Birmingham City vs Norwich team news: Rowett and Wagner name lineups for Championship final-day clash

Gary Rowett has named his last starting lineup as the interim manager of Birmingham City and it couldn’t be for a more important game as Blues attempt to perform a final-day miracle to escape relegation.

Down in 22nd and knowing only a win will realistically be enough to stay in the Sky Bet Championship, Blues will be under the pressure cooker against Norwich City this Saturday lunchtime. It’s expected to be a tricky game, too, as the Canaries are still fighting to secure their play-off status.

Rowett has made one change for the crunch clash, with 19-year-old Wales international Jordan James coming in for Juninho Bacuna. Jay Stansfield, leading the line, is supported in the attacking third by Keshi Anderson and Koji Miyoshi.

The visitors, meanwhile, have named Josh Sargent as their starting striker, with Borja Sainz, Marcelino Nuñez and Gabriel Sara the creative forces behind. Jacob Sørensen joins Captain Kenny McLean at the base of midfield, while Angus Gunn is in goal.

Birmingham vs Norwich lineups

Here are the two teams in full.

Blues XI: Ruddy (GK); Laird, Sanderson, Bielik, Buchanan; Sunjic, Paik; James, Anderson, Miyoshi; Stansfield.

Blues subs: Etheridge (GK), Drameh, M. Roberts, Bacuna, Hall, Pritchard, Dembele, T. Roberts, Jutkiewicz.

Norwich XI: Gunn (GK); Stacey, Duffy, Gibson, McCallum; Sorensen, McLean; Sara, Nuñez, Sainz; Sargent.

Norwich subs: Long (GK), Hanley, Batth, Giannoulis, Fisher, Welch, Rowe, Aboh, Van Hooijoonk.