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Aston Villa vs Birmingham City

Championship
Aston Villa
9-12-13
3-1
Final
Birmingham
7-8-19
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
51%Possession49%
11Shots12
7On target8
5Corners5
8Saves7
22Fouls12

Who won: Aston Villa 3-1

Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 3-1 on Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Milan Baros (10', 78') and Gary Cahill (56'). Goals for Birmingham: Chris Sutton (25').

What it means

  • Birmingham has dropped 4 of the last 5.
  • Aston Villa has dropped 5 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 21
Ex-Birmingham City player Jordan Graham in hospital following serious road traffic accident
ESPN · Sep 13
Was this miss from Tom Brady's Birmingham the worst ever? Not even close
Recap · Aug 28
Wrexham remain winless after loss to Birmingham
ESPN · Aug 22
Outrageous back-heel, goal of the season contender scored for Bristol City in draw vs. Birmingham
ESPN · Jul 31
Jude Bellingham cheers on Birmingham in win over Barcelona
ESPN · Jul 31
Birmingham City 2-2 Barcelona: Blues beat LaLiga champions on penalties in friendly - as it happened
ESPN · Jun 18
Barcelona to play Tom Brady's Birmingham City in preseason friendly
ESPN · Apr 12
Tom Brady teases Ryan Reynolds, Rob Mac after Birmingham beat Wrexham

Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Olivier TebilyD
  3. 3Kenny CunninghamD
  4. 4Matt UpsonD
  5. 5Mathew SadlerD
  6. 6Martin TaylorD
  7. 7Jermaine PennantM
  8. 8Nicky ButtM
  9. 9Damien JohnsonM
  10. 10David DunnM
  11. 11Emile HeskeyF
  12. 12Chris SuttonF
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup
  1. 1Thomas SorensenG
  2. 2Aaron HughesD
  3. 3Liam RidgewellD
  4. 4Gary CahillD
  5. 5Jlloyd SamuelD
  6. 6Gareth BarryD
  7. 7James MilnerM
  8. 8Gavin McCannM
  9. 9Steven DavisM
  10. 10Milan BarosF
  11. 11Kevin PhillipsF

Head to head

BIR leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Aston Villa 0, Birmingham 0 (Oct 19)

Last 5

BIR
  • T@ WGA1-1
  • Wvs BOL1-0
  • Tvs CHE0-0
  • L@ MAN0-3
  • Lvs LIV0-7
AVL
  • Tvs WBA0-0
  • L@ ARS0-5
  • Tvs FUL0-0
  • L@ EVE1-4
  • L@ MNC1-2

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 40,158
Officials
G Poll (Referee)

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Season seriesBIR leads series 2-1-2