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  1. Villa snatch scrappy derby win

    Villa snatch scrappy derby win

    Gabriel Agbonlahor's late header gave Aston Villa a 1-0 victory at Birmingham City in a derby game high on passion but low on quality. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Birmingham City
    • Aston Villa
    • 90+4' There's the final whistle! Aston Villa have won the Second City Derby thanks to Gabriel Agbonlahor's late strike!
    • 90+4' The ball ricochets around the box and Hart tries a header... IT'S AWFUL!!!
    • 90+3' Larsson's free-kick deflects behind for a corner and Joe Hart is up!
    • 90+2' Birmingham free-kick 30 yards out. Can Larsson conjure an equaliser?
    • 90+1' Another great chance for Villa on the break... Carew has Milner alongside him but overhits the pass and it's a big escape for Birmingham!
    • 89' Young releases Agbonlahor on the break, he's clean through... and FIRES OVER THE BAR!
    • 88' Larsson arrows in a free-kick and Dunne clears it behind for a corner!
    • 87' The substitute is substituted - Lee Carsley comes off tomake way for Kevin Phillips.
    • 85' GOAL!!!! Gabriel Agbonlahor for Aston Villa!! Young's free-kick is headed across goal by Carew and Agbonlahor nods it past Hart!! Well-worked set-piece, surely the winner!
    • 84' Parnaby upends Young and this is a dangerous free-kick.
    • 82' Benitez has a crack! Friedel spills the 20-yard shot and leaps on the rebound.
    • 80' MILNER!!! Shoots from 20 yards and it deflects wide off a defender. Villa getting closer here.
    • 79' Thank goodness. Benitez comes on for O'Connor, and not before time. You'll probably gather that I like him.
    • 78' SIDWELL!! Rises high to head the ball goalwards but it is straight at Hart!
    • 77' Queudrue goes down clutching his thigh... looks like it might be a bit of cramp.
    • 75' No sign of Christian Benitez... it's all very dull at the moment.
    • 73' Young has a dip from 20 yards, but sends the ball high over the bar.
    • 72' Johnson makes a terrific run down the right and crosses low for O'Connor who tries to flick the ball goalwards but gets it all wrong!
    • 71' Here is Carew, and it looks like Villa will go to a 4-4-2 formation as Nigel Reo-Coker is the man to make way.
    • 70' Finally! John Carew is preparing to come on...
    • 69' Milner fouls and that is a free-kick for Birmingham - Larsson to deliver. Booted clear by Villa.
    • 67' Emile Heskey and John Carew are among the Villa subs - how long until Martin O'Neill decides to shuffle his pack?
    • 65' A yellow card for Agbonlahor, and this one is for dissent after he is adjudged to have fouled Queudrue.
    • 64' Milner is having a shocker today. He completely mis-hits a pass to the left for Ashley Young. An afternoon to forget for the normally consistent winger.
    • 63' Dunne and Collins combine to clear a Larsson corner - the debutants are doing a fine job today.
    • 61' More lenient refereeing from Howard Webb, who declines to book Warnock for what looked a reckless tackle.
    • 59' Carsley tries his luck from 20 yards but sends his shot well wide of the target.
    • 57' Millner crosses dangerously from the right but Queudrue makes a strong defensive header. Both sides standing firm.
    • 54' Carsley takes a shot that is deflected, but Brad Friedel makes a sharp adjustment and makes the save.
    • 53' Cuellar heads the Larsson free-kick away from danger, then Parnaby is penalised for a foul in the Villa box.
    • 52' Larsson comes away on the counter-attack for Birmingham and Sidwell cynically pulls him down. That's the first yellow card of the game.
    • 51' Slack pass by James Milner, overhitting his ball to Warnock on the left and it goes out of play.
    • 50' Villa knock it long for Agbonlahor, but again Johnson reacts well to cut the ball out.
    • 49' Warnock trips Larsson and that is a free-kick to Birmingham.
    • 48' Crossed from the right for Fahey, but the ball drops over the Irishman's head.
    • 46' Second half under way! Lee Carsley has replaced James McFadden for Birmingham - you'd have to imagine we will see the exciting Christian Benitez at some point.
    • 45+1' Birmingham do not have time to take McFadden off because there is the half-time whistle. A goalless but entertaining first half.
    • 45' Agbonlahor! Directs a header goalwards and it deflects off a defender - but referee Webb awards a goal kick!
