The defender held off four challenges during a 60-yard run before curling in to score just his third goal in seven years. Quick-fire strikes from Jonathan Kodjia and Jack Grealish put Villa ahead after Lukas Jutkiewicz opened the scoring for Blues. Kristian Pedersen pulled a goal back but Birmingham remain winless at Villa Park since 2004. Villa climbed to eighth, now four points adrift of the Sky Bet Championship play-offs, while Blues remain 12th. ASTON VILLA 4-2 BIRMINGHAM | JUTKIEWICZ (28), KODJIA (36), GREALISH (38), ABRAHAM (51), PEDERSEN (57), HUTTON (77)Aston Villa XI: Nyland, Hutton, Chester, Tuanzebe, Taylor, Whelan, Hourihane, Grealish, Adomah, Kodjia, AbrahamBirmingham XI: Camp, Colin, Morrison, Dean, Harding, Pedersen, Craig Gardner, Kieftenbeld, Mahoney, Adams, Jutkiewicz

Source: Express November 25, 2018 10:50 UTC