Birmingham v Leeds - team news

By Andy Baggott
March 25 2004

Leeds go into Saturdays clash with Birmingham knowing that a win would, temporarily at least, list them out of the relegation zone. With the game kicking off at 12.30, three points would take us ahead of both Portsmouth and Leicester who play later in the day.

Eddie Gray should be picking from strength. There were no fresh injury worries, and Gray is hoping to welcome back Bakke. If the Norwegian shakes off his thigh strain, he would probably come back into the team at the expense of Johnson or Mcphail. The rest of the team is likely to remain the same.
<p> Birmingham boss Steve Bruce has selection problems. He is without a string of players including Savage and Dunn, although Forsell is expected to shake off a knock and take his place. The Finn is in a rich vein of form, and Leeds will need to watch the man on loan from Chelsea, if he takes his place in the line up.