Blackpool edge out Villa and Port Vale thrash Man City

In Tuesday's EFL Trophy action, Blackpool came from behind to defeat Aston Villa's Under-21 side 3-2 at Bloomfield Road, while Port Vale secured an emphatic 5-0 victory over Manchester City's youngsters. Zac Ashworth, Jerry Yates, and Jordan Brown scored for Blackpool following Fletcher Boyd's opener. Meanwhile, Port Vale scored four goals within the opening 34 minutes through Maleace Asamoah, Jaheim Headley, Max Watters, and Lewis Montsma, before Keyrol Figueroa sealed the win.

Elsewhere in the competition, Arsenal's youngsters fought back to win 2-1 against AFC Wimbledon with late goals from Evan Mooney and Emerson Nwaneri. Everton suffered a 2-1 defeat at Shrewsbury Town after Jeval Thompson-McKenzie scored an added-time winner for the hosts.