Birmingham v Blackpool preview

22 October 2010 09:31
Team news for Saturday afternoon's Premier League clash between Birmingham and Blackpool at St Andrew's.[LNB] Birmingham will give a late fitness test to striker Cameron Jerome before finalising their line-up.[LNB]Jerome, City's top scorer with 11 goals last season, suffered an ankle injury in training and was ruled out of last weekend's clash at Arsenal.[LNB]Nikola Zigic, who replaced Jerome at the Emirates Stadium, could in any case retain his place after scoring his first Premier League goal in the 2-1 defeat.[LNB]Midfielder Craig Gardner will complete a three-game ban while winger Jean Beausejour remains sidelined with a knee problem although he has started running.[LNB]Blackpool's good start to life in the Premier League continues to include the fitness of their squad, with Ian Holloway again largely untroubled by injuries.[LNB]The Tangerines boss has no fresh worries, although Billy Clarke, Alex Baptiste (both knee) and Louis Almond (shoulder) remain on the sidelines.[LNB]Holloway admitted on Thursday his biggest regret is not being able to give all his players a chance, with striker Marlon Harewood among those hoping to force his way into the starting XI after scoring against Manchester City last weekend.[LNB]Birmingham (from): Foster, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, Fahey, Hleb, Zigic, Taylor, Parnaby, Murphy, Jiranek, Michel, O'Connor, Jerome, Phillips, Derbyshire.[LNB]Blackpool (from): Gilks, Kingson, Keinan, Eardley, Taylor-Fletcher, Crainey, Evatt, Adam, Vaughan, Varney, Ormerod, Campbell, Grandin, Harewood, Southern, Carney, Cathcart, Basham, Euell, Sylvestre, Demontagnac, Phillips, Edwards.

Source: Team_Talk