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Sunday April 20, 2008 Finished Villa Park

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Aston Villa

  • Young 28’, 63’
  • Carew 42’, 53’
  • Agbonlahor 78’

Birmingham City

  • Forssell 67’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Aston Villa
    • Birmingham City
    • - Villa up into sixth above Portsmouth with the win, while Birmingham remain in the drop zone a point from safety. And of course that means the Villans have all the bragging rights this season after their late win at St Andrews.
    • 90+2' Birmingham throw a few crosses into the danger area before the final whistle, all dealt with by Villa.
    • 90' Into injury-time at the end of the 90...
    • 89' McSheffrey tries his luck as the clock winds down, but he is left frustrated as Martin Laursen blocks.
    • 87' Young attacking the penalty box again from the left. He wins a throw-in. The fans inside this stadium are walking on air.
    • 85' Villa change: Marlon Harewood on for Mellberg, who leaves to a rapturous reception in one of his last games at Villa Park. He punches the air in celebration.
    • 81' Kapo crosses for Birmingham but Forssell is very harshly penalised for a foul as Zat Knight falls over.
    • 78' Shocking defending from City. First Ridgewell headed across to Agbonlahor, who brought the ball down after nicking it over Kelly. Then they stood off and allowed him to strike past an immobile Taylor from 20 yards.
    • 78' VILLA BANG HOME A FIFTH!! THAT IS 15 GOALS IN THREE GAMES!!
    • 75' Little sign of Birmingham coming back into this one, although McFadden is unlucky after knocking a cross over his head following a one-touch passing move between three players on the corner of the box.
    • 72' Bouma handles to give Birmingham a free-kick 35 yards out. McFadden takes it - whipping it a few yards over the top.
    • 71' Barry hooks out of defence and Young leads the charge for Villa. He finds Carew on the left, who gets to the by-line with men in the middle and at the back post. He wins a corner.
    • 69' Some of the away fans making their way out of Villa Park are remaining where they are now.
    • 67' FORSSELL PULLS ONE BACK!! It seems too little for the blue half of Birmingham, but it was a well-worked goal: McSheffrey led the counter-attack, feeding McFadden on the right and he slipped it back inside for the Finn to finish.
    • 63' He brought the ball in from the left touchline and with a burst of pace left the Blues defence for dead. His initial shot was blocked by Taylor, but - wouldn't you know - the ball dropped right back to him and he tucked it away. Great goal from the England international speedster.
    • 63' YOUNG FINISHES OFF A FOURTH FOR VILLA!!
    • 58' Birmingham changes: Zarate replaced by Forssell and Jerome by Olivier Kapo.
    • 56' Birmingham set for changes. Top scorer Mikael Forssell looks ready to come on.
    • 53' That is 13 goals in the last three games for the Villa - they hammered Bolton 4-0 two weeks ago then disposed of hapless Derby 6-0 at their own ground. And this one ain't finished yet.
    • 53' A THIRD GOAL FOR VILLA!! Barry squares it for Carew and he taps home!!
    • 51' McFadden booked as he loses his cool.
    • 50' McFadden bursts into the box along the by-line, tussling with Petrov. The ref blows up for a foul as he readies himself to square. The players are nose to nose for a minute but they don't swing for each other. A shame.
    • 48' Young already threatening, just unable to find a final ball as he attacks the area.
    • 46' The second underway at Villa Park, Brum now kicking to our left.
    • 45+1' The half-time whistle sounds. Villa 2-0 to the good.
    • 45' Birmingham struggling as the half goes into injury-time. They are one point from safety.
    • 44' Martin O'Neill's men will move into the Intertoto spot in the table if they win, giving them the chance of the UEFA Cup next season. They will struggle to make it above Everton into fifth for an automatic UEFA Cup spot.
