Date: Tuesday 28th January; Competition: Sky Bet Championship; Venue: St Andrews; Kick-Off: 19:45 Leicester face another Midland rival on Tuesday night as Nigel Pearson takes his table topping side to St Andrews to face Lee Clark's Birmingham City. The Foxes sit eight points clear at the top of the Championship, although Queens Park Rangers and Burnley do have a game in hand. The Blues will be looking to steer away from the dreaded relegation zone with a win. However, a combination of failure to pick up three points and other results going against them could see them sit just one point above the drop zone. Team News Birmingham will be without Paul Robinson, who is suspended due to picking up ten yellow cards this season. Loanee Kyle Bartley is expected to take his place. Midfielder Tom Adeyemi could start after missing the last month with a back injury. Peter Lovenkrands made his comeback from a groin injury at the weekend and he is also set to feature Leicester defender Liam Moore is to be sidelined for around three weeks with a fractured rib after colliding with the goal post early on in Saturday's 2-0 win over Middlesbrough. Marcin Wasilewski will deputise. Striker Chris Wood and defender Ignasi Miquel are back in training this week. Stats Leicester are unbeaten in the past four meetings, winning two. Birmingham's most recent win was 2-0 in the Championship at St Andrew's, in October 2011. Birmingham have lost three of their past four games in all competitions, winning one. They were unbeaten in their previous 10 games in all competitions. The Blues have not won any of their past eight league games at home, losing three. Their most recent home win in the Championship was 4-0 against Millwall at the start of October Leicester have won their past seven league games. The last time they won seven successive league games was from February to March 1993. The Foxes have scored 49 league goals so far this season. Only Derby have scored more in the Championship. Leicester have taken 25 points from their 13 away games in the Championship this season. Only Derby have taken more. Source (BBC Sport)Likely Line-Ups Birmingham: Doyle, Caddis, Packwood, Bartley, Hancox, Burke, Lee, Brown, Ferguson, Novak, Rusnak Leicester: Schmichel, De Laet, Konchesky, Drinkwater, Morgan, James, Vardy, Dyer, Wasilewski, Knockaert, Nugent Prediction Birmingham 0-2 Leicester
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