Paul Taylor replaces Stephen Hunt in an otherwise unchanged Town line-up but new loan signing Jonny Williams is missing from the 18.
The Palace midfielder, who joined on a month’s loan on Thursday, picked up a minor knock in training.
Town look likely to line-up 4-3-3 with Taylor as part of a front three with Daryl Murphy and Frank Nouble.
Town: Gerken, Chambers (c), Cresswell, Smith, Berra, Skuse, Green, Tabb, Taylor, Murphy, Nouble. Subs: Loach, Anderson, Hunt, Wordsworth, Mings, Richardson, Ebanks-Blake.
Birmingham: Randolph, Robinson (c), Martin, Macheda, Novak, Packwood, Zigic, Lee, Spector, Caddis, Huws. Subs: Doyle, Burke, Ibe, Howard, Shinnie, Adeyemi, Blackett.