Birmingham vs Blackpool preview - Gleeson blow for Blues

Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2015 by PA

Birmingham boss Gary Rowett will be without midfielder Stephen Gleeson when his side welcome basement club Blackpool to St Andrew's.

Gleeson begins a three-match ban after seeing red for serious foul play in the closing stages of the 1-0 victory over Brentford at the weekend.

With Gleeson absent, Rowett could hand a debut to fellow midfielder Robert Tesche, who joined Blues on loan from Nottingham Forest on Monday.

Midfielders Callum Reilly and Lloyd Dyer came off the bench in the second half against the Bees, while youngster Charlee Adams has been recalled from his loan spell with Lincoln, and they provide further options for Rowett.

Blackpool winger Henry Cameron will miss the trip after he was ruled out for up to six weeks.

The youngster was taken off in the first half of Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Wigan and manager Lee Clark has revealed that Cameron will miss the next four to six weeks as a result of ankle ligament damage.

Charles Dunne serves the second game of a three-match ban he picked up for seeing red against Brentford.

Nathan Delfouneso stepped off the bench to replace Cameron at the weekend and he could be in line for a recall.