Goalless Villa consolidate playoff position

ByReuters

Updated 31/03/2018 at 18:56 GMT

Former European Cup winners Aston Villa consolidated their position in the playoff places of the Championship with a goalless draw away to Hull City.

John Terry of Aston Villa

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It kept them in fourth place in England's second tier, nine points short of the automatic promotion places occupied by Cardiff City and runaway leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers.

In the division's only other game on Saturday Villa's city rivals Birmingham City moved out of the bottom three and ahead of Barnsley with a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town.

Spanish midfielder Jota scored the only goal from a penalty.

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