BIRMINGHAM v Tottenham: Alexander Hleb ruled out with Craig Gardner set to start

Birmingham will be without Alexander Hleb for up to three weeks with a calf strain.The injury meant the midfielder missed the Carling Cup match against Aston Villa in midweek but manager Alex McLeish revealed it is more serious than originally thought. Sidelined: Hleb was starting to find his form City before his unfortunate injuryCraig Gardner could return to the starting line-up for the match against Tottenham in place of Lee Bowyer after coming off the bench on Wednesday.Team (from): Foster, Carr, Murphy, Bowyer, Johnson, Ridgewell, Larsson, Gardner, Jerome, Ferguson, Doyle, Dann, Madera, Fahey, Zigic, Valles, Parnaby, Beausejour, O'Shea, Redmond, Jiranek, PhillipsCLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  Explore more:People: Craig Gardner, Lee Bowyer, Alex McLeish Places: Birmingham

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