Villa dumped out by Brum

01 December 2010 22:00
Nikola Zigic put Birmingham through to their first Carling Cup semi-final for nine years - and earned his side revenge over Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier. The Serbian international's deflected shot five minutes from time sealed a memorable 2-1 win for the Blues. Gabriel Agbonlahor had earlier cancelled out Sebastian Larsson's early penalty, awarded after Lee Bowyer was tripped by Richard Dunne. Houllier had been Liverpool manager when they defeated Blues in the 2001 final and Villa were the better side for long periods. But they could not make their dominance count and the final whistle saw thousands of City fans invade the pitch and confront the Villa fans.

Source: PA