Birmingham win heated derby

Birmingham win heated derby

1 of 9 Back from suspension, Aston Villa's Dion Dublin is in the thick of the action along with Birmingham's Robbie Savage

2 of 9 The tackles fly in from both sides as the match heats up and the teams go into half-time all-square at 0-0

3 of 9 Just five minutes into the second half the tension between the sides escalates as Dion Dublin headbutts Robbie Savage

4 of 9 Villa are reduced to 10 men as referee Mike Halsey dismisses striker Dion Dublin for his headbutt on Savage

5 of 9 Birmingham take advantage of Villa being a man down as Stan Lazaridis scores to put the visitors 1-0 up in the 73rd minute

6 of 9 On 77 minutes Geoff Horsfield pounces on some indecisive keeping from Peter Enckelman to make it 2-0 to Birmingham

7 of 9 Villa's Peter Enckelman reflects on his mistake - it's the second time this season he has made a vital error in the derby

8 of 9 Fans become irate 10 minutes from full-time when chaos descends following the sending off of Villa's Joey Gudjonsson

9 of 9 Robbie Savage is substituted after attempting to calm fans' tempers as the match ends in a 2-0 win for Birmingham