Exeter City v Birmingham City injury news as 7 out and 1 doubt

Birmingham City will be looking for a response when they travel to St James Park to face Exeter City on Tuesday (November 26).

Blues are playing the Grecians in a rearranged fixture that was due to take place in September but was called off due to international call-ups. Birmingham lost to Shrewsbury Town at the weekend, and will hope to use this game as an ability to bounce back from the shock defeat.

A win for Birmingham could take them back in to the top two after Wrexham and Stockport County overtook them following wins against Exeter and Burton Albion. For Exeter, a win in front of their own supporters could see them go as high as sixth depending on their margin of victory.

It’s a short turnaround between the two fixtures and so changes may be made to freshen things up. Here’s the latest injury and team news ahead of kick-off.

Birmingham City team news

Alfons Sampsted is facing a couple of weeks on the sidelines. He rolled his ankle whilst playing for Iceland earlier this month.

Emil Hansson and Scott Wright are both unavailable due to injury. Neither of them are expected to return from injury ‘imminently’ and are working their way back from their knocks. The pair still out for ‘hopefully only a few weeks’ according to manager Chris Davies.

Lee Buchanan is still working his way back from a calf problem. He suffered an injury in pre-season that put him out until mid-September, and then as he was on the cusp of a return, he suffered a setback.

The former Derby County left-back could soon find himself back in contention. Chris Davies spoke of Buchanan potentially playing in a behind-closed-doors friendly to build up his match fitness, and that would make him available in the next few weeks.

Luke Harris recovered from an illness that forced him to withdraw from international duty with Wales to start at the weekend. Keshi Anderson was replaced in the 34th minute at the weekend for Lyndon Dykes, but was not carrying an injury.

Out: Emil Hansson, Lee Buchanan, Scott Wright, and Alfons Sampsted.

Exeter City team news

Johnly Yfeko has a hamstring injury that he suffered at the end of October. He’s expected to be out for between eight to 10 weeks. Central midfielder Reece Cole is also absent. He's been missing for the last three games.

Yanic Wildschut is a long-term absentee. He damaged his knee ligaments in a pre-season friendly and has been ruled out for the remainder of the campaign. Patrick Jones is out with a hamstring injury. He left Huddersfield Town at the end of September, but suffered the injury in training shortly after making the move.

An injury in the warm-up saw Millenic Alli withdraw just before kick-off. Ryan Woods was given two yellows against Lincoln City which saw him miss out against Wrexham, but he should return.

Out: Johnly Yfeko, Patrick Jones and Yanic Wildschut. Doubt: Millenic Alli.