Aston Villa vs Birmingham City

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 (4-5-1)

1. 1Ben FosterG
2. 2Scott DannCD-L
3. 3Roger JohnsonCD-R
4. 4Liam RidgewellLB
5. 5Stephen CarrRB
6. 6Keith FaheyCM-L
7. 7Barry FergusonCM-R
8. 8Craig GardnerAM
9. 9Aleksandr HlebLM
10. 10Sebastian LarssonRM
11. 11Nikola ZigicF

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-1-4-1)

1. 1Brad FriedelG
2. 2Richard DunneCD-L
3. 3James CollinsCD-R
4. 4Stephen WarnockLB
5. 5Luke YoungRB
6. 6Steve SidwellCM-L
7. 7Nigel Reo-CokerCM-R
8. 8Ciaran ClarkRCM
9. 9Ashley YoungLM
10. 10Stewart DowningRM
11. 11Emile HeskeyF

Head to head

Last 5

BIR

• Tvs BRE1-1
• Wvs BLP2-0
• L@ ARS1-2
• Lvs EVE0-2
• Tvs WGA0-0

AVL

• Wvs BUR2-1
• L@ SUN0-1
• Tvs CHE0-0
• L@ TOT1-2
• W@ WOL2-1

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 40,688

Officials

Howard Webb (Referee), Howard Webb (Referee), Howard Webb (Referee)