Aston Villa booked their place in the second round of the EFL Cup with a 1-0 victory over Yeovil Town this evening, but it was not all plain-sailing for the Championship outfit against their League Two hosts.
Yeovil had a shot cleared off the line, a goal controversially ruled out for offside and saw a penalty saved before Villa finally broke the deadlock.
Conor Hourihane's strike 13 minutes from time proved to be the difference as Steve Bruce's side survived a scare to progress at Huish Park.
Find out how all of the action unfolded courtesy of Sports Mole's minute-by-minute coverage below.
Our focus tonight is on Huish Park, where League Two strugglers Yeovil Town will be looking to pull off a giant killing against Championship promotion hopefuls - and one-time champions of Europe - Aston Villa.
We will have a close look at both clubs in a moment, but first let's check out the team news...
Well, as is the custom with the EFL Cup, there are changes galore - most notably for Aston Villa who make nine from the weekend win over Wigan Athletic. Axel Tuanzebe and Andre Green are the only two players to keep their place in the side, with wholesale changes otherwise made by Steve Bruce.
There are starts for Jake Doyle-Hayes and Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, while Andre Moreira makes his competitive debut for the club in goal.
The absences of Donnellan and Zoko are enforced, with both limping off at the weekend and not being risked today, although neither injury is thought to be too serious.
Jordan Green remains suspended, but Tom James - who rejected personal terms at West Brom over the summer - makes a timely return from his own suspension following his red card on the opening day of the season.
It looks set to be another struggle for the Glovers this season as they attempt to once more stay in the Football League, having finished 19th, 20th and 19th in their three seasons in the bottom tier since suffering back-to-back relegations from the Championship.
Manager Darren Way may well believe that he should have more than that, though, having twice taken the lead against Mansfield last time out, only to be pegged back on each occasion in the 2-2 draw, with all the goals coming in the opening 26 minutes.
Yeovil's opening-day defeat to Bury was also packed full of action, with Way's side having two men sent off but only losing to the solitary goal in the 89th minute.
The Glovers are winless in their last seven competitive outings at Huish Park, losing five of those and drawing two in a run which stretches back to February. That streak also includes them failing to score in five games in a row, although they have now scored exactly two goals in their most recent two home games.
The Glovers are winless in their last seven competitive outings at Huish Park, losing five of those and drawing two in a run which stretches back to February. That streak also includes them failing to score in five games in a row, although they have now scored exactly two goals in their most recent two home games.
Yeovil have also only won two of their last 10 League Cup games against opposition from a higher divisions, with those coming against Walsall and Charlton, the latter of which was 10 years ago.
The financial woes - which came about as a result of a failed gamble of promotion back to the Premier League - have since been eased by significant investment, though, meaning that they did not have to undergo a fire sale of their best players - most notably Jack Grealish.
Villa have looked good, too; only Leeds have scored more in their opening two Championship outings, while Villa have seen their six goals come from five different goalscorers.
Villa have had to come from behind in both of the games, which while not being a desirable habit certainly shows character, scoring twice in five minutes to seal a 3-1 win over Hull and then notched a 94th-minute winner against Wigan at the weekend.
The Villans also have a good record against lower-league opposition in this competition, winning 11 of their last 14 such EFL Cup outings.
Villa will naturally be the favourites for this match, but Yeovil's pitch can be a leveller and the number of changes made by the visitors could also help the home side. However, it is hard to back against what looks like a confident Villa outfit now.
SPORTS MOLE SAYS: Yeovil 0-2 Aston Villa
YEOVIL STARTING XI: Baxter; Dickinson, Warren, Sowunmi, Cole, Fisher, Jaiyesimi, Arouin, D'Almeida, McDonald, James
ASTON VILLA STARTING XI: Moreira; De Laet, Tuanzebe, Elphick, Taylor; Whelan, Hourihane, Doyle-Hayes, Green, Adomah; Hepburn-Murphy
Nottingham Forest are also in a spot of bother - they trail Bury 1-0 and have had a man sent off.
Jaiyesimi is off celebrating, but the referee's whistle has gone for a foul on Glenn Whelan in the middle. That is a soft one!
Yeovil have arguably been the better team so far, and they have certainly created the better chances too. Villa enjoyed a spell on top midway through the half, but aside from that it has been quite uncomfortable for the visitors.
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A scramble ensued after the supposed foul which eventually ended with Taylor clearing one effort off the line and Jaiyesimi tucking the rebound home from point-blank range. However, the referee's whistle had already gone - although Yeovil can rightly feel hard done by about the decision.
Jaiyesimi's pass teed up his strike partner Fisher, who fired a low effort towards goal which was cleared away by a mixture of Tuanzebe and Moreira.
Green has come closest for the visitors with a thumping long-range strike which needed to be turned over the top, while Tuanzebe and Hepburn-Murphy have both snatched at decent chances from inside the box.
Initially it looks like a fine block from the defender, who had already thrown himself in front of one Hourihane effort before recovering and doing the same to a second strike from the Villa midfielder. This time, though, Warren leads with his hand across the ground and the ball strikes his outstretched arm. The referee says no, though.
It hasn't been the best debut performance for the Atletico Madrid loanee, but he may have just salvaged it with that stop!
Kodjia shows good skill down the right flank, throwing a step-over before darting inside past his marker. His low ball into the box hits Sowunmi and deflects across the face of goal, and Hourihane has made up a huge amount of ground to tuck it home from virtually on the line.
That only tells half of the story, though, with League Two Yeovil having an effort cleared off the line, a goal controversially disallowed and a penalty saved. It could have been so different for the hosts!
Thank you very much for joining Sports Mole for tonight's match as Aston Villa survive a scare to progress into the second round of the EFL Cup at the expense of League Two Yeovil! I will leave you with our match report, and be sure to stick around for reaction too.
From me, though, it is goodbye for now!
