Source: Daily_Mail
Portsmouth v BIRMINGHAM: James McFadden faces fitness test ahead of quarter-final
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish will check on the fitness of striker James McFadden before finalising his line-up for the FA Cup quarter-final with Portsmouth at Fratton Park.[LNB]McFadden suffered a groin injury during the home win against Wigan and was ruled out of Scotland's mid-week international with the Czech Republic.[LNB] Missing mid-week: McFadden is racing to be fit for the FA Cup tie at Portsmouth[LNB] If he is unavailable, then McLeish has the option of recalling summer signing Christian Benitez or giving a rare outing to veteran Kevin Phillips.[LNB]The former Scotland boss has no other new injury worries after City reached the 40 points mark last weekend to virtually guarantee Barclays Premier League status for another season.[LNB]Birmingham defender Roger Johnson was in the Cardiff side beaten by Portsmouth in the 2008 FA Cup final.[LNB]Birmingham (provisional squad): Hart, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, Fahey, Jerome, McFadden, Taylor, Phillips, Benitez, Michel, Parnaby, Vignal, Gardner, Queudrue. [LNB]CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE WEEKEND PREMIER LEAGUE AND FA CUP TEAM NEWS [LNB]
