Birmingham City Team Report

BIRMINGHAM

Coach: Alex McLeish (since 28/11/2007)

Last Result: 1-1 tie at home to Wolverhampton, May 01

Record: 8-12-15

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Streak: Tied 1

Next Match: away to Newcastle, May 07

Birmingham striker Nikola Zigic has undergone a new treatment programme this week in a last-ditch bid to regain fitness for the Barclays Premier League run-in. Alex McLeish’s L6million capture from Valencia last summer has scored eight goals this season, including the opener in the Carling Cup final win over Arsenal. But he has been troubled by groin and hip problems for the past two months which have restricted his appearances. McLeish said: “It has been a bit of a nightmare with Zigic. The medical team have done what they could but he keeps kind of breaking down and it is too painful for him to continue. But we are trying one or two other things the next couple of days to see if we can get him to participate in at least one or two of the games. It is different levels of treatment.”