Zat Knight is on reserve duty tonight as the second string entertain Birmingham City at Villa Park (ko 7pm).

The central defender dropped to the bench for Saturday's 4-0 defeat at Manchester United and joins five senior squad members in the reserves.

Stuart Taylor, Isaiah Osbourne, Moustapha Salifou, Wayne Routledge and Patrik Berger are also on duty.

VILLA: Taylor, Lund, Lowry, Osbourne, Knight, Clark, Salifou, Routledge, Williams, Bannan, Berger. Subs: Collins, Bevan, Baker, Albrighton, Hofbauer.