Preston North End will arrive at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park on Wednesday for their Championship tie with Birmingham City. Here is an update on the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Birmingham City head into this game following a 1-1 Championship drawn result versus Hull City. In our view, The Blues will possibly use the 4-2-3-1 formation with James Beadle, Ethan Laird, Christoph Klarer, Phil Neumann, Kai Wagner, Tomoki Iwata, Jhon Solís, Carlos Vicente, Jay Stansfield, Ibrahim Osman and August Priske.
Ethan Laird and Lee Buchanan will not be taking part for Birmingham gaffer Chris Davies.
How Birmingham City might line up versus Preston North End
Following on from tasting defeat last time out to West Bromwich Albion in Championship competition, Preston North End and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one. It’s our belief that The Lilywhites seem most likely to make use of a 4-4-2 formation using Daniel Iversen, Odel Offiah, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Hughes, Brad Potts, Alfie Devine, Ben Whiteman, Andy Moran, Daniel Jebbison and Lewis Dobbin.
Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom has some current player fitness concerns. Robbie Brady (Tendon irritation), Theo Carroll (Ankle injury), Callum Lang (Hamstring strain) and Jamal Lewis (Knee injury) can’t be considered.
Probable Preston North End team
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