Chris Davies makes Krystian Bielik call - Birmingham City predicted XI v Northampton Town

Birmingham City entertain Northampton Town at St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park in their final EFL League One match before the international break.

Blues called off their match with Stevenage next week with manager Chris Davies admitting he couldn't forgive himself if Birmingham dropped points if they played without their international players. With no EFL Trophy game to think about either, the boss has no worries about what kind of side he should choose.

Club captain Krystian Bielik is expected to be fit for the match, having missed the last few months of action. Lee Buchanan isn’t too far away either. Will Davies throw them straight in to the mix, or ease them in?

Birmingham City predicted XI v Northampton Town

Here are the 11 Blues players we reckon will start against Northampton Town on Saturday.

GK: Ryan Allsop

Allsop is the first-choice keeper right now, and so expect him to get the nod over Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

RB: Ethan Laird

Thankful that he's come back from an ankle injury. He's started the last few games and so he’ll continue to hold down that starting spot.

CB: Christoph Klarer

Captained the side for the last five games in Bielik's absence. He's clearly highly thought of so he'll start.

CB: Ben Davies

A call is to be made at the heart of the defence. Club captain Krystian Bielik is back after missing over a month of action. He’s back fit again, but Davies has been in inspired form.

LB: Alex Cochrane

Lee Buchanan is close to making a return, and if he doesn’t at the weekend, he will after the international break. Cochrane has made the left-back position his own though, and it will be a tough task to displace him.

CM: Paik Seung-ho

His final match before he heads out for international duty.

CM: Tomoki Iwata

Built up a terrific partnership with Paik.

RM: Willum Willumsson

Scorer of the winning goal against Sutton United last week.

CAM: Luke Harris

Now he’s back having recovered from an ankle injury, Harris would benefit from a run in the side. It’ll be between him and Alfie May to provide a service to Jay Stansfield. Perhaps Harris can start to tire down the Northampton players, and May then comes on to run at tired legs.

LM: Keshi Anderson

Got an assist in the league last time out and a few games before that a replace against Lincoln City. Should get the nod to start again.

ST: Jay Stansfield

As Birmingham’s talisman, Stansfield is always certain to play in the league. Scored a brace against Fulham in the EFL Trophy last week, and he’ll want to go into the international break with an goal or two to his name.