Blues duo back from bans

Birmingham defenders Franck Queudrue and Liam Ridgewell are available after suspension for the home Barclays Premier League clash with Everton tomorrow.

Queudrue has served a one-game ban for his sending-off against Manchester City while Ridgewell completed a two-match suspension for incurring 10 bookings this season.

But skipper Damien Johnson is beginning a three-match ban for his red card at Wigan last weekend – City’s third sending-off in the last seven games.

Blues boss Alex McLeish will check on the fitness of creative duo James McFadden (knee) and Olivier Kapo (hamstring) before finalising his side.

Provisional squad: Maik Taylor, Kelly, Queudrue, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Martin Taylor, Schmitz, Murphy, Larsson, Muamba, Nafti, McSheffrey, Kapo, McFadden, Forssell, Zarate, Jerome, O’Connor, Doyle, Parnaby, De Ridder.