Neil Taylor sends in a cross for Villa but keeper Tomasz Kuszczak comes and claims it for the visitors.

Villa have set up with Albert Adomah and Jack Grealish wide, either side of central striker Scott Hogan.

Mile Jedinak fouls Maikel Kieftenbeld and Blues have a free-kick in the middle of the park.

Birmingham appear to be playing a 4-5-1, with Che Adams out wide and Craig Gardner just behind Lukas Jutkiewicz, rather than a 4-4-2 with Adams and Jutkiewicz up top, which was an option with the personnel selected.

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Darren Carter
Ex-Birmingham City midfielder on BBC WM

There's heaps of experience in the Blues side. You can't underestimate having experience in the team in games like today.

Birmingham start with purpose and win an early corner. Former Villa man Craig Gardner sends it in low but Villa clear.

The visitors, in blue and white, get the game started - accompanied by a fabulous noise at Villa Park.

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After that emotional tribute to Ugo Ehiogu, the match itself is about to get under way.

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"Ugo, Ugo, Ugo..." rings around Villa Park as both sets of fans join in a minute's applause in memory for the former Villa and England defender Ugo Ehiogu, who passed away on Friday aged 44.

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The players are in the tunnel at Villa Park, ahead of what is Villa's first home Villa-Blues derby under owner Tony Xia, who is in attendance as you'd expect.

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We're about to find out how much of an impact the former Tottenham boss has had in his first few days in charge. Kick-off is fast approaching.

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Tributes to Ugo Ehiogu have been placed at Villa Park, as the home fans remember one of their most popular former players after he died suddenly this week, aged 44.

Just to remind you, a minute's applause will be held before kick-off and both sets of players will wear black armbands today, as a mark of respect.

Darren Carter
Ex-Birmingham City midfielder on BBC WM

Unfortunately, as much as we wanted Gianfranco Zola to come in and continue the good work of Gary Rowett, it started under bad circumstances and progressively got worse.

I believe he was trying his utmost to get things going, but he was swimming against the tide from the outset.

It needed changing, and there's been a real shift in mood and confidence this week. Harry Redknapp coming in has given everyone a lift.

BBC WM is broadcasting live from Villa Park - listen to build-up to the Villa-Blues derby by clicking on the audio icon at the top of the page.

There's also commentary from 12:00 BST, although we're unable to stream that on the BBC Sport website and app because of a rights issue.

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Birmingham are winless in their past nine games, drawing four of those, and last tasted victory away at West Midlands rivals Wolves on 24 February.

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After an impressive run of seven wins in eight games, Villa have failed to win in three matches and have lost two in a row.

Since 2002, the results in league meetings between these two rivals have come in pairs.

• 2002-03: Two wins for Birmingham
• 2003-04: Two draws
• 2004-05: Two wins for Birmingham
• 2005-06: Two wins for Villa
• 2007-08: Two wins for Villa
• 2009-10: Two wins for Villa
• 2010-11: Two draws

So far in 2016-17? One draw... So, based on the pattern of the past 15 years, is another draw therefore on the cards this afternoon?

Ged Scott
BBC Sport at Villa Park

They took obvious delight here at Villa Park when Birmingham City were relegated from the Premier League in 2011.

An otherwise meaningless final day 1-0 win over Liverpool was played out to a constant backdrop from Villa's taunting Holte End of "Going Down, Going Down", as scoreflashes came in of Blues' eventual demise.

The Holte End hope to have cause to be in full voice again six years on, but Harry Redknapp's out-of-the-blue appointment may have recharged batteries across the city.

Half an hour before kick-off and the only sound from either set of fans so far is the visitors reminding their team to 'Keep Right On To The End Of The Road'.

Which it was, just six days ago, for Gianfranco Zola!

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New Blues boss Harry Redknapp says he will not be paid for his three-game stint in charge if he fails to keep them in the Championship.

"I'm not being paid. It doesn't bother me though," Redknapp told BBC Radio 5 live.

"I have got a bonus. It's not a massive one, but I said 'if I don't keep you up, I don't want paying'."

The former West Ham, Tottenham and Portsmouth manager revealed he had a similar arrangement when he worked as an adviser to Derby County at the end of last season.