Town make two changes from the team which beat Plymouth 3-2 last week with Cameron Burgess and Harry Clarke coming into the starting XI.

Clarke replaces Brandon Williams at right-back, the on-loan Manchester United man having been suffering with a minor illness this week.

Burgess takes over from George Edmundson at the heart of the defence alongside Luke Woolfenden.

Axel Tuanzebe, who made his debut in the 3-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Fulham in the week, and Cameron Humphreys are among the subs.

Birmingham boss Wayne Rooney, looking for his first win since taking over following three defeats, makes four changes from the team which lost 3-1 at Southampton last weekend.

Koji Miyoshi, Ethan Laird, Jay Stansfield and the previously suspended Juninho Bacuna come into the team for Manny Longelo, Lukas Jutkiewicz, Siriki Dembele and Krystian Bielik, who all drop to the bench.

Birmingham City: Ruddy, Laird, Drameh, Sanderson (c), Aiwu, Bacuna, James, Sunjic, Burke, Stansfield, Miyoshi. Subs: Etheridge, Roberts, Bielik, Jutkiewicz, Dembele, Gardner, Longelo, Long, Hogan. 

Town: Hladky, Clarke, Woolfenden, Burgess, Davis, Morsy (c), Luongo, Hutchinson, Chaplin, Broadhead, Hirst. Subs: Walton, Tuanzebe, Ball, Humphreys, Taylor, Harness, Jackson, Scarlett, Ladapo. Referee: Leigh Doughty (Lancashire).

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TimmyH added 15:05 - Nov 4 No Baggott is the match day squad?...a tad unfair
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joyousblue added 15:50 - Nov 4 How many centre halves do you want in the sqad
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blues1 added 16:06 - Nov 4 Timmy h. Why is it unfair? KM rarely has more than 1 cb on the bench. Why would Baggott be on there ahead of Tuanzebe?
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TimmyH added 16:14 - Nov 4 Well he did better than Tuanzebe on Wednesday...
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Linkboy13 added 14:01 - Nov 5 Both Clarke and Burgess had poor games . The centre back and right back positions have been our weak spots the absence of Williams was a big loss as he's looked a class above.
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