3 out and 4 doubts as Birmingham City face Leicester City

Birmingham City will look to maintain their momentum when they meet Leicester City at the King Power Arena in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday.

On Easter Monday, the Blues triumphed 1-0 at St Andrew’s against Preston North End to relieve some of their pressure. Birmingham are now two points clear of the relegation zone, looking to avoid the bottom three under Gary Rowett.

On the other end of the table, Leicester City defeated Norwich City 3-1 at home. Enzo Maresca’s side are now in third place, one point behind Leeds United and two behind league leaders Ipswich Town.

Both teams need to win for their own reasons. Here’s the most recent injury and team news before the two managers appear at their pre-match press conferences.

Marc Roberts has been dealing with a calf injury. He did not play during the Easter holiday, and his availability for the weekend is uncertain.

Alex Pritchard has met a similar end. He has missed the last three matches due to a knock. He returned to training in late March, and Gary Rowett will need to make a decision on him.

Oliver Burke may miss the balance of the campaign. Werder Bremen’s on-loan attacker has been out since January due to a muscular ailment.

Lukas Jutkiewicz will be out for a ‘long’ after injuring his ankle against Watford. Jutkiewicz has already been in relegation battles with the Blues, thus his absence will be noticed.