Aston Villa 4-2 Blues: Player Ratings from Second City Derby win

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Alan Hutton of Aston Villa celebrates during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Birmingham City at Villa Park on November 25, 2018 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Alan Hutton of Aston Villa celebrates during the Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Birmingham City at Villa Park on November 25, 2018 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Aston Villa Football Club survived a Second City Derby scare on Sunday – overcoming a 1-0 deficit to win 4-2. Goals from Jonathan Kodjia, Jack Grealish, Tammy Abraham, and ALAN HUTTON fueled the victory.

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Dean Smith’s Villa overcame a 1-0 deficit midway through the first-half to finish with another three points. The claret and blues held an incredible 74% possession in the game; which they needed, as defending was rather porous.

Lukas Jutkiewicz gave Birmingham City the lead just before 30 minutes off a corner kick. Ørjan Nyland got caught up in tugging war with a Blues player – falling over in the process – giving Jutkiewicz an unmarked far post to score from. Villa responded in quick order with goals from Jonathan Kodjia and Jack Grealish, but in between there was a fortunate let-off with Che Adams hammering the post. Had that gone in, the end result may have been far different.

Tammy Abraham earned a penalty kick shortly after the break. He calmly hugged the inside of the post to give Villa a 3-1 lead.

Goals from Kristian Pedersen and Alan Hutton gave the match a final 4-2 verdict.

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