Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Defoe | B. Defoe |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Gavin Marsden | G. Marsden | |||||||||
| Dietmar Jahn | D. Jahn |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Ronnie Barrett | R. Barrett | |||||||||
| Oleg Mills | O. Mills | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Marcus Mendez | M. Mendez | |||||||||
| Phil Marshall | P. Marshall | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Steve Kitson | S. Kitson | |||||||||
| Alexander Mowbray | A. Mowbray | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Leon Hughes | L. Hughes | |||||||||
| Craig Hibbs | C. Hibbs | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Colin Kahn | C. Kahn | |||||||||
| Emile Evans | E. Evans | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Matthew Adams | M. Adams | |||||||||
| Shaun Woodgate | S. Woodgate | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Ian Wise | I. Wise | |||||||||
| Arturo Redondo | A. Redondo |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 |  | Anthony Steijn | A. Steijn | |||||||||
| Colin Todd | C. Todd | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Craig Jacobs | C. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Robert Owen | R. Owen | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Colin Neville | C. Neville | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 8,674 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Aston Villa and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Aston Villa and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City start the match!
9.03
0-0Steve Kitson threads the ball through to Colin Kahn. Colin Kahn flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Neville. Colin Neville flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
21.13
0-0Anthony Steijn threads the ball through to Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Phil Marshall.
22.17
Ian Wise deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.44
0-0Marcus Mendez makes a simple pass to Matthew Adams. Matthew Adams brings the ball forward. Matthew Adams kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Jacobs but the referee indicates it's offside!
38.37
Emile Evans makes a simple pass to Robert Owen. Robert Owen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.51
0-0Robert Owen hacks Ronnie Barrett from behind! Robert Owen is warned by the referee! Ronnie Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.43
Emile Evans surges forward with the ball. Emile Evans shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
54.02
0-0Leon Hughes knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Wise. Ian Wise makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Jacobs. Craig Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Colin Neville. Colin Neville powers a header at goal. Brian Defoe easily picks it out of the air!
77.38
Arturo Redondo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Todd. Colin Todd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Gavin Marsden.
79.57
Oleg Mills makes a probing pass to Shaun Woodgate. Shaun Woodgate passes the ball forward to Robert Owen. Robert Owen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.04
0-0Ian Wise catches Emile Evans on the ankles. The referee calls over Ian Wise and warns him to calm down! Emile Evans gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.53
Phil Marshall passes the ball forward to Arturo Redondo. Arturo Redondo decides to run forward with the ball. Arturo Redondo knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Todd. Colin Todd is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
28.6%
49.4%
22.1%