Summary

  • Villa go second in Championship with goals from Adomah and Hourihane

  • Hogan hit bar for Villa, Gallagher struck post for Blues in first half

  • Birmingham have Ndoye sent off in stoppage time

  • Villa's victory was their seventh league win in a row

Live Reporting

Tom Garry

  1. Local pride on the line

    Aston Villa v Birmingham City (12:00 GMT)

    Whether you follow Claret and Blue...

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    Or Royal Blue...

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    For football fans from the second city, there's nothing else quite like Aston Villa v Birmingham City.

    Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the 126th second city derby. Kick-off at Villa Park is just 30 minutes away.