A three-goal second-half blitz maintained Villa's title charge as the Young Lions beat Birmingham 3-0.

Villa bossed the first-half, but were unable to break the deadlock against their Second City rivals.

Second-half strikes from Nathan Delfouneso, Damian Bellon and Harry Forrester secured three richly deserved points for the Young Lions.

VILLA: Parish, Simmonds, Roome, Baker, Flanagan, Albrighton, D.Bellon, Hofbauer, Bannan, Collins, Delfouneso.