Birmingham City vs West Brom injury news: Nine out and two doubtful for Championship match
The latest injury news ahead of Birmingham City’s big home match with West Brom
Play-off chasing Birmingham City host relegation strugglers West Brom in a huge match at both ends of the Championship table.
Birmingham are unbeaten in five league matches and head into this one full of confidence after a crucial 2-1 victory over Leicester City.
They’ve made St Andrew’s a real fortress since the start of last season and have only been beaten once in the league on home soil since Chris Davies arrived at the club in June 2024.
They appear to be building momentum at the perfect time as the business end of the season approaches, while for West Brom the exact opposite applies.
The Baggies replaced Ryan Mason with Eric Ramsay in January due to dissatisfaction with results and performances. However, they are yet to see anything resembling a new manager bounce so far after failing to win any of their last five matches.
Birmingham are looking to climb into the top six with a win and West Brom want three points to try to build a gap between themselves and the relegation places. Here’s the latest injury news.
Birmingham City injury news
Birmingham are likely to be without summer signing Phil Neumann due to a muscle injury. He was subbed off during the second half against Leicester City and is not expected to be in the matchday squad on Tuesday.
Alex Cochrane misses out because of an ankle problem and is not scheduled to return until around April, leaving the pressure on January signing Kai Wagner to prove his worth.
Ethan Laird is also likely to miss out due to a hamstring problem that’s marred his campaign since September. He, however, is thought to be edging closer to training again after a lengthy layoff.
Jack Robinson is expected to return to training soon after a hamstring injury but is not likely to feature against West Brom.
Demarai Gray is a doubt for this one, with the Leeds United game at the weekend looking like a more likely return date after his calf problem which has kept him out since Boxing Day.
West Brom injury news
Chris Mepham suffered a hamstring injury against Stoke and is likely to miss out in an alarming update.
George Campbell and Krystian Bielik are already sidelined too in central defence, making Nat Phillips the only fit and available centre-back ahead of a hugely challenging Championship fixture.
Karlan Grant misses out with a hamstring injury that’s likely to keep him on the sidelines for around three months. Tammer Bany has also been ruled out.
Mikey Johnson should be involved in some capacity but may not be included in the starting line-up due to a lack of match fitness.