Birmingham City will be looking to put the disappointment of the midweek defeat to Reading rapidly behind them when they return home to take on Huddersfield Town on Saturday.
The loss on Tuesday evening summed up the Blues season to date, inconsistent. Just as you think a good run is being put together, they get brought back down to earth with defeat.
It wasn’t for the lack of trying against the Royals, though. The chances were there, it was just the finishing that badly let the team down.
Saturday however brings a new test and what a test at that. The Terriers come to St Andrew’s on a 16 game unbeaten streak, their best in the second tier for over 100 years.
With the Blues injury problems never-ending, it doesn’t look like a fixture on paper that even has a chance of swinging their way.
But games aren’t played on paper and stranger things have happened.
The lack of numbers doesn’t give Lee Bowyer much option to freshen things up even if he wanted but with that said, a tweak could be in the offing ahead of Saturday.
Here’s the eleven BirminghamWorld think may take the field.
1. GK - Neil Etheridge
No danger of Etheridge losing his place as number one. Photo: PA
2. RB - Jordan Graham
Lee Bowyer was full of praise for Graham in his pre-match press conference and rightly so. He’s been solid filling in out of position.
3. CB - Maxime Colin
With none of the injured central defenders expected to be back, it leaves Colin slotting in at CB. Photo: Nigel French
4. CB - Kristian Pedersen
Like Colin, it’s kind of like it or lump it at centre-back at the moment. Photo: Marc Atkins