LIVERPOOL v Birmingham: Jamie Carragher and Andy Carroll face late fitness tests

Late checks will be made on the fitness of Liverpool's Jamie Carragher and Andy Carroll ahead of the visit of Birmingham to Anfield.Carragher, captaining the side in the absence of Steven Gerrard, was knocked unconscious in a clash of heads with young full-back John Flanagan during Sunday's draw at Arsenal. Serious blow: Stand-in skipper Carragher is in a race to be fitCarroll jarred a knee against the Gunners and was taken off as a precaution, but left-back Fabio Aurelio is unlikely to feature this weekend after sustaining a thigh problem at the Emirates Stadium.Provisional squad: Reina, Flanagan, Skrtel, Carragher, Robinson, Lucas, Spearing, Kuyt, Meireles, Carroll, Suarez, Gulacsi, Kyrgiakos, Wilson, Shelvey, Poulsen, Rodriguez, Cole, Ngog.CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  

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