Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert enjoyed a memorable return to Norwich as his side romped into the League Cup semi-finals with a 4-1 win at Carrow Road on Tuesday.
Lambert, who quit the Canaries to take charge at Villa in an acrimonious close-season move, received a mixed reception from the Norwich fans on his first visit back to the club he led from League One to the Premier League.
But he could afford to ignore the jeers as two late goals from Andreas Weimann sealed victory for Villa after Brett Holman cancelled out Steve Morison’s opener for the hosts.
Christian Benteke bagged Villa’s fourth goal in stoppage time as the visitors moved a step closer to a Wembley final.
Lambert had finally restored England striker Darren Bent to his starting line-up for the first time since October, but it was Norwich who made the brighter start.
Chris Hughton’s team, who were defending an unbeaten 10-game run, almost snatched the lead inside five minutes when Morison’s effort came back off the post.