    • 42' A great ball in by Young and the Norwegian was unmarked to direct his header inside the far corner past a helpless Taylor.
    • 42' A SECOND GOAL FOR VILLA!! CAREW HEADS HOME BEFORE HALF-TIME!!
    • 41' Former Villa man and present Birmingham captain Liam Ridgewell stands up to block as Carew gets to the by-line. Villa are so dangerous on the counter-attack.
    • 38' Barry on the left breaks inside and curls a wicked effort with his weaker right foot... tipped around the post by Taylor a foot off the floor!! Good effort, great save.
    • 36' Gabriel Agbonlahor tears up the space between he and Stephen Kelly as the away defender seeks to shepherd the ball back to Taylor. He is - just - successful.
    • 34' Nafti wins the ball and breaks into the box, nicks the ball into space and volleys... over the bar!! He did well to get in position but should have done better with the finish. Birmingham may regret that.
    • 32' So often a lunchtime kick-off ruins a big match as the players seem to be still in bed, but although the quality is not there today, the passion is on display for all to see.
    • 30' The onus is on Alex McLeish's men to fight their way back into the match on their rivals' turf. They begin with a foray forward that ends with a McSheffrey shot over the bar.
    • 28' Olof Mellberg battled on the right to win the ball and it broke across the edge of the penalty area - and Young was there to whip a powerful shot into the far corner. 1-0 Villa.
    • 28' GOAL FOR ASTON VILLA!! YOUNG FIRES INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER!!
    • 27' Better from Petrov, forcing a save out of Taylor this time. You fear for Brum as the pressure mounts.
    • 25' A rubbish effort from Petrov, well wide of the target. He should stick to passing today.
    • 22' More fouls though as Gary McSheffrey downs Nigel Reo-Coker. Jaidi heads clear and soon after Fabrice Muamba flies over to deck Barry on the left wing. Young's kick is palmed away under pressure by Taylor. Villa on top now.
    • 21' Bouma is the latest to bang a shot wide of the target as ref Clattenburg is forced to give the players a talking to about some of the challenges that are flying in.
    • 18' Radhi Jaidi fouls Carew. Barry lines up the free-kick - Taylor gets his fingertips to it and knocks it over.
    • 16' The ball drops to Barry on the edge of the penalty area and he volleys a couple of yards past the post. Maik Taylor raises his hands to signify that it wasn't a problem - he may have struggled to get there if it had been on target though!
    • 13' A few fouls as the game becomes a bit scrappy. Even-stevens so far as both sides also win corners.
    • 9' Ashley Young whips in one of those deadly corner-kicks for Villa... John Carew rises amid a clutch of players to head just wide of the far post.
    • 7' Barry chops down wily Scotland striker James McFadden and the 'Zarate kid' - on-loan yougster Mauro - has a chance to replicate last week's free-kick heroics from 25 yards. It is into the wall.
    • 5' Big striker Cameron Jerome a handful as Birmingham press, Wilfred Bouma just blocking his effort.
    • 4' Back come Birmingham though through David Murphy on the left. The full-back's strike is tipped just over by Scott Carson, although referee Mark Clattenburg gives a goal-kick.
    • 2' Home captain Gareth Barry does well before setting up Stiliyan Petrov - he cannot match his stunner last week against Derby, the ball flying a few feet wide of the upright. Strong start from Villa.
    • 1' Off we go then, Birmingham in all blue - albeit with that awful white patch on the front of their shirts - kicking from left to right. The Villa in traditional maroon, white and light blue.
    • - The venue is Villa Park as Birmingham City look to move out of the Premier League relegation zone after Bolton's win on Saturday.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text coverage of the second city derby.

