Dramatic shoot-out win for Young Lions

Aston Villa Under-21s secured their place in the last 16 of the Vertu Trophy in dramatic fashion on Tuesday evening, with a penalty-shoot-out win over Blackpool. 

Nothing separated the two sides after a 90 minutes in which Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba's assured finish 12 minutes from time cancelled out Elliot Embleton's opener for the hosts at Bloomfield Road. 

And so, the two sides shared a mammoth shoot-out which saw 38 penalties taken, and 35 scored. Villa came out on top, as Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel's effort crashed off the post to secure a 18-17 triumph for Josep Gombau's side. 

The Young Lions will now face Bradford City in the next round, looking to book their place in the quarter-finals. 

View a gallery of images from the clash below...