Birmingham City v Aston Villa, 16 September 2002
| Score | 3-0 to Birmingham City |
| Referee | David Elleray |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | St Andrew's |
| Attendance | 29,505 |
View Birmingham City v Aston Villa head to head
This was the first Birmingham derby to be played the Premier League.
Famously, for Birmingham City's second goal, Aston Villa goalkeeper Peter Enckleman failed to control a throw-in from his own defender (Olof Mellberg) and the ball went in to the net.
3 Birmingham City
Manager: Steve Bruce
Goals:
| Clinton Morrison | 31 |
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| Peter Enckelman | own goal | 77 |
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| Geoff Horsfield | 83 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nico Vaesen
Defender
Aliou Cissé
Defender
Kenny Cunningham
Defender
Jeff Kenna
Defender/Centre back
Darren Purse
Defender/Left back
Martin Grainger
Midfielder
Paul Devlin
Midfielder
Damien Johnson
Midfielder
Robbie Savage
Forward
Stern John
Forward
Clinton Morrison
Substitutions:
| Geoff Horsfield for Clinton Morrison | 69 |
| Darryl Powell for Paul Devlin | 79 |
| Bryan Hughes for Robbie Savage | 87 |
Cards:
| Martin Grainger | 13 | Y |
| Darren Purse | 34 | Y |
| Aliou Cissé | 67 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ian Bennett
Midfielder
Bryan Hughes
Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis
Midfielder
Darryl Powell
Forward
Geoff Horsfield
Comments:
League position: 9th0 Aston Villa
Manager: Graham Taylor
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Peter Enckelman
Goalkeeper
Alpay Özalan
Defender
Ronny Johnsen
Defender
Olof Mellberg
Defender
JLloyd Samuel
Defender
Steve Staunton
Defender
Ulises de la Cruz
Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Mark Kinsella
Midfielder
Marcus Allbäck
Forward
Juan Pablo Angel
Forward
Substitutions:
| Dion Dublin for Marcus Allbäck | 46 |
| Darius Vassell for Juan Pablo Angel | 46 |
Cards:
| Alpay Özalan | 27 | Y |
| Gareth Barry | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stefan Postma
Midfielder
Lee Hendrie
Forward
Dion Dublin
Forward
Stefan Moore
Forward
Darius Vassell