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Aston Villa vs Birmingham City

Championship
Aston Villa
AVL
1-0
Final
Birmingham
BIR
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'BIR
54%Possession46%
17Shots7
3On target2
7Corners2
2Saves2
10Fouls15
22'Gabriel AgbonlahorAVL41'Ciaran ClarkAVL78'Michael MorrisonBIR80'Ashley WestwoodAVL
Team1H2HT
AVL011
BIR000

Who won: Aston Villa 1-0

Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Rudy Gestede (62').

Recap · Sep 22
Rudy Gestede's goal gives Aston Villa cup win over rivals Birmingham City

Rudy Gestede settled a scrappy Second City derby as Aston Villa edged past rivals Birmingham in the Capital One Cup.

What it means

  • Aston Villa 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 (4-3-3)
  1. 1Tomasz KuszczakG
  2. 2Jonathan SpectorCD-L
  3. 3Michael MorrisonCD-R
  4. 4Jonathan GroundsLB
  5. 5Paul CaddisRB
  6. 6Stephen GleesonCM
  7. 7Maikel KieftenbeldLM
  8. 8David DavisRM
  9. 9Clayton DonaldsonF
  10. 10Demarai GrayLF
  11. 11Jacques MaghomaRF
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 2Joleon LescottCD-L
  3. 3Micah RichardsCD-R
  4. 4Jordan AmaviLB
  5. 5Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 6Ciaran ClarkCM
  7. 7Jordan VeretoutLM
  8. 8Ashley WestwoodRM
  9. 9Rudy GestedeF
  10. 10Scott SinclairLF
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorRF

Head to head

AVL leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Aston Villa 2, Birmingham 0 (Apr 25)

Last 5

BIR
  • T@ IPS1-1
  • Lvs NFO0-1
  • Wvs BRC4-2
  • W@ MKD2-0
  • Wvs GIL2-0
AVL
  • Lvs WBA0-1
  • L@ LEI2-3
  • Tvs SUN2-2
  • Wvs NCO5-3
  • L@ CRY1-2

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 34,442

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

Season seriesAVL leads series 2-1-2