Preview: Bham vs Everton

Birmingham City will be hoping their off field troubles will not aggrevate their form on the pitch as the St. Andrews outfit look to survive in the Premiership for another season, meanwhile Everton know a victory could still help them toward Champions League qualification.

Queudrue has served a one-game ban for his sending-off against Manchester City while Ridgewell completed a two-match suspension for incurring 10 bookings this season.

But skipper Damien Johnson is beginning a three-match ban for his red card at Wigan last weekend - City's third sending-off in the last seven games.

For weeks Everton have been concentrating on clawing back Liverpool's lead over them, now three points, but Pompey are only four points behind the Toffees.

Midfielder Leon Osman, who scored last Sunday's winner against Derby, said: "We have put the pressure back on to Liverpool. While we have the chance to catch them we will go for it.

"It won't be getting any easier, not with teams below us fighting to catch up as well."

Teams

Birmingham (from): Maik Taylor, Kelly, Queudrue, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Martin Taylor, Schmitz, Murphy, Larsson, Muamba, Nafti, McSheffrey, Kapo, McFadden, Forssell, Zarate, Jerome, O'Connor, Doyle, Parnaby, De Ridder.

Everton (from): Howard, Neville, Yobo, Lescott, Jagielka, Valente, Baines, Carsley, Osman, Gravesen, Fernandes, Johnson, Yakubu, Anichebe, Wessels, Hibbert, Pienaar, Rodwell.