Savage to face old club

Teams for today's Premiership tie between Blackburn and Birmingham.

Blackburn: Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Nelsen, Gray, Bentley, Savage, Tugay, Pedersen, Kuqi, Dickov.

Subs: Todd, Emerton, Bellamy, Enckelman, Reid.

Birmingham: Maik Taylor, Tebily, Cunningham, Upson, Clapham, Pennant, Johnson, Butt, Lazaridis, Heskey, Forssell.

Subs: Martin Taylor, Pandiani, Jarosik, Kilkenny, Vaesen.

Referee: B Knight (Kent)