Aston Villa continued their inconsistent run this season last night as they lost at home to Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup.

A much changed side from the one that should have beaten Boro earlier this month in the league, the Villans just weren't at the races as Patrick Bamford struck twice to see them out of the competition.

For sure, then, it wasn't a good night for Steve Bruce and his club and Tommy Elphick perhaps had the worse performance of them all as he was sent off in the second half.

Elphick has been on the fringes of the squad for some time at Villa and so getting sent off is unlikely to help him in his cause - with fans on Twitter having plenty to say about his display.

Here, then, is the best of the reaction to what happened with Elphick last night:

Thoughts, Villa fans? Let us know below!