Holders Villa hammer bottom tier side Wigan in the 2nd round of the League Cup.

Midfielder Nii Lamptey, 19, makes a goalscoring debut in a Villa shirt after joining from RSC Anderlecht in August 1994 to become the 698th player to play for Villa in first team League or Cup football. Lamptey, allegedly unable to read or write, had arrived at Villa through the machinations of an errant agent and as a result a very confusing career began.

Dalian Atkinson contributes his 50th goal involvement on his 99th appearance in a Villa shirt (93 Starts) to make it W45 D29 L25, 31 Goals and 20 Assists at a goal involvement rate of one for every 1.94 games he has played so far in his Villa career. 

Dwight Yorke contributes his first assist in 38 games and secures his 50th win in a Villa shirt on his 118th appearance (81 Starts) and make it W50 D32 L36, 31 Goals, 14 Assists and 2 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one for every 2.62 games he has played so far in his Villa career.