last two-thirds of the game or so. They'll fancy their chances of staying up and will always have this night no matter what the scoreline reads.

That's all for me for now. Stay tuned for more coverage of all of the Carabao Cup action here on VAVEL! I will be back with you very soon. Until then, take care!

GOAL! 88'88' Philogene-Bidace picks up the ball on the byline and pulls it back for Archer, who slams the pass into the far corner.

81' Festus Arthur and Patrick Brough are shown yellow cards.

78' Connor Brown is booked.

GOAL! 75' Villa catch Barrow out at the back, and Ramsey and Philogene-Bidace are two on one. The former slips the latter in, he ought to score himself really but he takes one touch too many and Farmer the rushes out to knock the ball away from his feet.

Guilbert picks up the loose ball and fires it, left-footed, into the corner with Farmer still floored.

73' Caleb Chukwuemeka is replaced by his brother Carney.

71' Festus Arthur replaces Mark Ellis. Third substitution for the hosts.

65' George Williams replaces Tom White for the Bluebirds.

GOAL! 62' Archer is played in by El Ghazi. He dinks it over the onrushing Farman and the Villains are on their way to the third round.

El Ghazi is then replaced by Aaron Ramsey.

56' 

Chukwuemeka carries the ball forward at will and he shifts away from any tackle, progressing forwards before pulling it back to Philogene-Bidace on the edge of the box. He takes one touch to lose a defender and then drags a shot wide.

51' Banks brings the ball under his control on the edge of the box, getting away from Hause, and he looks to plant a side-footed shot into the corner but Steer reaches down low to his left and tips it around the post.

 

HT The referee signals for the end of the first half with Aston Villa seemingly out of sight. They were shaky in the opening 20 minutes, but have since asserted their dominance.

As for Barrow, they haven't had too much to talk about. If Zanzala had put away his first chance, this might be a different match. As it stands, all to do for the League Two side at the moment.

We'll be back shortly with the second half.

GOAL! 45+2' Hourihane again pulls the strings. He sends Guilbert away on the right, and the Frenchman's cross is superb to the back stick. There, El Ghazi finishes low past Farman. That ought to do it.

 

43' Zanzala has shot well over the bar here - and the ball has actually smacked a light that hangs above the Barrow supporters in the stand behind the goal.

It's now hanging rather precariously over the fans in the stand below.....

37' 

Remeao Hutton gets to the byline and stands up a very inviting delivery, which Zanzala meets. He rises and heads his effort onto the roof of the net. How he missed only he knows.

34' More neat play by the visitors as they move it from the left to the right, with Hourihane, Archer, El Ghazi and Chukwuemeka all involved. Philogene-Bidace receives it on the edge of the area and, with left-back Patrick Brough sucked inside, Philogene-Bidace sends the onrushing Guilbert away down the right, but his low cross is claimed by Farmer.

29' A handball on Aston Villa gives Barrow a free-kick, but the Villains defense cuts it out.

GOAL! 24' Jaden Philogene-Bidace collects the ball on the right from Chukwuemeka, runs at Josh Gordon and goes past him, but Gordon pulls him down from behind.

El Ghazi steps up and beats Farman with a casual Panenka, his second goal from the spot in four days.

22' Brilliant from Chukwuemeka. Terrific feet, as he collects the ball from Hourihane after decent work from Nakamba.

He wriggles free from a couple of attempted challenges, but Paul Farman in the Barrow goal doesn't have too many problems with the resulting effort.

20' Aside from the goal, Aston Villa have been rather erratic in possession, particularly Marvelous Nakamba in the middle of the park.

Still, they're seeing more of the ball, but Barrow are certainly up for this. 

The Seagulls have taken the lead against Championship side Cardiff City through Jakub Moder.

GOAL! 10' Conor Hourihane started the move, sending Anwar El Ghazi racing away down the left-hand side. He enters the box and pulls it across the face of goal, where Cameron Archer has the simple task of tapping into the net.

