Barclays Premiership
Aston Villa 1 Birmingham City 2
12th December 2004 at 13:00
Player Ratings
Maik Taylor - Reasonably composed but still some woeful kicking.
Tebily - Not entirely comfortable but did enough.
Lazaridis - Did well in his first game back after a long lay-off.
Upson - Possibly his best performance in a Blues shirt - magnificent.
Cunningham - Not quick enough or tall enough to handle Cole, so just out-thought him instead.
Johnson - Impressive all-round display.
Dunn - Pretty poor in the middle of the park, but a real, real threat in the final third.
Carter - Possibly struggled with the pace of the game at times, but generally did a job.
Savage - Like his old self, thank God. Like this, you wouldn't swap him for anyone.
Heskey - Outstanding in all departments, and just too strong and quick for Mellberg.
Morrison - Held the ball up well in the first half and linked well with Heskey.
SUBS:
Gray - Struggled to make an impact.
Anderton - Should have scored.
Clapham - Only brought on to run down the clock.