Morgaro Gomis has been placed on the bench for Birmingham City against SC Braga following a month on the sidelines.
The Irishman could make an appearance in the Europa League clash for the Championship side after a month away from action due to a knee injury.
While skipper Stephen Carr has been omitted from the squad, Nikola Zigic and Steven Caldwell start as expected for manager Chris Hughton.
Birmingham are level on points with Club Brugge and tonight's opponents in Group H. However, a defeat for the Blues will take Braga to the next stage of the Europa League.
Birmingham City: Myhill; Murphy, Caldwell, Spector, Davies; Burke, N'daw, Beausejour, Elliott; Fahey, Zigic
Subs: Doyle, Pablo, Gomis, Redmond, King, Rooney,Wood
SC Braga: Quim; Ewerton, Echiejile, Mossoro, Djamal; Leandro Salino, Vinicius, Hugo Viana, Barbosa, Lima; Alan
Subs: Berni, Rodrigo Galo, Douglao, Merida, Nuninho, Paulo Cesar, Nuno Gomes
Danielle Joynson
