Villa grow into the game after conceding early but are hit by a second goal against the run of play before missing a pen to cap a miserable afternoon.

Billy Smith's Villa end a three game unbeaten run with another heavy reverse to make it twelve wins, three draws and nine defeats in their twenty four division one games. 

Meanwhile, defender George Jakeman made his eighth and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Notts County in August 1929.