Free-kick to Birmingham 25 yards out. Karsson takes but it's deflected out for a corner.

Another unbelievable chance for Villa to make it 2-0 on the break and they'll kick themselves if they concede an equaliser now. Carew and Milner break and bear down on goal. Carew squares to Milner who'd have an open goal but the pass is over-hit.

Great chance for Agbonlahor on the break and he should make it 2-0. Young plays it to Agbonlahor beyond the Birmingham defence. He tries to chip Hart from the edge of the area, but it's over.

Birmingham are throwing everyone forward trying to press for the equaliser.

Pressure from Birmingham around the Villa penalty area, but they can't fashion a chance and Villa clear.

Benitez works space to shoot from the edge of the area but it's straight at Friedel. Benitez had Parnaby free down the left and should have used him.

Good play by Carew to hold the ball up and feed Milner down the left. He twists and turns on the edge of the area and finds space to cross, but it's straight at Hart.

Fine effort from Milner and it so nearly finds the bottom left corner of Hart's goal. Milner turned well and shot right-footed from 20 yards but it gets a nick off a defender and creeps wide of the post.

Great cross from the left by Warnock finds Sidwell at the far post. He gets his head to it, but it's straight at Hart who saves well at point blank range.

Cross by Milner is flicked on by Sidwell, but it's over Agbonlahor and there's no other Villa player in the area.

Decent looking deep cross from Young, but it's headed away.

Young cuts in well on his right foot 20 yards out. He finds space to shoot but it's way off target.

Good play down the right by Johnson. He plays in a low cross to the near post which is met by O'Connor but he can't quite flick it goalwards and it'll be a goal-kick to Villa.

Free-kick to Birmingham 25 yards out on the left hand side as Milner catches Fahey late. Larsson takes right-footed but Dunne heads clear again.

Birmingham work space for Larsson down the right but this time his cross isn't great and is headed clear.

Larsson does well to work half a yard down the right and earns his side another corner. Corner is outswinging and Dunne heads clear.

Good turn from Sidwell 30 yards from goal gives him space to shoot, but it's straight at the defender and safely away.

Another wasted ball from Milner out to Warnock as he plays it straight out for a throw-in to the home side. It's not been Milner's best afternoon.

Effort from distance again from Carsley. It's not enough to trouble Friedel as it drifts tamely wide, but Birmingham are starting to get on top in this game.

Cuellar is almost caught out letting a square ball run across his body on the edge of the area as Parnaby came flying in, but Cuellar stabs it away and the danger is averted.

Good cross from Milner on the right hand side towards Agbonlahor, but Johnson does well to head clear.

Decent effort from Carsley but Friedel is equal to it. Carsley picked the ball up 30 yards out, he shifted it onto his right foot before curling an effort towards Firedel's left hand post, but the American keeper holds on to it.

Milner does well to turn on half-way and find space, but his pass wide with the ouside of the boot is well over-hit and out for a throw-in. It's a real waste from the Villa man.

Good ball by Young looking for the pace of Agbonlahor over the top, but it' just intercepted. Agbonlahor was so nearly in on goal.

Larsson does well to dig out a cross from the right under pressure, but it's too long and can't find a team-mate.

It's been a much more settled start to this second half, but neither side seem able to maintain any spell of possesion.

Both sides have shown plenty of endeavour and desire, but it's tight and tense and neither side have really created enough to justify getting themselves in front.

There will be 2 minutes of added time in this first half.

Milner crosses well from the right and finds Agbonlahor. He tries to head it goalwards at the near post, but it goes wide. Referee Webb gives a goal-kick but it looks to have taken a deflection of a Birmingham defender.

Young attacks down the right, trying to wriggle free of 3 defenders to get a cross in, but Queudrue comes across and nicks it away for a throw-in. McFadden has gone down injured holding his knee and it looks at though he may struggle to continue.

Free-kick is taken short t oYoung. He sends in a right-footed cross which beats everybody in the centre and reaches Milner at the far post, but he can't adjust his feet quick enough and puts it wide from a few yards on a tight angle.

Young beats Tainio down the left, going across the half-way line, but Larsson comes across to foul him. It's a free-kick to Villa.

Bowyer attempts a one-two with Parnaby on the edge of the Villa area, but his pass is a bit wayward and it's out for a goal-kick.

The free-kick is taken short to Young, but it's well read and he loses possession and the chance is wasted.

Foul by Tainio on Young in a dangerous position 30 yards out in line with the left-hand edge of the area.

Villa play a short free-kick to Milner on the half-way line and he's allowed to run almost unchallenged to the edge of the Birmingham area, but his left-footed shot is tame and wide for a goal-kick.

Good flick on by O'Connor gets Bowyer in on goal, but he doesn't have the pace to get away from Collins and has to take the shot early. It's on target but Friedel turns it comfortably wide for a corner.

Poor communication between Dunne and Friedel and the former City defender concedes a corner.

Decent hold up play by Agbonlahor in the right corner of the pitch allows Milner a chance to send in a cross. It's a dangerous looking ball but it ricochets about in the box, before deflecting out for a goal-kick off of Reo-Coker.

Ball played forward down the left by Bowyer looking for O'Connor, but it's just too long and out for a throw-in.

Good possession by Birmingham in the Villa half, but the play breaks down and it comes to nothing.

Good ball forward by Petrov, finds Agbonlahor running into the right-hand channel. He crosses low to Milner, but his side footed effort from 15 yards is well off target. Milner will feel he should have done much better with that opportunity.

Ball played in to the Villa penalty area by Parnaby looks for Larsson, but it's just too high for the Birmingham man and drifts harmlessly away at the far post.

Good attack from Villa. Agbonlahor finds space on the edge of the area. he plays it left to Milner, who cuts back in on his right foot but his shot is easily charged down.

McFadden advances down the left and tries to play it into the path of Bowyer but there's a misunderstanding between the two and the ball goes straight to a Villa player to end the attack.

It's been a pretty high tempo opening quarter of an hour to this game and neither side have really got on top with any settled passage of play.

Free-kick to Birmingham again on the right-hand side 35 yards out. Larsson takes and this time finds Ferguson but he heads over.

First half chance for the home side. Shot from O'Connor was well blocked. The ricochet fell to Larsson inside the area but his shot was charged down again.

Foul by Young on Tainio 35 yards out on the right hand touchline and it's a free-kick to the hosts. Larsson plays it in, but it's poor and easily cleared.

First half chance of the game. Agbonlahor does well down the left channel to outmuscle Tainio. He comes inside and lays it to Milner 15 yards out but he rushes the shot under pressure and puts it wide.

Good run from Larsson down the right for Birmingham. He crosses early into the box, but there's no Birmingham player making the penalty area and the ball is headed clear.

Tackle from behind by Ferguson and Larsson, sandwiching Agbonlahor on the half-way line. It's a free-kick to Villa and Howard Webb justs takes a second to calm things down.

Long ball forward from Queudrue down the left hand side, but it's overhit and out for a goal-kick.

It's been a frantic start from both teams, players from both sides quick to the tackle and possession being turned over quickly.