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Aston Villa vs Birmingham City

Championship
Aston Villa
16-10-9
5-1
Final
Birmingham
7-11-18
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
56%Possession44%
16Shots11
9On target6
7Corners8
3Saves10
11Fouls20
52'James McFaddenBIR

Who won: Aston Villa 5-1

Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 5-1 on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Ashley Young (28', 63'), John Carew (42', 53') and Gabriel Agbonlahor (78'). Goals for Birmingham: Mikael Forssell (67').

What it means

  • Birmingham has dropped 4 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. 2Stephen KellyD
  3. 3Radhi JaidiD
  4. 4Liam RidgewellD
  5. 5David MurphyD
  6. 6Mehdi NaftiM
  7. 7Fabrice MuambaM
  8. 8Gary McSheffreyM
  9. 9Cameron JeromeF
  10. 10Mauro ZárateF
  11. 11James McFaddenF
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup
  1. 1Scott CarsonG
  2. 2Olof MellbergD
  3. 3Martin LaursenD
  4. 4Zat KnightD
  5. 5Wilfred BoumaD
  6. 6Nigel Reo-CokerM
  7. 7Stilian PetrovM
  8. 8Gareth BarryM
  9. 9Ashley YoungF
  10. 10John CarewF
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Head to head

AVL leads series 3-2
Last meeting: Birmingham 2, Aston Villa 1 (Dec 12)

Last 5

BIR
  • Tvs EVE1-1
  • L@ WGA0-2
  • Wvs MNC3-1
  • L@ REA1-2
  • Tvs NEW1-1
AVL
  • W@ DER6-0
  • Wvs BOL4-0
  • L@ MAN0-4
  • Lvs SUN0-1
  • L@ POR0-2

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 42,584
Officials
M Clattenburg (Referee), M Clattenburg (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesAVL leads series 3-2