  • Team Stats

    Aston Villa Stats Birmingham City
    51% Possession 48%
    20 Shots 12
    9 Shots on target 1
    0 Saves 1
    7 Corners 8
    20 Fouls 10
    1 Offsides 0
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    29 Tackles 24
    181 Accurate passes 170
    40 Bad passes 36

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Aston Villa
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Scott Carson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
      16 Zatyiah Knight 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 1
      3 Wilfred Bouma 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 13 2
      4 Olof Mellberg 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 0 0
      5 Martin Laursen 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 1 1
      6 Gareth Barry 0 4 2 3 3 0 1 31 3 4
      19 Stilian Petrov 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 28 5 8
      20 Nigel Reo-Coker 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 20 1 8
      11 Gabriel Agbonlahor 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 9 5 0
      10 John Carew 2 5 2 2 3 1 0 12 3 2
      7 Ashley Young 2 4 3 1 2 0 1 15 6 3
      17 Moustapha Salifou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Stuart Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Marlon Harewood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      23 Patrik Berger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Wayne Routledge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Birmingham City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Maik Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      24 Radhi Jaidi 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 7
      14 David Murphy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 14 2
      2 Stephen Kelly 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 11 0 2
      6 Liam Ridgewell 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0
      26 Fabrice Muamba 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 1 7
      12 Mehdi Nafti 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 32 2 2
      19 Mauro Zárate 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 11 5 0
      10 Cameron Jerome 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
      11 Gary McSheffrey 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 19 9 0
      16 James McFadden 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 14 2 2
      13 Colin Doyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Mikael Forssell 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 10 1 0
      8 Garry O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Olivier Kapo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 0
      21 Stuart Parnaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 78' Shocking defending from City. First Ridgewell headed across to Agbonlahor, who brought the ball down after nicking it over Kelly. Then they stood off and allowed him to strike past an immobile Taylor from 20 yards.
    • 78' VILLA BANG HOME A FIFTH!! THAT IS 15 GOALS IN THREE GAMES!!
    • 67' FORSSELL PULLS ONE BACK!! It seems too little for the blue half of Birmingham, but it was a well-worked goal: McSheffrey led the counter-attack, feeding McFadden on the right and he slipped it back inside for the Finn to finish.
    • 63' He brought the ball in from the left touchline and with a burst of pace left the Blues defence for dead. His initial shot was blocked by Taylor, but - wouldn't you know - the ball dropped right back to him and he tucked it away. Great goal from the England international speedster.
    • 63' YOUNG FINISHES OFF A FOURTH FOR VILLA!!
    • 53' A THIRD GOAL FOR VILLA!! Barry squares it for Carew and he taps home!!
    • 50' McFadden bursts into the box along the by-line, tussling with Petrov. The ref blows up for a foul as he readies himself to square. The players are nose to nose for a minute but they don't swing for each other. A shame.
    • 42' A great ball in by Young and the Norwegian was unmarked to direct his header inside the far corner past a helpless Taylor.
    • 42' A SECOND GOAL FOR VILLA!! CAREW HEADS HOME BEFORE HALF-TIME!!
    • 38' Barry on the left breaks inside and curls a wicked effort with his weaker right foot... tipped around the post by Taylor a foot off the floor!! Good effort, great save.
    • 34' Nafti wins the ball and breaks into the box, nicks the ball into space and volleys... over the bar!! He did well to get in position but should have done better with the finish. Birmingham may regret that.
    • 28' Olof Mellberg battled on the right to win the ball and it broke across the edge of the penalty area - and Young was there to whip a powerful shot into the far corner. 1-0 Villa.
    • 28' GOAL FOR ASTON VILLA!! YOUNG FIRES INTO THE BOTTOM CORNER!!
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Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mark Clattenburg

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Gareth Barry

    On the Field

    • Carson
    • Mellberg Substitution Out (85′)
    • Laursen
    • Knight
    • Bouma
    • Reo-Coker
    • Petrov
    • Barry
    • Young Goals×2
    • Agbonlahor Goal
    • Carew Goals×2

    Subs

    • Berger
    • Taylor
    • Harewood Substitution In85′
    • Routledge
    • Salifou

    Injured

    • Davies

    Suspended

    None

  • Birmingham City

    Manager: Alex McLeish

    Captain: Liam Ridgewell

    On the Field

    • Taylor
    • Kelly
    • Jaidi
    • Ridgewell
    • Murphy
    • Muamba
    • Nafti
    • McSheffrey
    • McFadden Yellow Card
    • Jerome Substitution Out (58′)
    • Zarate Substitution Out (58′)

    Subs

    • Kapo Substitution In58′
    • Forssell Substitution In58′ Goal
    • Parnaby
    • Doyle
    • O'Connor

    Injured

    • Taylor

    Suspended

    • Johnson