Birmingham City and Aston Villa played out a 1-1 draw with each other in the Championship on Sunday.
Aston Villa played out a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City away from home in the Championship at the weekend.
Villa headed into the match at St. Andrew’s on Sunday afternoon on the back of a 1-0 victory over Fulham at Villa Park.
The Villans have performed well and have earned positive results under new manager Steve Bruce, and fans must have been optimistic ahead of the derby against Birmingham.
The visiting team took the lead at St. Andrew’s just before the half-hour mark when Gary Gardner scored.
Birmingham restored parity on 71 minutes through David Davis, and the match finished in a 1-1 draw.
Below are some of the best pictures from the match, including midfielder Gardner’s celebrations after scoring against the Blues.
Gary Gardner celebrates scoring for Aston Villa with Alan Hutton
Gary Gardner celebrates scoring for Aston Villa
Gary Gardner scores for Aston Villa
David Davis celebrates with Stephen Gleeson after scoring for Birmingham City
David Davis celebrates scoring for Birmingham City
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon, hosts Birmingham had 60% of the possession, took 14 shots of which just three were on target, and earned four corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Villa had 40% of the possession, took five shots of which just one was on target, and earned three corners, according to BBC Sport.
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