Aston Villa vs Birmingham City

Championship

Aston Villa

16-13-15

1-0

Final

Birmingham

11-14-19

Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

49%Possession51%

4Shots6

1On target1

1Corners3

1Saves0

15Fouls15

62'Ryan ShottonBIR62'Gabriel AgbonlahorAVL90'+3'Paul RobinsonBIR

Team	1H	2H	T
AVL	0	1	1
BIR	0	0	0

Who won: Aston Villa 1-0

Aston Villa beat Birmingham City 1-0 on Sunday, April 23, 2017 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Gabriel Agbonlahor (68').

Recap · Apr 23

Harry Redknapp makes losing Birmingham start at Aston Villa

Agbonlahor's introduction as a substitute just before the hour at Villa Park immediately brought an otherwise dour encounter to life.

What it means

Birmingham 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 (4-2-3-1)

1Tomasz KuszczakG
2Paul RobinsonCD-L
3Ryan ShottonCD-R
4Jonathan GroundsLB
5Emilio NsueRB
6David DavisAM
7Craig GardnerLM
8Maikel KieftenbeldRM
9Lukas JutkiewiczF
10Jacques MaghomaAM-L
11Ché AdamsAM-R

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-3-3)

1Sam JohnstoneG
2Nathan BakerCD-L
3James ChesterCD-R
4Neil TaylorLB
5Alan HuttonRB
6Mile JedinakCM
7Leandro BacunaLM
8Henri LansburyRM
9Scott HoganF
10Jack GrealishLF
11Albert AdomahRF

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-3

Last meeting: Birmingham 0, Aston Villa 0 (Oct 31)

Last 5

BIR

Lvs BRT0-2
T@ ROT1-1
Lvs DER1-2
L@ BHA1-3
T@ IPS1-1

AVL

L@ FUL1-3
Lvs REA1-3
T@ BRT1-1
Wvs QPR1-0
Wvs NOR2-0

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Game info

Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 40,884

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