Aston Villa 2 Birmingham 0 LIVE SCORE: Conor Hourihane screamer and Albert Adomah strike secure win as Blues’ Cheikh N’Doye sees red

ASTON VILLA are on the hunt for a seventh straight Championship victory as they welcome rivals Birmingham to Villa Park.

After two positive victories on the bounce, Steve Cotterill’s Blues will be hoping to halt the Villans promotion charge and drag themselves further away from relegation trouble in the process.