Birmingham became the latest victim of Fulham's juggernaut in midweek as the London club scored six goals for the third consecutive league game. Lee Bowyer's side have failed to win any of their last six league games and are plummeting down the table. Barnsley's 2-1 away defeat against Blackburn marked eight league games without a win for the Yorkshire side. Poya Asbaghi has minimal resources available to him and the Tykes are drifting towards an early relegation. 2:0
Experienced defender George Friend could return to the starting XI in place of Marc Roberts after Birmingham shipped six goals against Fulham last time out. Matija Sarkic has suffered a serious injury, so Neil Etheridge will be City's first-choice goalkeeper for the rest of the season. Scott Hogan could replace Onel Hernandez up front as Lee Bowyer looks to shake up his side's fortunes. Polish international centre-back Michal Helik will miss the trip to St. Andrew's with a leg injury, suffered in the 2-1 defeat to Blackburn. Poya Asbaghi has three other injury concerns to contend with this weekend with Aapo Halme, Cameron Thompson and Cauley Woodrow all unavailable.
Birmingham have seen under 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches against Barnsley in all competitions.
Experienced defender George Friend could return to the starting XI in place of Marc Roberts after Birmingham shipped six goals against Fulham last time out. Matija Sarkic has suffered a serious injury, so Neil Etheridge will be City's first-choice goalkeeper for the rest of the season. Scott Hogan could replace Onel Hernandez up front as Lee Bowyer looks to shake up his side's fortunes. Polish international centre-back Michal Helik will miss the trip to St. Andrew's with a leg injury, suffered in the 2-1 defeat to Blackburn. Poya Asbaghi has three other injury concerns to contend with this weekend with Aapo Halme, Cameron Thompson and Cauley Woodrow all unavailable.
Birmingham became the latest victim of Fulham's juggernaut in midweek as the London club scored six goals for the third consecutive league game. Lee Bowyer's side have failed to win any of their last six league games and are plummeting down the table. Barnsley's 2-1 away defeat against Blackburn marked eight league games without a win for the Yorkshire side. Poya Asbaghi has minimal resources available to him and the Tykes are drifting towards an early relegation. 2:0
Birmingham have seen under 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 matches against Barnsley in all competitions.