Shrewsbury Town v Birmingham City early injury news as 2 out and 5 doubts

Birmingham City hope to avoid the new manager bounce when they face Shrewsbury Town at the New Meadow in the EFL League One on Saturday.

Gareth Ainsworth was appointed the new manager of the Shrews over the international break, and he has said that there will be a change in mentality from his side. Shrewsbury are bottom of the division whilst Blues are second, but Ainsworth has defied the odds before in this division, and will be out to claim a scalp.

Birmingham had several players out on international duty and they will have been checked upon their return. Below is the latest injury and team news from the Birmingham and Shrewsbury camps.

Birmingham City team news

Lee Buchanan has yet to make an appearance for the first-team this season having been struck down by injury. He was due to return in mid-September but suffered a setback, but now a return is in sight. He's had almost a fortnight of not having to worry about preparing himself for a game, and he should if there have been no complications, be in and around the squad for Saturday.

Emil Hansson has been sidelined with a muscle injury since coming off against Bolton Wanderers in October. He was ruled out until the international break, and could be in contention.

An injury in training has forced Scott Wright to miss the last six matches. The nature of his injury has been unspecified but he's in a similar position to Hansson. Luke Harris withdrew from the Wales senior team due to illness last week, and so he’s someone that Chris Davies will likely provide an update on.

Alfons Sampsted appeared to have suffered an injury whilst playing for Iceland against Wales on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old had to be helped off by the medical staff in the final 15 minutes of the match.

Doubt: Alfons Sampsted, Lee Buchanan, Luke Harris, Scott Wright and Emil Hansson.

Shrewsbury Town team news

Joshua Kayode has been out of action since the middle of August. He was described as a long-term injury by caretaker manager Sean Parrish. Morgan Feeney picked up an ankle injury in training that ruled him out of the last two games.

Neither Charles Sagoe Jr or Toto Nsiala featured in the squad for their last league match, but Sagoe Jr played in the EFL Trophy against Walsall and Nsiala was an unused substitute.

Out: Joshua Kayode and Morgan Feeney.