Aston Villa ease into Conference League group stage with win over Hibernian

Jhon Duran, Leon Bailey and Matty Cash were on target.

GROUP STAGE: Aston Villa booked a place in the Europa Conference League group stage by beating Hibernian 3-0 on the night and 8-0 on aggregate. Pic: Tim Goode/PA Wire.

Aston Villa booked a place in the Europa Conference League group stage by sweeping aside Hibernian 3-0 on the night and 8-0 on aggregate.

Villa, who won the first leg of their qualifying play-off 5-0 last week in Edinburgh, underlined their superiority over managerless Hibs with goals from Jhon Duran and Leon Bailey before the interval.