Sun 1st Nov - St Andrews Stadium
Hunt: Loan extended
Emile Mpenza will once again be missing for Plymouth, while Birmingham have Nicky Hunt available.
Pilgrims manager Paul Sturrock will chose between strikers Rory Fallon and Steven MacLean as former Belgium international Mpenza (hamstring) remains sidelined.
Sturrock's side suffered their second consecutive defeat in the 1-0 reverse at Doncaster on Saturday and host second-placed Birmingham without injured captain Karl Duguid.
Former Colchester midfielder Duguid is suffering from a calf strain and is likely to be replaced by Yoann Folly, who was included in Sturrock's starting XI at Doncaster.
Fit-again right-back David McNamee has returned to training on Monday but is not expected to feature in the squad on Tuesday night.
Defender Hunt will be available for Birmingham having extended his loan deal until 10th January.
The Bolton full-back's original one-month agreement expired after Saturday's 3-2 win over Watford but manager Alex McLeish has opted to keep him at St Andrews over the hectic festive period.
Fellow right-back Stuart Parnaby will battle it out with Hunt for a starting berth at Home Park having fully recovered from a hamstring problem but left-back Stephen Kelly (thigh) remains out.
Forward James McFadden faces around two weeks on the sidelines in order to rest a groin problem, while defenders David Murphy (groin) and Liam Ridgewell (illness) are battling to be fit.
Garry O'Connor (groin), Gary McSheffrey (knee) and Damien Johnson (back) continue to work their way back to full fitness after lengthy spells on the sidelines but are not ready to feature on Tuesday.
Cameron Jerome will hope to be rewarded with a starting berth in attack after two goals in as many games from the bench, although fellow strikers Kevin Phillips and Marcus Bent seem to have nailed down the forward places.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Monday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Fulham |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Wolverhampton vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 5th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 12th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs West Ham |
| Tuesday 15th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham vs Blackburn |
| Sunday 20th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Birmingham vs Chelsea |
| Monday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 9th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 17:30 | Birmingham vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 16th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Birmingham |
| Wednesday 27th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Chelsea vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 30th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Tottenham |
| Saturday 6th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:00 | Birmingham vs Wolverhampton |
| Tuesday 9th February | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | West Ham vs Birmingham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 0 - 0 Man City | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 2 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Saturday 17th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 3 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Burnley 2 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 1 - 2 Bolton | |
| Tuesday 22nd September | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Sunderland 2 - 0 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Sunday 13th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 0 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Tottenham 2 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Tuesday 25th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Southampton 1 - 2 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 0 - 0 Stoke | |
| Wednesday 19th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 16th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Birmingham | |
| Wednesday 5th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Tamworth 3 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Tuesday 4th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Crewe 4 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Sunday 2nd August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Cheltenham 0 - 4 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 1st August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Nottm Forest 2 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Wednesday 29th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Dag & Red 0 - 1 Birmingham | |
| Saturday 25th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Burton Albion 3 - 2 Birmingham | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 13 |
| 14 | Everton | 10 | 12 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 11 | 10 |
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