Birmingham City

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TEAM NEWS

Forest skipper Henri Lansbury has been ruled out with an ankle injury suffered in the FA Cup win over QPR. Gary Gardner is set to be his replacement.

Andy Reid (groin), Britt Assombalonga (knee), Daniel Pinillos (knee) and Matty Fryatt (Achilles) are also out.

Blues boss Gary Rowett's gamble on David Cotterill's hamstring backfired in the FA Cup defeat by Bournemouth when he came off at half-time.

Neal Eardley (knee), also substituted at half-time on Saturday, is out too.

MATCH FACTSDexter Blackstock has scored three goals in three starts against Birmingham City for Nottingham Forest, including the winner in the reverse fixture in September.Birmingham have conceded exactly one goal in five of their past six matches with Forest, keeping a clean sheet in the other (W3 D1 L2).Jamie Ward has attempted the most shots without scoring in the second tier this season (40).The Blues have won three of their past four in the league, after going five matches without a win p

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So predicable, the draw specialists

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Been the same all season Es***.
As I said last July, we will struggle to win games all season with no firepower. It isn't like we are crap or easy to beat. We just don't take chances Twice as many as Birmingham and only had 10 men.
That will be the other side to this as well, frustration kicks in.
DF really frustrates me, that he doesn't address this. He's known all season we've been without BA and MF.
What's his solution to it? Bring in another midfielder or a battering ram like O'Grady. The more defensive minded the better.
I have to regard DF like Derby did Clough. Steadied a ship, evened up the finances. long term though, he has to go.
No way will he ever get this club playing flowing football again, or get us up.