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Preview: Birmingham City vs. Leicester City

Preview: Birmingham City vs. Leicester City
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Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Leicester City.

Birmingham City continue to struggle just outside the relegation places with their win at Brighton at the end of September their only points from the previous four fixtures.

Leicester City, however, have hit a fine run of form. Since defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers a month ago, they have won five in a row and have moved up to second in the Championship.

Although Lee Clark's side have struggled with goals recently, with just two in four games, the manager is likely to stick with Leroy Lita up front with Wade Elliott controlling the play in behind. Stephen Carr remains a long-term absentee.

Nigel Pearson will probably remain reluctant to change his winning side, with Jamie Vardy and David Nugent expected to lead the line once more. Paul Konchesky picked up a knock in the 2-0 win against Bristol City but he is likely to recover to start.

Recent form

Birmingham: WLWLL
Leicester: WWWWW

Possible starting lineups

Birmingham: Butland; Hurst, Caldwell, Davies, Robinson; Burke, Spector, Fahey, Redmond; Elliott; Lita

Leicester: Schmeichel; Moore, St. Ledger, Morgan, Konchesky; King, Dyer, Drinkwater, Knockaert; Vardy, Nugent

Sports Mole says: 1-2


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4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield24145537191847
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11Charlton AthleticCharlton239772721634
12Lincoln CityLincoln258892830-232
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham248792424031
14Stevenage238781820-231
15Exeter CityExeter2494112831-331
16Blackpool247983235-330
17Wigan AthleticWigan2376102123-227
18Northampton TownNorthampton2568112439-1526
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2474134146-525
20Bristol Rovers2474132238-1625
21Crawley TownCrawley2355132443-1920
22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2445152444-2017
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