Aston Villa are the Premier League’s FORM team, going into the Christmas programme. They’ve won the last three of an unbeaten six and are up to third in the table. Villa are making a concerted effort to secure Champions League football next season, and victory would give them a six point advantage over visiting Arsenal, but defeat would see the Gunners leapfrogging them.
Villa Home Fixtures (click here for tickets)
Friday 26th Dec–Arsenal
Saturday 10th Jan – West Brom (Birmingham Derby)
Saturday 31st Jan – Wigan
Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish isn’t worried at seeing his side drop out of the Championship top two for the first time since August. Reading leapfrogged Blues into second place following their 3-1 win at St Andrews on Saturday but the boss says time is still on his players’ side.
Birmingham City Home Fixtures:(click here for tickets)
Sunday 28th Dec – Swansea
Saturday 3rd Jan – Wolves ( Midlands Derby)
Saturday 17th Jan – Cardiff
Saturday 27th Jan – Derby
Let’s hope they get their act together and we can see a proper Birmingham Derby next year in the Top Flight