Birmingham City - v - Leeds United ***Matchday Thread***

[BelfastAndy]

Birmingham City midfielder Maikel Kieftenbeld (illness) is available after missing the defeat at West Brom.

Blues, who were deducted nine points last month, have lost their past five matches.

Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla is likely to come back into the team after being banned for the win over Millwall.

Kemar Roofe (knee) is set to return to the bench after seven weeks out, but full-back Barry Douglas (also knee) is out for the season.

Match facts:

Birmingham are looking to complete a league double over Leeds for the first time since the 2012-13 season.

Leeds have not kept a clean sheet in any of their past 10 away league visits to Birmingham (W3 D1 L6) since a goalless draw in November 1988.

Birmingham could become the first side to complete a league double over Leeds this season, having won 2-1 at Elland Road.

Leeds striker Patrick Bamford has found the net in all three league starts against Birmingham, scoring twice with Middlesbrough and once with Derby.

Birmingham manager Garry Monk has only won one of his seven league matches against teams he's formerly managed (W1 D2 L4), but it came against Leeds earlier this season.

Leeds have lost 21 of their past 28 away league matches in April (W4 D3) - though two of their four wins have been against Birmingham (in 2014 and 2016).

0 - 2 us.

MOT.

[CalverleyBoy]

I hope you are right Andy, this is another of those games that on paper we should run away with but you know it wont be that easy

[BelfastAndy]

Team are focused. Roofe will be on fire.

[CalverleyBoy]

Looks like Norwich are going for it 3 up at half time

[Billyni]

Looks like Norwich are going for it 3 up at half time

Disappearing into the distance.
All about 2nd now.

[CalverleyBoy]

Four nil with ten men now - not bad when you keep scoring having lost one of your original goal scorers - we need to rip Bham up and Preston fr once get my support to do a job on Shef U, but wear themselves out in the process for Tuesday.

[denver11]

Is that a 3 game ban for Buendia? Ye never know , that red could be the start of things going ti ts up for them. Look at the injuries we've had this season compared to them. Bloody unlucky, but if we'd taken a 3rd of the chances we've created we'd be promoted by now. Roberts and Harrison are gonna start scoring. We'll see in a couple of hours. MOT

[BelfastAndy]

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[CalverleyBoy]

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Cheers Andy - you never answered my question - hows it going no detail required?

[BelfastAndy]

Cheers Andy - you never answered my question - hows it going no detail required?

Didn't see question chum. Not sure..... I'm in Hampshire. All done on Thursday. Pretty cr4p. Here til tomorrow. Does that answer bud??