Coventry City and Aston Villa will finally renew their rivalry when they battle it out for a place in the EFL Cup fourth round at the Coventry Building Society Arena this evening.
Both sides will be hoping this eagerly anticipated EFL Cup tie can provided a much-needed confidence boost after suffering disappointing starts to the current campaign.
The Sky Blues have struggled on their return to the Premier League and a 5-0 defeat to Brighton means Frank Lampard's outfit have lost each of their first four league fixtures without scoring a goal.
Unai Emery has enjoyed great success during his time at Villa Park but a weekend defeat to Nottingham Forest saw the UEFA Europa League winners drop down to 19th in the table.
When was the last meeting between Coventry City and Aston Villa?
Both sets of supporters will remember the last meeting between the Midlands rivals as Aston Villa famously beat Coventry City 3-2 on the final day of the 2001/02 season.
The Sky Blues looked set to extend their 34-year stay in the top-flight as they raced into a two-goal lead at Villa Park after a quick-fire double from Mustapha Hadji.
While the visitors also had their eyes on results involving relegation rivals Middlesbrough and Derby County, Gordon Strachan's side failed to hold onto their advantage and goals from Darius Vassell, Juan Pablo Angel and a Paul Merson winner sealed their fate.
