Birmingham and Aston Villa fought out a goalless draw in an entertaining Sky Bet Championship derby at St Andrew's.
With Villa chasing promotion and Birmingham battling to pull away from the relegation zone, there was a lot more than local pride at stake.
The arch-rivals both had excellent chances to win the game, Jota wasting Birmingham's best opportunity while Villa's Jonathan Kodjia was denied by goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak before Keinan Davis hit the City post.
Birmingham, who have failed to beat Villa in their last 11 league meetings, are now two points clear of the relegation zone while sixth-placed Villa are level on points with Leeds in fifth.
Birmingham and Villa share goalless draw
