Dunn blow for Blues

David Dunn’s injury nightmare continues with the Birmingham midfielder out for a minimum of three weeks with the calf injury suffered against Liverpool in midweek.

New signing, striker Dudley “DJ“ Campbell is included in the squad for the visit of Arsenal and could be amongst the substitutes but midfielder Neil Kilkenny is sidelined for several weeks with a twisted ankle.

Striker Mikael Forssell sustained a tight calf while warming up at Anfield and is also an injury doubt, while Damien Johnson starts a three-match ban for his red card at Anfield unless the FA overturn the decision.

Provisional squad: Taylor, Melchiot, Latka, Upson, Gray, Pennant, Izzet, Clemence, Jarosik, Heskey, Sutton, Campbell, Vaesen, Tebily, Lazaridis, Clapham, Forssell, Bruce.