Birmingham will be without central defender Martin Taylor for the clash with Tottenham as he begins a three-game ban for his red card against Arsenal in the incident where Eduardo suffered a broken leg.

Radhi Jaidi is favourite to replace the former Blackburn player and play alongside Liam Ridgewell, who is expected to shake off an ankle injury.

Joint leading scorer Olivier Kapo is definitely ruled out with a hamstring injury with Gary McSheffrey expected to replace him on the left flank.

Striker Cameron Jerome will have a late fitness test on his hip problem but Blues boss Alex McLeish is likely to start with James McFadden and Mikael Forssell up front.

Tottenham defender Jonathan Woodgate is a doubt after picking up a sprained ankle in the Carling Cup final last weekend.

Skipper Ledley King could be rested at St Andrews, while left-backs Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee) and Gareth Bale (foot) have been ruled out for the season.

Defenders Michael Dawson (hamstring) and Gilberto (calf) are edging closer to full training