Birmingham City vs Aston Villa

What it means

• Aston Villa has won 5 straight.
• 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

Aston Villa16th in English Premier League

Lineup (4-5-1)

1. 1Brad FriedelG
2. 2Richard DunneCD-L
3. 3James CollinsCD-R
4. 4Stephen WarnockLB
5. 5Carlos CuéllarRB
6. 6Stilian PetrovCM-L
7. 7Nigel Reo-CokerCM-R
8. 8Steve SidwellAM
9. 9Ashley YoungLM
10. 10James MilnerRM
11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Birmingham7th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-1-4-1)

1. 1Joe HartG
2. 2Franck QueudrueCD-L
3. 3Roger JohnsonCD-R
4. 4Stuart ParnabyLB
5. 5Teemu TainioRB
6. 6Keith FaheyCM-L
7. 7Lee BowyerCM-R
8. 8Barry FergusonRCM
9. 9James McFaddenLM
10. 10Sebastian LarssonRM
11. 11Garry O'ConnorF

Head to head

Last 5

AVL

• Wvs FUL2-0
• Wvs FUL4-1
• Wvs VIE2-1
• W@ LIV3-1
• W@ LIV1-3

BIR

• L@ TOT1-2
• L@ TOT0-2
• W@ SOU2-1
• Tvs STK0-0
• Tvs STK1-0

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 25,196

Officials

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