Zigic and Larsson put Blues through

 Nikola Zigic put Birmingham through to their first Carling Cup semi-final for nine years and earned his side revenge over Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier as the hard-fought 2-1 derby game was marred by ugly scenes at the end.

Thousands of Blues fans charged towards the Villa supporters and dozens of missiles and some flares were thrown before order was restored and City can expect to face Football Association action.

Zigic's deflected shot five minutes from time settled the tie after Gabriel Agbonlahor had cancelled out Sebastian Larsson's early penalty.

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