Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 44 mins
Villa striker Gabby Agbonlahor has carried on for now, by the way, perhaps until at least half-time.
Summary
Rudy Gestede goal gives Villa victory
Villa into fourth round of League Cup
Jacques Maghoma misses best chance for Blues
121st second city derby
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 44 mins
Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 22 September 2015
Martin O'Connor
former Birmingham captain on BBC WM 95.6Quote MessageIf you're a Blues player, that booking for Clark will give you a boost because he's having a bit of a wobble at the minute."
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 42 mins
Demarai Gray swings in the free-kick and the ball is headed out as far as Jacques Maghoma, but his volley from outside the area goes well wide of the right post.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 41 mins
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
Ciaran Clark is booked for Villa. Blues have a free-kick.
Postpublished at 20:25 British Summer Time 22 September 2015
Martin O'Connor
former Birmingham captain on BBC WM 95.6Quote MessageBirmingham are affecting Villa with their composure in possession at the moment."
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 39 mins
Scott Sinclair gets down the Villa right into the box but his shot towards the roof of the net is saved by Tomasz Kuszczak.
get involved Get Involved at #bbcfootballpublished at 20:24 British Summer Time 22 September 2015
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 38 mins
Stephen Gleeson curls in the resulting free-kick but that is too close to Brad Guzan and it is an easy catch for the Villa keeper.
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 37 mins
Demarai Gray wins a free-kick in a dangerous position for Birmingham.
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 36 mins
Gabby Agbonlahor is receiving some treatment on the pitch. Can he continue?
Postpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 22 September 2015
Deepak Mahay
BBC Sport at Villa ParkQuote MessageIt's a very tight game so far, lots of wayward passes and a handful of crunching tackles. Electric atmosphere inside Villa Park though.
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 34 mins
Tim Sherwood looks to be a very unhappy figure on the touchline. He is shouting, animatedly, from his technical area at his players.
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 31 mins
Birmingham break quickly with a neat ball through to Clayton Donaldson and he has a chance to shoot but he decides he is too far out and cuts inside, but by that time three Villa players are back to crowd him out.
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 29 mins
Gabby Agbonlahor has a go from the corner of the box for Villa but drags his right-footed shot well wide.
Postpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 22 September 2015
Brian Little
ex-Aston Villa player & manager on BBC WM 95.6Quote MessageWhat impresses me from Birmingham at the moment is that you can see they've got a clear game plan. They're not embarrassed to not have the ball."
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 28 mins
Birmingham boss Gary Rowett will be satisfied with his side's showing so far. They are doing the job he has asked of them. Villa are just starting to get sligthly frustrated.
Postpublished at 20:08 British Summer Time 22 September 2015
Brian Little
ex-Aston Villa player & manager on BBC WM 95.6Quote MessageIt's a silly foul from Agbonlahor. I hope it doesn't cost him or the team."
YELLOW CARDpublished at 22 mins
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham City
Gabby Agbonlahor is booked for a foul on Jonathan Grounds.
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 22 mins
Micah Richards climbs highest at the far post from a Villa corner but his header goes wide. He was too far out to trouble the keeper, I'd say.
Aston Villa 0-0 Birmingham Citypublished at 20 mins
Image source, Getty ImagesClayton Donaldson gets in behind the Villa defence but he is correctly adjudged to have been offside. His looped shot went wide regardless though.