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Gabby feels for Ridgewell

Gabby feels for Ridgewell


Gabby feels for Ridgewell

Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has admitted he feels sorry for Birmingham City captain Liam Ridgewell. The defender scored an own goal and had a goalbound header cleared off the line by Agbonlahor.

Agbonlahor consoled Ridgewell and admitted: "I felt sorry for him. He scored the own goal and then I blocked his header off the line before scoring the winner.

"I thought he did well and had a good game. He might take me off his Christmas card list! I'll have to find out if he is still talking to me."

Agbonlahor added: "Being a local lad, it means a lot to me to score in the derby but it was a great overall performance from the lads.

"It is nice scoring against an arch-rival but the most important thing is we won the game and the character we showed will stand us in good stead for the rest of the season.

"When you are 1-0 up away from home, and the home team equalises, your heads can go down and it is credit to the lads that they really kept fighting on.

"We battled on to the end. That is the first away win of the season and hopefully we can start pushing on away from home because at the moment our home form is really good."