On his return from suspension Douglas Luiz makes his 199th appearance for the club (178th Start) since joining in July 2019 and receives his 50th booking to make it W83 D37 L79, 22 Goals, 24 Assists, 50 Bookings, 2 Red Cards.

Matty Cash creates his 10th assist on his 139th Villa appearance to make it W61 D24 L54, 9 Goals, 10 Assists, 30 Bookings, 1 Red Card.

Morgan Rogers makes his 10th start for the club (14th Appearance) and collects his 5th yellow card to record W8 D4 L2, 3 Goals, 1 Assist, 5 Bookings.

As Villa secure their 46th top six finish without even playing, neighbours Birmingham are on the brink of their latest relegation to the third tier. With Villa having spent only two seasons in Division Three over 50 years ago, and Birmingham having never finished higher than 6th in their history - achieving that on only one occasion in 1954-55, the contrast across the city has never been greater.