Aston Villa vs Birmingham City

What it means

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

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 (4-1-4-1)

1. 1Joe HartG
2. 2Liam RidgewellCD-L
3. 3Roger JohnsonCD-R
4. 4Gregory VignalLB
5. 5Stephen CarrRB
6. 6Lee BowyerCM-L
7. 7Craig GardnerCM-R
8. 8Barry FergusonRCM
9. 9James McFaddenLM
10. 10Sebastian LarssonRM
11. 11Cameron JeromeF

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-4-2)

1. 1Brad FriedelG
2. 2Richard DunneCD-L
3. 3James CollinsCD-R
4. 4Stephen WarnockLB
5. 5Carlos CuéllarRB
6. 6Stilian PetrovCM-L
7. 7James MilnerCM-R
8. 8Stewart DowningLM
9. 9Ashley YoungRM
10. 10John CarewCF-L
11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-R

Head to head

Last 5

BIR

• Tvs HUL0-0
• Tvs HUL0-1
• L@ MNC1-5
• L@ MNC1-1
• Tvs LIV1-1

AVL

• W@ HUL2-0
• W@ HUL0-1
• W@ POR2-1
• W@ POR3-0
• Tvs EVE2-2

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 42,788

Officials

M Atkinson (Referee), C Foy (Referee), M Atkinson (Referee)