Both Birmingham City and West Brom will be looking to climb the 2023-24 Championship standings when they lock horns at St. Andrew's on Friday.
John Eustace's Blues are 12th with 15 points from 10 games, while the Baggies have a point in surplus from as many games but are seven positions higher on the standings.
Birmingham come into the tie on the back of a 4-1 thrashing of Huddersfield Town, with West Brom beating Sheffield Wednesday by a solitary goal in their last outing.
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Birmingham vs West Brom kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | October 6, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 3 pm ET |
| Venue: | St. Andrew's |
The Championship match between Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion will be played at St. Andrew's football stadium in Birmingham, England.
It will kick off at 3 pm ET on October 6 in the United States (US).
How to watch Birmingham vs West Brom online - TV channels & live streams
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The game is available to watch and stream online live through ESPN+.
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Team news & squads
Birmingham team news
Eustace is likely to call upon the same lineup from the Huddersfield win.
With that, the Birmingham boss would continue to deploy Siriki Dembele as a center-forward, with Juninho Bacuna keeping his place ahead of Oliver Burke on the left wing.
Birmingham possible XI: Ruddy; Drameh, Sanderson, Long, Longelo; Sunjic, Bielik; Miyoshi, Stansfield, Bacuna; Dembele
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Etheridge, Ruddy, Jeacock |
| Defenders: | Sanderson, Aiwu, Roberts, Long, Buchanan, Longelo, Laird, Drameh, Oakley |
| Midfielders: | Bielik, Sunjic, Chang, Bacuna, James, Hall, Gardner, Khela, Miyoshi, Anderson, Dembele |
| Forwards: | Roberts, Burke, Hogan, Stansfield, Jutkiewicz |
West Brom team news
Jeremy Sarmiento is ruled out with a muscle injury for at least a few weeks, with Albion boss Carlos Corberan not expected to bring in many changes.
Conor Townsend can possibly reclaim a place at left full-back from Matt Phillips, while the likes of Nathaniel Chalobah and Grady Diangana could be used to freshen things up in midfield.
West Brom possible XI: Palmer; Kipre, Bartley, Pieters; Furlong, Yokuslu, Mowatt, Phillips; Thomas-Asante, Swift; Wallace
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Griffiths, Palmer, Cann |
| Defenders: | Ajayi, Kipre, Taylor, Bartley, Townsend, Furlong, Pipa, Kelly |
| Midfielders: | Yokuslu, Chalobah, Swift, Mowatt, Molumby, Fellows, Reach, Wallace, Diangana, Phillips |
| Forwards: | Dike, Maja, Thomas-Asante |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2023 | Birmingham City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion | Championship |
| Sep 14, 2022 | West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Birmingham City | Championship |
| Apr 3, 2022 | Birmingham City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion | Championship |
| Oct 15, 2021 | West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Birmingham City | Championship |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Birmingham City 0-4 West Bromwich Albion | Club Friendlies |