Source: Daily_Mail
Blackburn v BIRMINGHAM: David Bentley and Martin Jiranek absent for Ewood encounter
Birmingham winger David Bentley and defender Martin Jiranek have been ruled out of the Barclays Premier League clash at Blackburn.[LNB]Former Rovers player Bentley is suffering from a groin problem while Jiranek has not recovered from the toe injury which required surgery.[LNB] No return: Bentley (left) will miss out against his former club at Ewood Park[LNB]Eight-goal leading scorer Nikola Zigic and fellow striker Obafemi Martins are given only a 50-50 chance of being fit by Blues boss Alex McLeish.[LNB]The duo are both troubled by groin injuries while, in addition, Zigic also has concerns over a hip problem.[LNB]James McFadden and Scott Dann remain on the sidelines with knee and hamstring problems and are unlikely to return from long term lay-offs this season.[LNB]Provisional squad: Foster, Carr, Johnson, Ridgewell, Parnaby, Larsson, Ferguson, Gardner, Bowyer, Phillips, Jerome, Doyle, Davies, Murphy, Fahey, Zigic, Martins, Beausejour, Mutch. [LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE[LNB]