    • 44' McFadden is down with an injury... it is his left thigh.
    • 43' A couple of minutes until half-time, and the managers are preparing their team-talks. Both men will probably be quite satisfied.
    • 41' Young delivers an inswinging cross from the left, it drops over everyone to MILNER!! He cannot sort his feet out and sends the ball wide.
    • 40' Larsson upends Young with a thumping challenge - referee Webb gives him a talking-to but keeps his cards in his pocket.
    • 38' McFadden pressures James Collins and wins a corner off the Villa debutant.
    • 37' Bowyer has been very active today... he plays a one-two with O'Connor but fails to collect the rebound.
    • 35' The free-kick is floated into the area but the home side head it clear.
    • 34' Tainio pulls back Agbonlahor and this will be a dangerous free-kick for Villa.
    • 33' The pace has just dropped a little after that frenetic opening. The crowd also seem to be taking a bit of a breather.
    • 31' Milner shoots again... and drags it well wide! He hasn't found his range yet.
    • 30' Bowyer is well forward again and has no support but fires... and Friedel punches wide.
    • 29' Tainio is well forward from his unaccustomed right-back spot and commits a foul close to the corner flag.
    • 28' Larsson withe Birmginham corner, headed away, then played back in by Tainio... again Villa are supreme in the air.
    • 27' O'Connor releases Bowyer down the right, and the Villa defenders sprint back just in time to stop him getting his shot away.
    • 25' The ball comes into the box from the Villa right, and it ricochets crazily, going wide off Reo-Coker.
    • 23' Midway through the first half, and it has been a good game so far.
    • 22' Agbonlahor crosses low from the right and finds MILNER!! But again he miscues the shot, and scuffs it yards wide!
    • 20' The set-piece is not a good one and Villa come away.
    • 19' Slick build-up from Birmingham forces Richard Dunne to put the ball behind for a corner.
    • 17' A mistake at the back from Birmingham allows Agbonlahor to find Milner, but his shot is charged down. Real high-energy stuff here.
    • 16' McFadden comes forward through the left channel, but misplaces a pass intended for Bowyer.
    • 15' Whistles ring out as Villa pass the ball across the back, looking to take the sting out of the game.
    • 13' Birmingham have certainly made the livelier start here - replays show O'Connor's shot hit Warnock on the arm but it would have been a very harsh penalty award.
    • 12' Larsson swings in a free-kick from the right. Roger Johnson attacks it well but sends his header high over the bar.
    • 10' Last-ditch defending from Villa!! They are under real pressure here, but pull off excellent blocks to deny O'Connor and Larsson.
    • 9' Larsson finds O'Connor who plays a square ball towards Bowyer, but Cuellar arrives just in time to clear.
    • 7' Great chance for Milner! Agbonlahor holds off his man and finds Milner, who drags his shot wide from the edge of the box!
    • 6' Larsson crosses diagonally from the right... nobody there in the box for Birmingham.
    • 5' Agbonlahor is double-teamed by Ferguson and Larsson and that's a free-kick. Young's floated delivery is headed clear by Johnson.
    • 3' Referee Howard Webb has a tough job today, but is doing his best to let the game flow early on.
    • 2' Reo-Coker lumps it forward to Warnock, who is beaten in the air. A bitty start, as you might expect.
    • 1' Game on! Villa kick off in claret and light blue, playing from right to left as we see it. Birmingham in blue and white.
    • - Bosses Alex McLeish and Martin O'Neill know each other well as respective former managers of Rangers and Celtic.
    • - Interesting team selections from both managers - Stephen Warnock, Richard Dunne and James Collins all debut for the visitors, while Teemu Tainio makes his Birmingham City debut at right-back following an injury to Stephen Carr.
    • - TEAMS: BIRMINGHAM: Hart, Tainio, Roger Johnson, Queudrue, Parnaby, Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, McFadden, Fahey, O'Connor... Subs: Maik Taylor, Phillips, Benitez, Espinoza, McSheffrey, Damien Johnson, Carsley... ASTON VILLA: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Milner, Sidwell, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor... Subs: Guzan, Carew, Delph, Heskey, Shorey, Beye, Gardner... Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

