Birmingham boss Alex McLeish must decide whether to give a debut to full-back David Murphy after his £1.5m move from Hibernian.
McLeish is mindful of the fact Murphy has undergone only limited training during the past week after a fortnight out of action with a hamstring injury.
The former Scotland boss has no new major injury problems ahead of the clash with Avram Grant’s side.
Skipper Damien Johnson missed a training session with a stiff back but is expected to be fit to play.
Team (from): Taylor, Doyle, Kelly, Ridgewell, Schmitz, Murphy, Queudrue, Barnaby, Larsson, Muamba, Johnson, Kapo, McSheffrey, De Ridder, Jerome, O’Connor, Forssell.