9' Free kick awarded to the Bluebirds on the corner of the penalty area. It's centered by Ollie Banks, but Josh Gordon can't connect at the back post and the ball passes wide of the far post.

We have kicked off.

Lukas Rupp has added a third for Norwich while Daniel Patrick Williams has given Swansea the lead over Plymouth.

We are less than 10 minutes away from the match starting. 

Former St. Mirren midfielder Kenny McLean has made it 2-0 for the hosts at Carrow Road.

Bluebirds boss Mark Cooper has opted for just one change from the side that lost at Harrogate Town on the weekend with Jason Taylor coming in for midfielder Josh Kay.

Manager Dean Smith has made an astounding 10 changes to the side that defeated Newcastle United last Saturday with only Anwar El Ghazi in the starting lineup.

It's a quick start for Norwich City as the Canaries are ahead of AFC Bournemouth through a Christos Tzolis goal. 

The other early start is at the Liberty Stadium where Swansea City and League One's Plymouth Argyle are goalless.

Farman; Brown, Ellis, Grayson; Hutton, Taylor, White, Banks, Brough; Gordon; Zanzala

This is how we line up to face Barrow in the #CarabaoCup. 🟣 pic.twitter.com/n6n8kZnmDo

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) August 24, 2021

Welcome back to VAVEL's live coverage of the second round Carabao Cup tie between League Two side Barrow and Premier League outfit Aston Villa.

Wee will have all of the pregame buildup shortly.

That's all for now. I'll be back tomorrow for full coverage of this contest. Stay tuned for live updates of all the pregame news from Holker Street.

 

Until then, take care!

The match will be televised on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football with coverage beginning at 7:30pm. Kick-off is set for 7:45pm.

 

If you can't watch the match, stay here with me for all of the action!

The Bluebirds looks set to remain without former Villa youngster Dimitri Sea, while Matty Platt is likely to miss out as he recovers from a back problem.

Mike Jones is building his fitness after undergoing Achilles surgery and Jamie Devitt is still receiving treatment for a thigh injury, but Tom Beadling is a long-term absence with a partial tear in his cruciate ligament.

The game is likely to come too soon for frontman Ollie Watkins, who sat out Saturday’s win over Newcastle United with a bruised knee, while summer signing Leon Bailey is battling a hamstring issue.

Bertrand Traore, Morgan Sanson, Trezeguet and Keinan Davis have all spent time in the Villa treatment room during recent weeks and are unlikely to feature.

This is the first time Barrow and Aston Villa have ever played. 

Bluebirds boss Mark Cooper looks to only make two changes from the side that tasted defeat at Harrogate with captain Jason Taylor and George Williams replacing Connor Brown and Josh Kay.

Farman; Brown, Ellis, Grayson; Hutton, Taylor, White, Banks, Brough; Williams; Zanzala

Expect manager Dean Smith to make several changes from the team that won at St. James' Park last Saturday.

Steer; Targett, Hause, Tuanzebe, Guilbert; Hourihane, Nakamba, Chukwuemeka; Ghazu, Wesley, Philogene-Bidace

The Bluebirds are in their second season as a member of the Football League, having avoided relegation back to the National League by just five points and two places.

Sandwiched around defeats to Stevenage and Harrogate Town was a victory over new boys Hartlepool United. They knocked out fellow Leaguw Two members Scunthorpe United 1-0 in the first round of this competition.

Being in the top flight has afforded the Villians the opportunity to enter this competition in this very round. 

They've played two Premier League fixtures so far, losing 3-2 at newly-promoted Watford followed by a 2-0 victory at Newcastle United.

Hello and welcome to VAVEL's live coverage of this second-round Carabao Cup tie between League Two side Barrow and Aston Villa of the Premier League.

My name is John Lupo and I will guide you through all of the action with pre-game analysis, scores and predicted lineups!