Aston Villa v Birmingham City, 20 April 2008

Score5-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeMark Clattenburg
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,584

View Aston Villa v Birmingham City head to head

KICK-OFF: 12.00pm

5 Aston Villa

1 Birmingham City

Goals:

Ashley Young 28 G
John Carew 42 G
John Carew 53 G
Ashley Young 63 G
Gabby Agbonlahor 78 G

Goals:

Mikael Forssell 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Wilfred Bouma
Defender Zat Knight
Defender Martin Laursen
Defender Olof Mellberg
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Stilian Petrov
Midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker
Forward Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward John Carew

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Stephen Kelly Defender
Medhi Nafti Defender
Radhi Jaidi Defender/Centre back
Liam Ridgewell Defender/Midfielder
David Murphy Defender/Left back
Fabrice Muamba Midfielder
Cameron Jerome Forward
James McFadden Forward
Gary McSheffrey Forward
Mauro Zárate Forward

Substitutions:

Marlon Harewood for Olof Mellberg 85

Substitutions:

Mikael Forssell for Mauro Zárate 58
Olivier Kapo for Cameron Jerome 58

Cards:

Cards:

James McFadden 52 Y

On the bench:

Forward Marlon Harewood

On the bench:

Midfielder Olivier Kapo
Forward Mikael Forssell

Comments:

League position: 6th Unused substitutes: Stuart Taylor, Moustapha Salifou, Wayne Routledge and Patrik Berger

Comments:

League position: 18th Unused substitutes: Colin Doyle, Garry O'Connor and Stuart Parnaby

5 Aston Villa

Goals:

Ashley Young 28 G
John Carew 42 G
John Carew 53 G
Ashley Young 63 G
Gabby Agbonlahor 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender Wilfred Bouma
Defender Zat Knight
Defender Martin Laursen
Defender Olof Mellberg
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Stilian Petrov
Midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker
Forward Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward John Carew

Substitutions:

Marlon Harewood for Olof Mellberg 85

Cards:

On the bench:

Forward Marlon Harewood

Comments:

League position: 6th Unused substitutes: Stuart Taylor, Moustapha Salifou, Wayne Routledge and Patrik Berger

1 Birmingham City

Goals:

Mikael Forssell 67 G

Starting lineup:

Maik Taylor Goalkeeper
Stephen Kelly Defender
Medhi Nafti Defender
Radhi Jaidi Defender/Centre back
Liam Ridgewell Defender/Midfielder
David Murphy Defender/Left back
Fabrice Muamba Midfielder
Cameron Jerome Forward
James McFadden Forward
Gary McSheffrey Forward
Mauro Zárate Forward

Substitutions:

Mikael Forssell for Mauro Zárate 58
Olivier Kapo for Cameron Jerome 58

Cards:

James McFadden 52 Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Olivier Kapo
Forward Mikael Forssell

Comments:

League position: 18th Unused substitutes: Colin Doyle, Garry O'Connor and Stuart Parnaby