Larsson ready to return

Birmingham midfielder Sebastian Larsson is poised to return to action for the Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool at St Andrews tomorrow.

The Swedish international missed the 5-1 defeat at Aston Villa last weekend after tweaking a medial ligament in the 1-1 draw with Everton a fortnight ago.

Olivier Kapo is also pressing for a place in the starting line-up after impressing as a substitute against Villa following two months on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

But skipper Damien Johnson will again be unavailable as he completes a three-match suspension for his sending-off at Wigan.

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