Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker is excited about tomorrow's derby with Birmingham City.

Reo-Coker told Press Association Sport: "You play in so many different derbies in London with the number of clubs in the Premier League - but this is the main one here.

"You have only got to listen to and chat to a few Villa fans to understand how passionate they are about this game and how important this game is to them, what it means to them.

"To them, this is like winning the World Cup and I understand that and I was fortunate enough to play in the last two derbies.

"It was a great experience. You can't really put it into words and the adrenalin buzz lasts throughout the entire 90 minutes.

"It's fantastic, the atmosphere overtakes the whole situation and you really get into the game. I was fortunate to play in them two years ago and the atmosphere is tremendous.

"The thing with derby matches is you will either get a very good one or you'll end up with an average derby game. We're going to make sure it's a very good one."