Birmingham City will do battle with visiting rivals Blackburn Rovers at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park in the Championship tie on Friday. Let’s check on the predicted line ups and player availability.
Birmingham City will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 1-0 Championship loss in their previous game against Derby County. In our view, The Blues may well use a 3-4-3 formation and select James Beadle, Christoph Klarer, Jack Robinson, Jonathan Panzo, Ethan Laird, Tomoki Iwata, Seung-ho Paik, Ibrahim Osman, Demarai Gray, Marvin Ducksch and Jay Stansfield.
Ethan Laird and Lee Buchanan are not available for Birmingham gaffer Chris Davies.
How Birmingham City might line up for the game against Blackburn Rovers
Last time out, Blackburn Rovers drew 0-0 in the Championship tie with Middlesbrough. It’s our belief that Rovers appear most likely to play in a 3-4-2-1 system with a starting lineup of Balázs Tóth, Tom Atcheson, Sean McLoughlin, Eiran Cashin, Ryan Alebiosu, Adam Forshaw, T. Gardner-Hickman, Yuri Ribeiro, Ryoya Morishita, Moussa Baradji and Mathias Jorgensen.
Blackburn manager Michael O'Neill has not got a full squad to pick from. Ryan Hedges (Ankle injury), Todd Cantwell (Foot injury), Aynsley Pears (surgery), Scott Wharton (Achilles tendon problems), Sidnei Tavares (Knee injury), Augustus Kargbo (Hamstring injury) and Lewis Miller (Achilles tendon rupture) miss out here.
Probable Blackburn Rovers team
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