Reserves Take A Point At Villa

Gery Cahill fired the hosts into a first half lead but Jon Stead grabbed an equaliser for Kevin Richardson's side 4 minutes after the half-time break.

Aston Villa: Taylor, de la Cruz, Green, Delaney, Cahill, Djemba-Djemba, Hendrie, Bakke, Williams, Ward, Kabeya (Paul 70).

Sunderland: J. Murphy, Taylor, Christensen, Hartley, D. Murphy, Piper, Lawrence, Woods (Martin 86), Welsh, Stead, Le Tallec.