Confirmed: Aston Villa and Birmingham line-ups

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Here is how Aston Villa and Birmingham City will line up this afternoon:

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce

Aston Villa welcome Birmingham City to Villa Park this weekend for their latest Championship clash.

The derby is always an intriguing prospect, but there is an extra twist today as Harry Redknapp takes charge of the Blues for the first time since being appointed manager.

With Birmingham just two points above the relegation zone he will be desperate to get his tenure off to a winning start. However Villa will have other ideas, knowing they can put another nail in their fierce rivals’ proverbial coffin with a victory of their own.

Villa have little left to play for this season, with safety secured and a late play-off surge no longer possible, but if they cannot get motivated for this match there is no helping them.

Villa boss Steve Bruce will understand the importance of this derby match and will set his side out to seal the victory, potentially edging back towards the top 10 in the process.