EFL Championship leaders Leicester City cross swords with a struggling Birmingham City side at the St. Andrews' Stadium.
Birmingham City ended their run of three winless games with a 1-0 victory against Cardiff City but with 26 points from 21 games, the English side are struggling in the bottom half of the table. The second-tier outfit will have to produce some wins if they have to rise up in the table.
The Foxes were relegated from the Premier League after a shambolic campaign but they have been a class apart in the 2023/24 EFL Championship campaign. With 17 wins and just three losses this season, Leicester City are tied on points with Ipswich Town and could take a three point lead over them with a game in hand over their rivals.
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Birmingham vs Leicester kick-off time
| Date: | December 18, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 8:00 pm GMT |
| Venue: | St. Andrew's Stadium |
Birmingham City will welcome Leicester City at the St. Andrew's Stadium with kick-off scheduled at 8:00 pm GMT in the UK.
How to watch Birmingham vs Leicester online - TV channels & live streams
 | Sky Sports Main Event | Watch here |
 | Sky Sports Football | Watch here |
 | Sky Sports Ultra HDR | Watch here |
The Championship League fixture will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Footballand Sky Sports Ultra HDR with live updates on GOAL's Live Match Centre.
Team news & squads
Birmingham team news
Jay Stansfield hobbled off the pitch in the last knockings of the game against Cardiff but Wayne Rooney has assured that the English forward will lead the forward battery once again.
Cody Dramey (ankle) and Ethan Laird (hip) are ruled out of the fixture and will only return after the turn of the year.
Birmingham City predicted XI: Ruddy; Aiwu, Sanderson, Roberts, Buchanan; Bielik, Sunjic, James; Dembele, Bacuna, Stansfield
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Etheridge, Ruddy, Mayo |
| Defenders: | Sanderson, Aiwu, Roberts, Long, Buchanan, Longelo, Oakley |
| Midfielders: | Bielik, Sunjic, Chang, Bacuna, James, Hall, Gardner, Khela, Miyoshi, Anderson, Donovan |
| Forwards: | Roberts, Burke, Hogan, Stansfield, Jutkiewicz, Dembele, Dixon |
Leicester team news
Jamie Vardy is on course to miss his third game on the trot due to his knee concern while Callum Doyle and Harry Souttar are confined in the treatment room due to injury.
Harry Winks, Wilfred Ndidi, and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will start in the Foxes' engine room as they look to bridge the gap between themselves and Ipswich.
Leicester City predicted XI: Hermansen; Pereira, Vestergaard, Faes, Justin; Ndidi, Winks, Dewsbury-Hall; Fatawu, Mavididi, Iheanacho
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Ward, Iversen, Hermansen, Smithies, Stolarczyk |
| Defenders: | Faes, Souttar, Coady, Doyle, Vestergaard, Justin, Pereira |
| Midfielders: | Ndidi, Winks, Choudhury, Dewsbury-Hall, Praet, Albrighton, McAteer |
| Forwards: | Iheanacho, Daka, Cannon, Vardy, Mavididi, Fatawu, Akgun, Marcal |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2020 | Leicester 1-0 Birmingham | FA Cup |
| 1 Aug 2015 | Birmingham 2-3 Leicester | Club Friendlies |
| 29 Jan 2014 | Birmingham 1-2 Leicester | Championship |
| 24 Aug 2013 | Leicester 3-2 Birmingham | Championship |
| 13 Apr 2013 | Leicester 2-2 Birmingham | Championship |