Game #5467
Aston Villa
Sunday, 25 November 2018
Won
8th (+3)
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Championship
Attendance: 41,200
Birmingham City
Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-2
Birmingham City
Assist(s) | Albert Adomah | 39’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
Villa make it three consecutive victories as the team with four names are dispatched at Villa Park.
KEY MAN
Alan Hutton celebrates his wonder goal, 25 November 2018
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MATCH TIMELINE
Sunday, 25 November 2018
🥅 | 28’ Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham City), Lukas Jutkiewicz
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 1-1, Jonathan Kodija
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 2-1, Jack Grealish, Assist by Albert Adomah
🟨 | 41’ Booking, Albert Adomah for a bad foul
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Birmingham City
⚽ | 51’ Goal, 3-1, Tammy Abraham (pen)
🥅 | 57’ Goal, 3-2, (Birmingham City), Kristian Pedersen
🔁 | 65’ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Yannick Bolasie
🔁 | 69’ Sub off, Glenn Whelan, Sub on, Henri Lansbury
⚽ | 76’ Goal, 4-2, Alan Hutton
🟨 | 77’ Booking, Alan Hutton for over-celebration
🔁 | 77’ Sub off, Henri Lansbury, Sub on, Ahmed Elmohamady
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham City
ON THIS DAY
Dean Smith delivers a third consecutive win as Villa rise to 8th in the table and in touching distance of the play off places.
Villa were now unbeaten in the League against their neighbours for 14 games (W10, D4) and 14 seasons
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Birmingham City
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 2011-12
FIXTURE HISTORY
Birmingham City
Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Seasons | 2018-19 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Game | #18 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Sunday, 25 November 2018
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dean Smith | 🏴 | West Bromwich, 2018-2021
Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴 | Merseyside, 2016-
Kick off: 12.00pm
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dean Smith | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 6 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 0 🟥 2 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Dean Smith | 🏴 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robert Jones | 🏴 | Merseyside, 2016-
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥
Last Match: 🟥 17 Mar 18, Villa 0-1 Bolton (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Adam Matthews, Mike George
Robert Jones
CARDS
Villa
🟨 🟨
Birmingham City
🟨 🟨 🟨
TEAM NEWS
Glenn Whelan comes in for the injured John McGinn whilst Callum O'Hare makes his first squad appearance of the season after injury.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 28.20 |
Oldest Player: M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 34.89 |
Youngest Player: CB Axel Tuanzebe | 🏴 | 21.04 |
MANAGER
Dean Smith | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Ørjan Nyland | 🇳🇴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
CB Axel Tuanzebe | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Jonathan Kodija | 🇨🇮 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Garry Monk | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
GK Lee Camp | 🇬🇧 |
LB Kristian Pedersen | 🇩🇰 | ⚽ |
CB Harlee Dean | 🏴 |
CB Michael Morrison | 🏴 |
RB Maxime Colin | 🇫🇷 |
RB Wes Harding | 🇯🇲 | 🟨 |
M Maikel Kieftenbeld | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 |
M Connor Mahoney | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Craig Gardner (ex) | 🏴 | 🔁 |
CF Che Adams | 🏴 |
CF Lukas Jutkiewicz | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🟨 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 W Yannick Bolasie | 🇨🇩 | for W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 65’ |
🔁 M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | 🔁 | for M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 69’ |
🔁 RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | for M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | 77’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Jacques Maghoma | 🇨🇩 | for M Connor Mahoney | 🏴 | 67’ |
🔁 | M Charlie Lakin | 🏴 | for M Craig Gardner (ex) | 🏴 | 77’ |
🔁 | CF Omar Bogle | 🏴 | for CF Lukas Jutkiewicz | 🏴 | 89’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Connal Trueman | 🏴 |
CB Marc Roberts | 🏴 |
RB Josh Dacres-Cogley | 🏴 |
W Bez Lubala | 🇨🇩 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £34.56m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £4.05m
Team Cost: £38.61m
Squad Cost: £56.16m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/18
Homegrown: 2/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Ørjan Nyland | 🇳🇴 | £2.70m |
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | Free |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | £4.05m |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | £0.99m |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | Exchange |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | £8.37m |
CB Axel Tuanzebe | 🏴 | Loan |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | £3.15m |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | £3.06m |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | £1.53m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | £8.10m |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
W Yannick Bolasie | 🇨🇩 | Loan |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | £11.61m |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | £9.45m |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 | Youth |
CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | Loan |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £11.41m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 7/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £0.00m
Team Cost: £11.41m
Squad Cost: £14.84m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/18
Homegrown: 5/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Connal Trueman | 🏴 | Youth |
GK Lee Camp | 🇬🇧 | Free |
RB Maxime Colin | 🇫🇷 | £2.80m |
LB Kristian Pedersen | 🇩🇰 | £2.14m |
RB Wes Harding | 🇯🇲 | Youth |
RB Josh Dacres-Cogley | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Marc Roberts | 🏴 | £3.43m |
CB Harlee Dean | 🏴 | £1.84m |
CB Michael Morrison | 🏴 | Free |
M Craig Gardner (ex) | 🏴 | £1.50m |
M Maikel Kieftenbeld | 🇳🇱 | £0.21m |
M Charlie Lakin | 🏴 | Youth |
M Jacques Maghoma | 🇨🇩 | Free |
M Connor Mahoney | 🏴 | Loan |
W Bez Lubala | 🇨🇩 | Youth |
CF Che Adams | 🏴 | £1.89m |
CF Lukas Jutkiewicz | 🏴 | £1.03m |
CF Omar Bogle | 🏴 | Loan |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 |
Out on Loan | 9 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Small Heath
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | Charlton
CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | Emmen
RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | Port Vale
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 | Kilmarnock
W André Green | 🏴 | Portsmouth
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | Hull
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | Melbourne
CF Ross McCormack | 🏴 | Central Coast Mariners
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 74%
Possession A | 26%
Shots F | 12
Shots A | 9
Shots on Target F | 5
Shots on Target A | 3
Corners F | 3
Corners A | 6
Fouls F | 9
Fouls A | 20
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Villa boss Dean Smith*
“It was a great result but not so good a performance.
