BIRMINGHAM v Wigan: Utility midfielder Michel the only concern for Alex McLeish

24 September 2010 09:13
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has no new major injury problems ahead of the home Barclays Premier League clash with Wigan.[LNB]Midfielder Michel is ruled out with a dead leg but at best the Spaniard was only likely to figure amongst the substitutes against the Latics.[LNB] On the mend: James McFadden will now be focusing on regaining fitness[LNB]James McFadden has undergone successful surgery on the anterior knee ligament injury he suffered a week ago.[LNB]McLeish has to decide whether to give a first league start to winger Jean Beausejour who impressed in the mid-week Carling Cup win over MK Dons while skipper Stephen Carr will return after resting the broken toe he has played with for the first month of the season.[LNB]Team (from): Foster, Taylor, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Gardner, Ferguson, Hleb, Bowyer, Jerome, Murphy, Phillips, Derbyshire, Fahey, Zigic, Parnaby, Beausejour, Jiranek.[LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  

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