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Steven Gerrard won this competition three times as a player, scoring in the final of 2003, but he really can’t avoid to lose his first League Cup tie as a manger here.
So far this season, the Claret and Blue Army have won just once, beating Everton 2-1 in their only home game to date.
Either side, Villa have lost both matches, with Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Crystal Palace preceded by a 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth.
This means the Villans have only won three of 14 Premier League matches dating back to 10 March.
In this competition, Villa have lifted five League Cups, and were runners-up in 2020, but are now just looking to avoid falling at this stage for the first time since 2018.
Bolton Wanderers meantime reached the final of this competition in 1995 and 2004, ousting Aston Villa in the semis 18 years ago.
Ian Evatt’s team sit seventh in League One, but were beaten 2-0 by Sheffield Wednesday at home on Saturday.
In this competition, Bolton hammered Salford City 5-1 in the first round.
Elias Kachunga, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Kieran Sadlier, Conor Bradley and Oladapo Afolayan all scoring.
So now, can the Wanderers reach round three for the first time in five seasons, by claiming a Premier League scalp at the University of Bolton Stadium?
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