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Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has been charged by the FA for allegedly using abusive and/or insulting language towards a match official during the defeat to Manchester City

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Birmingham City are once again looking over shoulders at the wrong end of the Championship - this is what we made of last night's defeat to Preston and where it leaves Blues and their head coach

The Preston manager guided his side to a 1-0 victory at St Andrew's on Wednesday night - but had these words of succour for opposite number Aitor Karanka

Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive as we bring you the national media reaction to the 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium

Blues are 19th in the Championship after losing 1-0 to Preston North End on Wednesday night

Birmingham City are poised to make their first signing of the January transfer window - this is what Aitor Karanka makes of it

Birmingham City have now lost nine of their 13 home league matches and have the worst record in the Championship

Bernardo Silva's opening goal for Manchester City against Aston Villa was allowed to stand despite teammate Rodri coming back from an offside position to tackle Tyrone Mings

Dean Smith was shown a red card by the referee Jon Moss for protesting the decision to allow Bernardo Silva's goal for Manchester City against Aston Villa to stand

Villa were beaten 2-0 by Pep Guardiola's side, but the first goal proved to be a controversial one

Birmingham City face Preston North End at St Andrew's this evening looking for their first home win since October 28

Manchester City vs Aston Villa - Dean Smith has revealed his squad for tonight's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium with Ross Barkley back in the starting XI

Manchester City vs Aston Villa - Here's how both teams line up with Barkley back in for the first time since late November after pulling up with a hamstring injury against Brighton

With Aston Villa targeting Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson in this transfer window, how does the 26-year-old rate on FIFA 21? We assessed his rating and attributes on the game to learn more about the Villa target.