Andy Drury is a surprise midfield starter for the Blues in today’s home game against Nottingham Forest. Michael Chopra drops to the bench with Daryl Murphy looking set to move up front alongside Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, with Jason Scotland again missing with his hamstring injury.
Ãvar Ingimarsson replaces the suspended Ibrahima Sonko at the centre of the defence alongside Damien Delaney.
Jack Ainsley is on the bench but there's no place for Jimmy Bullard.
Drury, recently back from a highly successful loan spell at Crawley, makes his first Town start since the Carling Cup tie against Northampton, probably on the right of midfield.
Forest make two changes with defender Joel Lynch banned and striker Robbie Findley out with shoulder injury. Andy Reid and summer Town target George Boateng come into the side with Guy Moussi switching to centre-half.
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Town: Lee-Barrett, Edwards, Ingimarsson, Delaney, Cresswell, Martin, Leadbitter (c), Bowyer, Drury, Murphy, Emmanuel-Thomas. Subs: Wright, Ainsley, Carson, Chopra, Ellington.
Nottingham Forest: Camp, Gunter, Moussi, Chambers (c), Cunningham, Greening, Boateng, McCleary, McGugan, Reid, Tudgay. Subs: Smith, Derbyshire, Majewski, Meadows, Bamford.