BLUES v Charlton preview

McLeish's men are determined to get back to winning ways against Charlton Athletic at St Andrews tomorrow afternoon. Here is all you need to know ahead of the big game...

Blues go into the game without several key players including Gary O'Connor (groin) Stephen Kelly (thigh) Stuart Parnaby (hamstring) David Murphy (knee) Gary McSheffrey (knee) and Damien Johnson (back)

However McLeish does welcome back Franck Queudrue who missed the game at Forest through an illness and Liam Ridgewell who missed training yesterday due to a head cold.

For Charlton, Alan Pardew looks set to name a similar 16 to the squad that performed well at the weekend in thier 2-2 draw at Plymouth. On the injury front Pardew looks to be without striker Chris Dickson who picked up a knee injury at Home Park and fellow strike partner Luke Varney who is also struggling after picking up a knock in training this week.

Alex McLeish: "At the end of the day we've been in a little bit of a rut over the last three games and our momentum has been savaged by injury but we've got to get back on track and we've got to be in Charlton's faces and make it as difficult as possible for them as we can."

All three points are vital for Blues tomorrow who find themselves on a three match winless streak at present. Players and manager are still confident in their ability as despite Wolves going six points clear at the top, Blues are still in a fantastic position.

Charlton on the other hand find themselves at the wrong end of the table after a dissapointing start to the campaign. Their point at Plymouth did move them out of the relegation zone but they are still seeking their first league win in seven games.

Match Odds:

BLUES 8/13 DRAW 13/5 CHARLTON 5/1

Kevin Phillips to open the scoring is rated at 9/2
Blues to win 1-0 or 2-0 is a 6/1 shot and to win 3-0 is an attractive 11/1

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