Forsell back to boost Blues

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce will be boosted by the return of leading scorer Mikael Forssell for Saturday’s home encounter with Liverpool.

The on-loan Chelsea striker, on target 19 times for Birmingham this season, missed the goalless draw with Arsenal at Highbury with a knee injury.

But record signing David Dunn will be sidelined for the final two games of the campaign with a recurrence of his hamstring problem while ’goalkeeper Maik Taylor is still suspended.

The Blues will be looking to end a run of six games without a win as they strive to achieve their first top 10 finish in the top-flight for 30 years.

Team (from): Bennett, Tebily, Cunningham, Upson, Clapham, Johnson, Savage, Clemence, Lazaridis, Forssell, Morrison, Cisse, Hughes, Doyle, John, Martin Taylor.