Championship
December 29, 2012
Bolton
3 - 1
Birmingham
Championship
15:00 +00:00, December 29, 2012
Reebok Stadium, England
Referee: S Hooper
Davies in line for start
Team Stat Comparison
| Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham City | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches Played | 46 | 46 |
| Table Position | 7 | 12 |
| Points | 68 | 61 |
| Goal Difference | 8 | -6 |
| Goals for * | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Goals against * | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 | D-D-W-L-W | D-L-W-W-D |
| Last 5 home | D-W-W-W-W | D-W-D-L-W |
| Last 5 away | D-L-W-L-L | L-W-D-W-W |
| * Goals per match - home matches for home club and away matches for away club | ||
| Stats: Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham City | ||
Competition Stats
| Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham City | |
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| Squads: Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham City | ||
Next Matches
| Bolton Wanderers | Birmingham City | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/3 | A: Burnley | 8/3 | H: Watford |
| 8/10 | H: Reading | 8/10 | A: Yeovil Town |
| 8/17 | A: Nottingham Forest | 8/17 | H: Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 8/24 | H: Queens Park Rangers | 8/24 | A: Leicester City |
| 8/31 | A: Blackburn Rovers | 8/31 | H: Ipswich Town |
Bolton skipper Kevin Davies could return to the starting XI when they host Birmingham.
Davies missed the Boxing Day defeat to Sheffield Wednesday after serving a one-match ban and could replace Benik Afobe.
Marvin Sordell is also pushing for inclusion to partner David Ngog in the Trotters' attack.
Defender Sam Ricketts was replaced by Marcos Alonso against the Owls but manager Dougie Freedman expects him to be fit for the visit of the Blues.
Freedman also admitted his side are still adjusting to the npower Championship following relegation from the Premier League last season.
"The attitude is fine. I think it's the understanding of the division,'' he told BBC Sport. "You can't just turn up and expect to win because you've had some Premier League experience. You have to do the small things correctly.''
Defender Matt Mills (thigh) and midfielder Mark Davies (shoulder) remain on the sidelines alongside knee-injury victims Stuart Holden, David Wheater and Josh Vela.
Jonathan Spector boasts an outside chance of returning for Birmingham.
The midfielder has missed the last three matches with an ankle injury but is facing a race against time to be available for the clash at the Reebok Stadium.
Fellow American Will Packwood missed the 2-1 Boxing Day win at Barnsley due to illness and the defender will also be assessed.
Otherwise, manager Lee Clark does not expect any further players to return to the fold in time for the encounter as Blues aim for back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
That means strikers Marlon King (knee), Peter Lovenkrands (calf) and Akwasi Asante (hamstring), midfielders Papa Bouba Diop (hamstring) and Darren Ambrose (knee) as well as defenders Paul Caddis (hamstring), David Murphy and Stephen Carr all remain absent.