Bielik, Wright, Hansson - Birmingham City hope for injury boost ahead of Northampton Town
Birmingham City were buoyed by the return of Luke Harris at the weekend, with the on-loan midfielder making his first start for two months in the FA Cup win over Sutton United.
The 19-year-old played 66 minutes at the VBS Community Stadium and came as close as anyone to doubling Blues’ lead. In the end they saw out a 1-0 victory to book a second round tie with Blackpool.
However, next up is a home match with Northampton Town at St Andrew’s @Knighthead Park on Saturday – and Chris Davies will hope to have at least one more injured player back in contention.
Here’s the latest with the club’s sidelined players.
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Lee Buchanan
Injury : Calf
Latest : The left-back hasn’t managed to play yet this season. He is back in ‘live training’.
Davies said : “He's had few setbacks from a few injuries, he’s been out for a long while, so I think the thing with Lee is that he needs to build a base of fitness to really allow him to cope with the demands of training and games.”
Krystian Bielik
Injury : Ankle
Latest : The centre-back was taken off at half time of the loss at Charlton on October 5.
Davies said : “Krystian is a possible for this weekend {Sutton United), but he obviously needs to build up a bit of training as well in his legs. But he's back on the grass with the team, so that's positive.”
Scott Wright
Injury : Unknown
Latest : The Scot picked up a knock in the build up to the Lincoln game on October 19 and hasn’t played since.
Davies said : “Scott and Emil are both at very similar stages with their injuries, so they've still we won't see them before the international break.”
Emil Hansson
Injury : Unknown
Latest : Hansson was taken off at Sincil Bank and then again just 20 minutes into the win over Bolton on October 22.
Davies said : “Scott and Emil are both at very similar stages with their injuries, so they've still we won't see them before the international break.”