Birmingham wait on Larsson

Birmingham will assess the fitness of midfielder Sebastian Larsson today ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Stoke.

Sweden international Larsson rolled his ankle in the goalless draw with Chelsea yesterday and will be subject to a fitness test before the Potteries clash.

Boss Alex McLeish expects Joe Hart to be available despite the goalkeeper suffering a head injury in the St Stephen's Day clash.

Lee Bowyer also suffered a knock against the league leaders but defenders Roger Johnson and Liam Ridgewell appeared to come through unscathed after returning from injury.

Provisional squad: Hart, Carr, R Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, McFadden, Jerome, Benitez, Maik Taylor, Fahey, Vignal, Carsley, Phillips, McSheffrey, D Johnson, Queudrue, Parnaby.