English Premier League

FT Sunday, April 20, 2008
Birmingham City DLWLD 1
–
Aston Villa LLLWW 5
Villa Park · 42,584 att.

Team Stats

20
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
7
10
Saves
3
44
Possession
56
11
SHOTS
16
6
ON GOAL
9
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
1
Accurate Passes
6
1
Passes
6
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
3
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.2
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
5
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
5
Effective Clearances
9
5
Clearances
9

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-2

Lineups

AVL

  1. 22Scott CarsonG
  2. 4Olof MellbergD
  3. 5Martin LaursenD
  4. 16Zat KnightD
  5. 3Wilfred BoumaD
  6. 20Nigel Reo-CokerM
  7. 19Stilian PetrovM
  8. 6Gareth BarryM
  9. 7Ashley YoungF
  10. 10John CarewF
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Substitutes

  1. 13Stuart TaylorG
  2. 18Wayne RoutledgeM
  3. 23Patrik BergerM
  4. 9Marlon HarewoodF
  5. 17Moustapha SalifouF

BIR

  1. 1Maik TaylorG
  2. 2Stephen KellyD
  3. 24Radhi JaidiD
  4. 6Liam RidgewellD
  5. 14David MurphyD
  6. 12Mehdi NaftiM
  7. 26Fabrice MuambaM
  8. 11Gary McSheffreyM
  9. 10Cameron JeromeF
  10. 19Mauro ZárateF
  11. 16James McFaddenF

Substitutes

  1. 13Colin DoyleG
  2. 21Stuart ParnabyD
  3. 23Olivier KapoM
  4. 8Garry O'ConnorF
  5. 9Mikael ForssellF

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal!! Ashley Young hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 1 - 0
  2. 42' Goal!! John Carew hits a very good header to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 2 - 0
  3. 52' James McFadden is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 53' Goal!! John Carew hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 3 - 0
  5. 58' Birmingham makes a sub: Mikael Forssell enters for Mauro Matias Zarate. Reason: Tactical
  6. 58' Birmingham makes a sub: Olivier Kapo enters for Cameron Jerome. Reason: Tactical
  7. 63' Goal!! Ashley Young hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 4 - 0
  8. 67' Goal!! Mikael Forssell hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Birmingham now trails 1 - 4
  9. 78' Goal!! Gabriel Agbonlahor hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 5 - 1
  10. 85' Aston Villa makes a sub: Marlon Harewood enters for Olof Mellberg. Reason: Tactical
  11. 90' End of the game

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