Aston Villa's 1-0 at Birmingham City will forever be defined by the early incident involving Jack Grealish, but for the other 90 minute a pulsating and hard-fought derby played out.

Villa kept their promotion hopes alive and moved up to ninth in the table, just four points shy of Derby County in the final play-off spot.

 

They needed to be resolute and tough against a direct Blues side, with defender Tyrone Mings impressing in more ways than one.

He turned in a confident display at the heart of the defence, commanding and strong under the aerial threat of Lukas Jutkiewicz. He also showed his calming influence in the heat of the Grealish incident, pushing his own players away from the fan who attacked the 23-year-old.

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His actions haven't gone unnoticed, both during the incident and over the 90 minutes, with fans effusive in their praise of the Bournemouth loanee.

Here's what they're saying post match on social media.