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Team News: Nicola Zigic, Kevin Phillips named on bench

Team News: Zigic, Phillps named on bench
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Nicola Zigic and Kevin Phillips are only named among the subs for the Championship playoff semi-final between Blackpool and Birmingham.

Birmingham City's Nikola Zigic and Blackpool's Kevin Phillips have been left on the bench for the Championship playoff semi-final first leg at Bloomfield Road tonight.

Zigic had been declared fit earlier this week, but Blues boss Chris Hughton has reverted to a 4-5-1 formation and only named the Serbian among the substitutes.

Youngster Nathan Redmond is awarded a start and will support lone striker Marlon King in attack.

Former Birmingham striker Kevin Phillips was expected to start for the hosts Gary Taylor-Fletcher is preferred to the veteran as the Tangerines line up 4-3-3.

Sports Mole will be bringing you live commentary on the match from around 7.30pm.

Birmingham: Doyle; Ramage, Davies, Ibanez, Murphy; Burke, N'Daw, Mutch, Elliott; Redmond; King

Blackpool: Gilks, Eardley, Evatt, Baptiste, Crainey; Ferguson, Martinez, Dobbie; Matt Phillips, Ince, Taylor-Fletcher

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