McFadden set for Blues start

James McFadden is poised to make his full debut for Birmingham in the Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light tomorrow night.

McFadden, a £5m signing from Everton, came on as a late substitute in the single-goal defeat against Chelsea 10 days ago.

On-loan Argentinian striker Mauro Zarate is poised to be part of the 16 after impressing in training following his switch from Qatar club Al Sadd. David Murphy is still building up his general fitness following his move from Hibernian and is unlikely to feature against the Black Cats.

Team (from): Taylor, Kelly, Ridgewell, Schmitz, Queudrue, Larsson, Muamba, Johnson, Kapo, McSheffrey, Jerome, McFadden, O’Connor, Forssell, De Ridder, Doyle, Parnaby.