Scottish winger Chris Burke returns to contention for Birmingham against fellow strugglers Charlton.
Striker Jesse Lingard and left-back David Murphy (both knee injuries) are not yet ready to return, while new signing Dariusz Dudka needs to build up his match fitness.
Yann Kermorgant and Richard Wood are injury doubts for Charlton.
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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Both Championship matches between these clubs last season ended in 1-1 draws, with all four goals in the last eight minutes, and Birmingham salvaging a point with a stoppage-time equaliser on both occasions.
• The Brummies are unbeaten in four against Charlton, and have lost only three of their last 25 home league matches against them, spanning 64 years.
• Charlton last beat Blues in the Premier League in 2005/06 when they did the double over them, with an aggregate score of 3-0.
Birmingham City
• The Brummies are chasing a first league win in four attempts and their fourth of the season; all three victories to date have been against fellow bottom-eight clubs.Birmingham have allowed the opposition to open the scoring in an unrivalled nine Championship games.
• Lee Clark has used 27 players in this Championship campaign; more than any other manager with the exception of Steve Lomas of Millwall, who can match that.
• If selected, midfielder Chris Burke will be making his 100th league appearance in Birmingham colours.
Charlton Athletic
• The Addicks have failed to win seven of the last eight league games, but have also won one and drawn three of their last four.
• The south London club have kept three consecutive clean sheets, and are on the longest current run without conceding a Championship goal in 357 minutes (five hours 57 minutes) since Andy Reid's opener for Nottingham Forest in the 1-1 draw at the Valley on 1 October.
• Chris Powell's side have hit the back of the net just twice in six outings, and are totalling a joint Football League low nine goals, of which only two have been scored in the first-half.