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Former England striker Heskey put Villa into the lead late on in normal time but Burnley hit back through Clarke Carlisle to send the tie into extra-time.
Downing then produced a stunning strike in the first-half of extra-time to win the tie for Villa. But the Frencham refused to take credit for impact his substitutes made.
Houllier said: "I don't take credit for the subs. The manager makes the decision to bring them on - but it's down to them," reports Press Association Sport.
"They scored the goals, I didn't. I wanted to rest some players but I knew at some stage, with other players tiring, they would make a difference.
"Emile [Heskey] made a difference and Stewart [Downing] made a difference.
"The problem with the subs is they have got to be in the right frame of mind.
"If they have the right attitude, if the hunger is there, then they bring something.
"Their freshness can bring initiative which was the case. Emile came on and changed the game because he held the ball up."
The only negative on the night for Villa was winger Marc Albrighton’s red card, but Houllier has no complaints over the dismissal.
Houllier said: "To me, Albrighton's sending off was a fair decision.
"He didn't touch him [Elliott] a lot but he touched him and the player used it as if he had been shot dead - but he touched him.
"From Marc's point of view, he should have reacted quicker. This is one of the main progresses we have to do.
"You need sometimes to have game awareness and next time he will understand that."
Houllier, who won the League Cup with Liverpool in 2001, also praised Burnley but insisted his side showed good strength to overcome the Championship side.
Speaking to Sky Sports after game, he added: “Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s difficult but credit to Burnley, they played well, passed the ball well.
“We should have scored in the first half, made the game more comfortable.
“They equalised but we were strong enough to score the second goal and stay like that until the end of the game.”
Downing then produced a stunning strike in the first-half of extra-time to win the tie for Villa. But the Frencham refused to take credit for impact his substitutes made.
Houllier said: "I don't take credit for the subs. The manager makes the decision to bring them on - but it's down to them," reports Press Association Sport.
"They scored the goals, I didn't. I wanted to rest some players but I knew at some stage, with other players tiring, they would make a difference.
"Emile [Heskey] made a difference and Stewart [Downing] made a difference.
"The problem with the subs is they have got to be in the right frame of mind.
"If they have the right attitude, if the hunger is there, then they bring something.
"Their freshness can bring initiative which was the case. Emile came on and changed the game because he held the ball up."
The only negative on the night for Villa was winger Marc Albrighton’s red card, but Houllier has no complaints over the dismissal.
Houllier said: "To me, Albrighton's sending off was a fair decision.
"He didn't touch him [Elliott] a lot but he touched him and the player used it as if he had been shot dead - but he touched him.
"From Marc's point of view, he should have reacted quicker. This is one of the main progresses we have to do.
"You need sometimes to have game awareness and next time he will understand that."
Houllier, who won the League Cup with Liverpool in 2001, also praised Burnley but insisted his side showed good strength to overcome the Championship side.
Speaking to Sky Sports after game, he added: “Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes it’s difficult but credit to Burnley, they played well, passed the ball well.
“We should have scored in the first half, made the game more comfortable.
“They equalised but we were strong enough to score the second goal and stay like that until the end of the game.”
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