Aston Villa 5-1 Birmingham (Apr 20, 2008)

AVL

BIR

28'

Ashley Young

Assist: Olof Mellberg

42'

John Carew

Assist: Ashley Young

52'

James McFadden

53'

John Carew

Assist: Gareth Barry

58'

Olivier Kapo

Cameron Jerome

59'

Mikael Forssell

Mauro Zarate

63'

Ashley Young

67'

Mikael Forssell

Assist: James McFadden

78'

Gabby Agbonlahor

85'

Marlon Harewood

Olof Mellberg

0-0

AVL

Team Stats

BIR

Possession

51%

49%

xG

20 (9)

Shots (On Target)

12 (1)

Touches in Opp Box

7

Corners

8

Premier League Table

	Team	M	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	Man United	38	27	6	5	58	87
2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	39	85
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	43	83
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	39	76
5	Everton	38	19	8	11	22	65
6	Aston Villa	38	16	12	10	20	60
7	Rovers	38	15	13	10	2	58
8	Portsmouth	38	16	9	13	8	57
9	Man City	38	15	10	13	-8	55
10	West Ham	38	13	10	15	-8	49
11	Tottenham	38	11	13	14	5	46
12	Newcastle	38	11	10	17	-20	43
13	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	-10	42
14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	-17	40
15	Sunderland	38	11	6	21	-23	39
16	Bolton	38	9	10	19	-18	37
17	Fulham	38	8	12	18	-22	36
18	Reading	38	10	6	22	-25	36
19	Birmingham	38	8	11	19	-16	35
20	Derby County	38	1	8	29	-69	11

Game Summary

Aston Villa emerged victorious over Birmingham City, 5 to 1, in the Premier League on April 20, 2008.

Game Info

Premier League Matchweek 35

April 20, 2008

AVL

Lineup

BIR

22

Carson

1

Taylor

3

Bouma

2

Kelly

4

Mellberg

85'

6

Ridgewell

5

Laursen

14

Murphy

16

Knight

24

Jaïdi

6

Barry

12

Nafti

7

Young

16

McFadden

19

Petrov

26

Muamba

20

Reo-Coker

10

Jerome

58'

10

Carew

11

McSheffrey

11

Agbonlahor

19

Zarate

59'

AVL

Substitutes

BIR

9

Harewood

85'

23

Kapo

58'

13

Taylor

9

Forssell

59'

17

Salifou

13

Doyle

18

Routledge

21

Parnaby

23

Berger

8

O'Connor

28'

A. Young scores a goal. O. Mellberg assists on the shot.

42'

J. Carew scores a goal. A. Young assists on the shot.

52'

J. McFadden receives a yellow card.

53'

J. Carew scores a goal. G. Barry assists on the shot.

58'

O. Kapo enters the game. C. Jerome leaves the game.

59'

M. Forssell enters the game. M. Zarate leaves the game.

63'

A. Young scores a goal.

67'

M. Forssell scores a goal. J. McFadden assists on the shot.

78'

G. Agbonlahor scores a goal.

85'

M. Harewood enters the game. O. Mellberg leaves the game.

AVL

Attacking Stats

BIR

Possession

51%

49%

xG | Expand

20

Shots

12

9

Shots on Target

1

11

Shots off Target

11

Shots Blocked

Hit Woodwork

Big Chances Missed

475

Touches

479

Touches in Opp Box

/ (0%)

Take-ons

/ (0%)

7

Corners

8

AVL

Passing Stats

BIR

xA | Expand

Big Chances Created

Chances Created

/253 (0%)

Passes

/240 (0%)

Key Passes

Long Ball Passes

Final Third Passes

/ (0%)

Crosses

/ (0%)

Through Balls

/ (0%)

1

Offsides

0

AVL

Defending Stats

BIR

29

Tackles

24

Tackles Won

Last Man Tackles

Interceptions

Clearances

Recoveries

Errors Leading to Shot

Errors Leading to Goal

Penalties Conceded

Goalkeeper Saves

AVL

Other Stats

BIR

0

Yellow Cards

1

0

Red Cards

0

11

Fouls

20

Duels Won

Aerials Won

Corners Won

Possessions Lost

Times Dispossessed

AVL

BIR

Player	Minutes	Goals	Assists
Ashley Young A. Young #18	90	2	1
Gabby Agbonlahor G. Agbonlahor #15	90	1	0
Gareth Barry G. Barry #6	90	0	1
John Carew J. Carew #10	90	2	0
Marlon Harewood M. Harewood #10	5	0	0
Martin Laursen M. Laursen #5	90	0	0
Nigel Reo-Coker N. Reo-Coker #20	90	0	0
Olof Mellberg O. Mellberg #4	85	0	1
Stiliyan Petrov S. Petrov #19	90	0	0
Wilfred Bouma W. Bouma #3	90	0	0
Zat Knight Z. Knight #6	90	0	0