Birmingham v BOLTON: Tamir Cohen in line for first start of the season for injury hit Trotters

Bolton boss Owen Coyle is short of central midfielders for the Barclays Premier League trip to Birmingham.Stuart Holden has been ruled out for six months after damaging knee ligaments in the defeat by Manchester United last time out, while Mark Davies is a major doubt as he continues to battle an ankle injury. Plug the gap: Cohen could come in to Bolton's midfieldThat means Tamir Cohen could make his first Premier League start of the season, with England Under 21 international Fabrice Muamba also in contention.Zat Knight (knee) is back in training but not yet ready for a return, while Sean Davis (knee) and Sam Ricketts (achilles) are both long-term absentees.Provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, Robinson, Cahill, Wheater, Muamba, Petrov, K Davies, Elmander, Klasnic, Taylor, Alonso, Rodrigo, Cohen, Steinsson, Blake, Lee, Bogdan, Sturridge.CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  Explore more:People: Fabrice Muamba, Sean Davis, Owen Coyle, Zat Knight Places: Birmingham

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