Djourou doubt for Blues

Birmingham defender Johan Djourou is a major fitness doubt for Saturday’s Barclays Premier League game with Manchester City at Eastlands.

The on-loan Arsenal player suffered a hamstring injury playing for Switzerland against the United States in midweek.

City manager Steve Bruce has no other fresh injury worries after the international break as his side look to halt a run of three successive defeats in all competitions.

Team (from): Maik Taylor, Kelly, Djourou, Ridgewell, Jaidi, Queudrue, Larsson, Nafti, Muamba, McSheffrey, Kapo, Jerome, Sadler, Martin Taylor, Schmitz, O’Connor, Kingson, Danns, Parnaby, Placios.