Gabriel Agbonlahor: 'Capital One Cup run can help us'

Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has claimed that a run in the Capital One Cup can help give the team confidence for the rest of the season.

The Villans booked their place in the quarter-finals on Tuesday night thanks to a 3-2 win at Swindon Town.

"As people know, we've got a lot of young players. Everyone is still gelling together. It is still early doors," said Agbonlahor.

"But a cup run definitely helps. The victory will give us a fair bit of confidence for the matches we've got coming up.

"We haven't won for a few games and that will give us a lift and hopefully we can take that into the weekend."

Villa travel to Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday.