The big West Midlands derby finished goalless at half-time, but Birmingham City will be the happier of the two sides as they frustrated Villa and carved out a couple of worthy opportunities to open the scoring.
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Late goals from Lee Bowyer and Lee Carsley saw Birmingham safely through to the third round of the Carling Cup after they survived a scare at Southampton.Read
Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen produced a superb second-half save to deny Birmingham their second home Barclays Premier League win in the space of 72 hours.Read