Aston Villa’s miserable start to the season continued with elimination from the English League Cup on Tuesday.

Unai Emery’s team was beaten 4-2 by Brentford in a penalty shootout in the third round, after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.

Villa, which reached the Champions League quarterfinals last season, hasn’t even scored a goal in its first four Premier League games this campaign — one of which was a loss at Brentford last month.

Returning to the Gtech Community Stadium, Villa at least found the net for the first time this season — through recent signing Harvey Elliott after a defensive error in the 43rd minute — but Aaron Hickey replied with a fierce volley in the 57th to take the match to penalties.

Brentford goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson made two saves, from John McGinn and Matty C

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