Villa see off Doncaster to progress in the FA Cup against the sad backdrop of the loss of Villa cult hero Paul Birch earlier in the week.

John Carew scores his 25th goal to secure his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 62nd appearance (58 Starts) to make it W25 D20 L17, 25 Goals, 6 Assists and 9 Bookings at a goal involvement rate of one every 1.87 starts he has made so far in his Villa career. 

Curtis Davies secures his 25th win in a Villa shirt on his 43rd appearance (38 Starts) to make it W25 D12 L6, 2 Goals, 1 Assist and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

Steve Sidwell contributes his 5th goal involvement in a Villa shirt on his 22nd appearance (18 Starts) to make it W14 D5 L3, 4 Goals, 1 Assist, 6 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career at a goal involvement rate of one every 4.40 games played so far in his Villa career.

Former Villa forward Darren Byfield makes a rare appearance against his boyhood club.