  • Summary

    • 90+1' Another great chance for Villa on the break... Carew has Milner alongside him but overhits the pass and it's a big escape for Birmingham!
    • 89' Young releases Agbonlahor on the break, he's clean through... and FIRES OVER THE BAR!
    • 85' GOAL!!!! Gabriel Agbonlahor for Aston Villa!! Young's free-kick is headed across goal by Carew and Agbonlahor nods it past Hart!! Well-worked set-piece, surely the winner!
    • 82' Benitez has a crack! Friedel spills the 20-yard shot and leaps on the rebound.
    • 80' MILNER!!! Shoots from 20 yards and it deflects wide off a defender. Villa getting closer here.
    • 78' SIDWELL!! Rises high to head the ball goalwards but it is straight at Hart!
    • 45' Agbonlahor! Directs a header goalwards and it deflects off a defender - but referee Webb awards a goal kick!
    • 41' Young delivers an inswinging cross from the left, it drops over everyone to MILNER!! He cannot sort his feet out and sends the ball wide.
    • 30' Bowyer is well forward again and has no support but fires... and Friedel punches wide.
    • 22' Agbonlahor crosses low from the right and finds MILNER!! But again he miscues the shot, and scuffs it yards wide!
    • 17' A mistake at the back from Birmingham allows Agbonlahor to find Milner, but his shot is charged down. Real high-energy stuff here.
    • 10' Last-ditch defending from Villa!! They are under real pressure here, but pull off excellent blocks to deny O'Connor and Larsson.
    • 7' Great chance for Milner! Agbonlahor holds off his man and finds Milner, who drags his shot wide from the edge of the box!
    • - TEAMS: BIRMINGHAM: Hart, Tainio, Roger Johnson, Queudrue, Parnaby, Larsson, Bowyer, Ferguson, McFadden, Fahey, O'Connor... Subs: Maik Taylor, Phillips, Benitez, Espinoza, McSheffrey, Damien Johnson, Carsley... ASTON VILLA: Friedel, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Milner, Sidwell, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor... Subs: Guzan, Carew, Delph, Heskey, Shorey, Beye, Gardner... Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

Live Team Line-Up

  • Birmingham City

    Manager: Alex McLeish

    Captain: Lee Carsley

    Starting line-up

    • J. Hart
    • T. Tainio
    • R. Johnson
    • F. Queudrue
    • S. Parnaby Yellow Card
    • L. Bowyer
    • J. McFadden Substitution Out (45′)
    • S. Larsson
    • B. Ferguson
    • K. Fahey
    • G. O'Connor Substitution Out (79′)

    Subs

    • K. Phillips Substitution In86′
    • D. Johnson
    • L. Carsley Substitution In45′ Substitution Out86′
    • M. Taylor
    • G. McSheffrey
    • C. Benítez Substitution In79′
    • G. Espinoza

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Stilian Petrov

    Starting line-up

    • B. Friedel
    • C. Cuéllar
    • R. Dunne
    • J. Collins
    • S. Warnock
    • S. Sidwell Yellow Card
    • N. Reo-Coker Substitution Out (71′)
    • J. Milner
    • S. Petrov
    • A. Young
    • G. Agbonlahor Goal Yellow Card

    Subs

    • E. Heskey
    • J. Carew Substitution In71′
    • H. Beye
    • N. Shorey
    • C. Gardner
    • B. Guzan
    • F. Delph

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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