'A different beast' - National media react to Everton Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa

Everton made it back-to-back wins after they tasted sweet revenge over Aston Villa to book their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his second goal in as many games when he doubled the Blues' lead at Villa Park after James Garner had opening the scoring with his first goal for the club.

It proved to be a nervy ending for the Blues after Boubacar Kamara's drive deflected into the net with seven minutes of normal time to play. But they held on for a deserved 2-1 victory over a Villa side they had lost 4-0 to in the Premier League in August.

The reward for Everton is a home against Sean Dyche's former club Burnley at Goodison Park in the fourth round.

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And sharing their assessment of the events that unfolded at Villa Park were the national media, along with the ECHO's own Joe Thomas whose thoughts on proceedings can be found below.

'Dominic Calvert-Lewin was booed off last time he played at Villa Park - this time he was the hero'

Shamoon Hafez of the BBC wrote: "Dominic Calvert-Lewin was booed off by his own supporters the last time he played at Villa Park - this time he was the hero. The Englishman scored what turned out to be the winning goal to help Everton to a 2-1 victory and send a stunned Aston Villa out of the Carabao Cup.

"Toffees supporters have had little to cheer about this season but were in fine voice in the Midlands, with Calvert-Lewin's name echoing around the stadium at full-time. Calvert-Lewin has won 11 England caps but the last of those came in 2021 as a series of injuries stalled his career. The