“It’s a game I wasn’t enjoying because, for 30 minutes, we didn’t play very well. But I got the chance to savour the atmosphere in the end.
“It was a fantastic crowd and we got to sent a lot of people home happy. And it’ll make a lot of my family and friends happy too.”
“You always have a perception about any player when you join a club. But I’ve only got good things to say about Alan Hutton. And he put his stamp on the game with that.
“I always thought we could get in behind them. But to score four, win a derby and not play very well, there’s no saying what this group of players can do. And I sense the players can see it too now. Our aim was always the top two and it still is.”
*BBC Sport*
Sunday, 25 November 2018
*Aston Villa boss Dean Smith claims his side were well short of their best after watching them come from behind to beat Birmingham City in one of the great Second City derby games.*
After trailing to Lukas Jutkiewicz’s volley, Smith’s side turned it round with two goals in two minutes before the break from Jonathan Kodjia and Jack Grealish, followed by a Tammy Abraham penalty just after the restart.
Kristian Pedersen jangled the nerves by pulling one back, before Alan Hutton settled the outcome with his stunning late run and neatly placed left-foot finish.
“It was a great result but not so good a performance,” boyhood Villa fan Smith told BBC Sport as he reflected on a win in his first derby.
“It’s a game I wasn’t enjoying because, for 30 minutes, we didn’t play very well. But I got the chance to savour the atmosphere in the end.
“It was a fantastic crowd and we got to sent a lot of people home happy. And it’ll make a lot of my family and friends happy too.”
Villa’s third straight win - and fourth in six games under their new boss - lifts them to eighth in the Championship, four points off the top six, while extending Birmingham’s winless run in this fixture to 13 league derbies.
First-half turnaround
A typically tense derby tussle took almost half an hour to ignite before Blues went ahead on 28 minutes - their first goal at Villa Park since Mikael Forssell scored in the 5-1 defeat here in April 2008.
Connor Mahoney’s swinging left-footed right-wing corner was allowed to travel all the way through to the far post, where Jutkiewicz timed his run superbly to arrive almost as if choreographed to turn in his 10th goal of the season.
It might have been a different story if Che Adams had not wasted a glorious chance of a second when he then hit the post from close range.
Instead, by the 39th minute, Villa were ahead - both set up by right-wing crosses from Albert Adomah, and both down to slack defending.
Kodjia was allowed too much space to turn and drill home through Maxime Colin’s legs from eight yards.
Then, from Adomah’s wickedly dipping left-foot delivery from the flank just two minutes later, Grealish was left hopelessly unmarked and City keeper Lee Camp stood flat-footed as the Villa favourite stooped to head home his second goal in successive home games.
Hutton caps second-half heroics
Following that remarkable two-minute turnaround when the Blues defence simply went to sleep, Villa struck again when Abraham fell over Michael Morrison’s legs before getting up to turn in the penalty himself.
Pedersen gave City hope when he with volleyed home Adams’ cross into the bottom corner for his first goal for the club.
But Hutton had the final word on 76 minutes with a goal worthy of headlining any football contest - a long run from 10 yards inside his own half on the right, a jink inside into the penalty area and then the coolness to glide the ball inside Camp’s right post with his left instep.
“You always have a perception about any player when you join a club,” added Smith. “But I’ve only got good things to say about Alan Hutton. And he put his stamp on the game with that.
“I always thought we could get in behind them. But to score four, win a derby and not play very well, there’s no saying what this group of players can do. And I sense the players can see it too now. Our aim was always the top two and it still is.”
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