Aston Villa come from behind with two goals in five second-half minutes against Brighton to reach the last eight of the.

Brighton Hove & Albion are ‘closing in on’ landing Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur target Stefanos Tzimas, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke. Tottenham and Aston Villa both are set to stay up late in the market to sign a forward with Nurnberg’s Tzimas on their list.

Eight-time cup winners Chelsea created little in response as 1983 runners-up Brighton bounced back from last weekend’s 7-0 drubbing at Nottingham Forest to progress with a deserved victory. The west London club have an immediate chance to avenge their fourth-round exit when they return to Sussex in the Premier League on Friday evening.