Philippe Coutinho ran the show as Aston Villa easily overcame Southampton 4-0 at Villa Park.
Ollie Watkins gave the hosts the perfect start after opening the scoring just nine minutes in - his second goal in a week - before Douglas Luiz's close-range finish doubled their advantage just before half-time.
Two goals in the space of two minutes at the start of the second half from Coutinho (52) and Danny Ings (54) - against his former club - finished the game as a contest as Steven Gerrard's team moved up to 11th in the Premier League, just two points behind their opponents in ninth.
What next?
Aston Villa will return to Premier League action on Thursday 10 March at 7.45pm when they play Leeds, while Southampton will face Newcastle on the same day at 7.30pm.