Aston Villa v Birmingham
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Sunday, 31 October 2010
Premier League
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time |
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| Aston Villa | v | Birmingham | 12:00 |
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Aston Villa
- 01 Friedel
- 02 L Young
- 03 Warnock
- 05 Dunne
- 21 Clark
- 29 Collins
- 04 Sidwell
- 06 Downing
- 07 Young
- 20 Reo-Coker
- 18 Heskey
Substitutes
Birmingham
- 26 Foster
- 02 Carr
- 05 Johnson
- 06 Ridgewell
- 15 Dann
- 07 Larsson
- 08 Gardner
- 12 Ferguson
- 18 Fahey
- 22 Hleb
- 19 Zigic
Substitutes
- 01 Taylor,
- 21 Parnaby,
- 04 Bowyer,
- 17 Marcos Madera,
- 23 Beausejour,
- 09 Phillips,
- 10 Jerome
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Villa Park Date: Sunday, 31 October Kick-off: 1200 GMT
Coverage: Watch highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
Aston Villa forward John Carew has recovered from the flu that forced him to miss the midweek Carling Cup win over Burnley.
Luke Young has overcome a hamstring problem, but Habib Beye is doubtful with an ankle injury and Mark Albrighton is banned.
Birmingham playmaker Alexander Hleb is fit, and former Villa midfielder Craig Gardner returns from a ban.
Cameron Jerome, Jean Beausejour and James McFadden remain out.
Aston Villa
Suspended: Albrighton Doubtful: Beye (ankle)
Injured: Agbonlahor (groin), Delph & Petrov (both knee), Weimann (ankle)
Birmingham
Injured: Beausejour & McFadden (both knee), Jerome (ankle)
Aston Villa and Birmingham go into the second city derby as second-class citizens in the Premier League following lacklustre starts to the season.
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In these games the will to win is as important as the skill to win, I think
Villa manager Gerard Houllier
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Villa have been hindered by a lack of goals and the need to adjust to a new manager. Gerard Houllier, though, boasts an impressive derby record. At Liverpool, Houllier was unbeaten in his last nine matches against Everton, and he extended that sequence by another four games in charge of Lyon against St Etienne.
Past results may count for nothing, but Birmingham - who are yet to win away this season - will be desperate to end a record run of six successive defeats in this fixture.
The most recent clash, in April, was not without controversy. Villa won with a late, disputed penalty by James Milner to complete a third straight league double over the Blues. Birmingham defender Roger Johnson was later charged by the FA for calling the referee Martin Atkinson "a disgrace".
The simmering rivalry will intensify over the coming weeks, with the two clubs rewarded for reaching the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup by being drawn to face each other at St Andrew's.
Head-to-head
• Birmingham were unbeaten in their first six Premier League matches against Aston Villa (W4, D2), but Aston Villa have won the last six.
• This is the 119th meeting between the sides. Aston Villa have won 52 matches, Birmingham 37 and there have been 29 draws.
• The Blues have scored in five of their six Premier League games at Villa Park.
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606: DEBATE
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Aston Villa
• Aston Villa have managed just nine goals in the league so far this season. No team has scored fewer goals than them in the second half of matches (two).
• They have gone 254 minutes without scoring a league goal.
• And they have managed a joint low of just one goal from a set-piece this season.
Birmingham
• Birmingham have only scored four times in their last six league matches.
• The Blues have won more Midlands derbies away from home (7) in the Premier League than they have at St Andrew's (5).
• City have won only three of their last 19 Premier League games.
• They are bidding for back-to-back victories for the first time in 20 matches.
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Aston Villa
Downing: 4 goals (3 league);
Heskey: 4 goals (1 league)
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Birmingham
Gardner: 4 goals (3 league)
Referee: Howard Webb
Assistant referees: Stephen Child & Jake Collin
Fourth official: Mark Halsey
Aston Villa (L0-1 v Sunderland, a): Friedel; Beye, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Downing, Reo-Coker, Petrov (Sidwell 40), A Young, Ireland (Albrighton 55), Heskey. Subs not used: Guzan, Carew, Clark, Cuellar, Bannan.
Birmingham (W2-0 v Blackpool, h): Foster; Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Hleb (Murphy 74), Fahey (Bowyer 66), O'Connor (Derbyshire 83), Zigic. Subs not used: Taylor, Phillips, Michel, Jiranek.
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