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

[BelfastAndy]

Birmingham City boss Pep Clotet could name an unchanged side after Blues ended a three-game losing run with their 1-1 Boxing Day draw at Blackburn.

Jake Clarke-Salter (shoulder), Marc Roberts (ankle) and Maikel Kieftenbeld (knee) are still out.

Second-placed Leeds United remain without midfielders Pablo Hernandez (knee) and Adam Forshaw (hip) as they look for a first win in four matches.

Tyler Roberts and Jamie Shackleton have recovered from injury and could start.

Match facts:

Birmingham City have won 1-0 in both of their last two home league games against Leeds United.

Leeds are without a clean sheet in each of their last 11 away league visits to St Andrew's, having conceded exactly one goal in each of the last nine.

Birmingham are winless in their last four home games in the Championship, having suffered defeats in each of the last two. They last suffered three consecutive home league defeats in March 2018.

Leeds have won 11 league games away from home in 2019 - their most in a calendar year since 2009 when they were in League One (also 12, excluding play-offs).

Lukas Jutkiewicz is the only Birmingham player to have scored more than once at home in the Championship this season, the striker having netted 38% of their team total (5/13).

Leeds midfielder Mateusz Klich has scored nine away goals in the Championship since the start of last season - only striker Patrick Bamford (10) has netted more for the club in this period.

0 - 2.

MOT.

[Rev72]

Thinking a draw but need a win especially after Fulham/Preston.

[Tichi1]

Keep the faith Rev - Eddie will start and we will win!

[joellufcprice]

Massive game this with the likes of West Brom, Sheff Wed, QPR and Milwall as our 4 after that we are in for a tough run. QPR are only tough because its in London and we are dross away from home.

All our nearest rivals have an 'easy' run of games against teams in bottom 10 as well, I know this league is crazy and they could lose but I can easily see Brentford (Bristol, QPR, Forest and Huddersfield), Fulham (Reading, Hull, Boro and Charlton) and Sheff Wed (Cardiff, Hull, Leeds, Blackburn, Wigan) picking up 9/10 points over their next 4 games and I can see us dropping 5/6 points.

We beat Brum and then pick up another win and a draw in the others and I'd be delighted 7 points from next 4 would be more than good enough.

[Rev72]

Keep the faith Rev - Eddie will start and we will win!

Hope so mate.

[asturianblanco]

expect a win today. a good link will be appreciated later gentlemen.....

[OldWhiteTaff]

Nketiah in for Bamford

[Jezleeds]

Nketiah in for Bamford

Anyone know who's on the bench today?

[Jezleeds]

Oh it says at the bottom.

Ahem.

[Jezleeds]

Good to see Tyler back in contention.