Brighton & Hove Albion are without right-back Bruno due to the hamstring injury he suffered on the opening day of the season, while Andrea Orlandi also misses out the clash against Birmingham City.
However, David Lopez and new signing Kemy Agustien find themselves in Oscar Garcia's side.
City boss Lee Clark has named West Bromwich Albion loanee Scott Allan in his starting XI, while Matt Green drops to the bench.
Darren Ambrose and Jonathan Spector had been close to returning, but do not find themselves in the squad.
Birmingham City: Randolph; Mullins, Burn, Robinson; Eardley, Adeyemi, Allan, Elliott, Ferguson; Novak, Shinnie
Brighton: Kuszczak; Calderon, Greer, Upson, Ward; Andrews, Crofts, Agustien; Buckley, Ulloa, David
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Christopher Dodd
Christopher Dodd
