GALLERY: Villa take on Stoke 📸

Villa Park played host to a Carabao Cup Round Four tie on Thursday night as Aston Villa played Stoke City.

Sam Vokes gave The Potters a half-time lead, glancing a header past Jed Steer after 25 minutes. 

And despite having several great chances, Villa couldn't find a route back into the game as they bowed out of the competition. 

Swipe through a gallery of images from the game below…