Blues will have first team squad members Nico Vaesen, Martin Tylor and Olivier Tebily amongst their ranks whilst Villa have included summer signing Patrik Berger and midfielder Lee Hendrie in their starting eleven.
Blues: Vaesen, Tebily, Sadler, Martin Taylor, Oji, Hall, Birley, Kilkenny, Kuqi, Till, Wright. Subs: Doyle, Blake, Painter, Alsop, Howell.
Villa: Taylor, Paul Green, Foley, Cahill, O'Halloran, Berger, Hendrie, Ward, Kabeya, Moore, Agbonlahor. Subs: Olejnik, Paul, Williams, Lund, Grant.
Kick off at St Andrew's tonight is at 7pm.