More injury worries for Bruce

Birmingham’s survival hopes have been dealt a blow with the key trio of Damien Johnson, Chris Sutton and Muzzy Izzet set to miss the Premiership battles with Middlesbrough and West Brom through injury.

Johnson (knee), Sutton (hip and groin) and Izzet (calf) all had to be substituted during Saturday’s single-goal victory over bottom-placed Sunderland.