Wayne Rooney makes ‘bold’ defensive change as striker experiment continues - Birmingham City predicted XI vs Rotherham

Here’s how we think Birmingham City will line up against Rotherham United in the EFL Championship.

Birmingham City return to St Andrew's Stadium on Saturday afternoon to take on Championship relegation battlers Rotherham United.

Wayne Rooney will be hoping for more home joy after he earned his first three points as Blues boss last weekend, in a 2-1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

It was defeat for Birmingham on the road midweek as Blackburn Rovers came out on top in a 4-2 thriller. Blues recorded 26 shots and seven on target during that game but were atrocious defensively.

An improvement is desperately needed this weekend and we reckon Rooney could take action with some changes. With that in mind, here's our predicted XI for Saturday.

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