Birmingham City team news vs Huddersfield Town: Lukas Jutkiewicz starts, Chong AND Richards involved

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Birmingham City manager Lee Bowyer makes just one change to the side that lost 2-1 away at struggling Reading in the week.

Lukas Jutkiewicz comes in to the eleven as predicted with young Jordan James the man to lose his place in the middle of the park.

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With that in mind, it looks like there will be a slight tweak in the formation with two natural strikers playing up top - a probable 4-2-2-2.

The team in full then has Neil Etheridge in goal with a back four of Jordan Graham, Maxime Coline, Kristian Pedersen and Jeremie Bela.

Gary Gardner and Ryan Woods will take up the holding role with the influential Juninho Bacuna and Onel Hernandez as the attacking midfielders.

The aforementioned Jutkiewicz will partner Lyle Taylor up top.

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In even bigger news, there’s a place on the bench for both Taylor Richards AND Tahith Chong.

Teams in full

Birmingham City (4-2-2-2): Etheridge; Graham, Colin, Pedersen, Bela; Woods, Gardner; Bacuna, Hernandez; Jutkiewicz, Taylor

Subs: Chong, Richards, James, Trueman, Sunjic, Oakley, Campbell

Huddersfield Town (4-3-3): Nicholls; Toffolo, Pearson, Hogg, O’Brien, Rhodes, Thomas, Holmes, Turton, Colwill, Russell

Subs: Blackman, Koroma, Ruffels, Sarr, Sinani, Ward, Eiting

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