Blues central defender David Holdsworth has joined local rivals Walsall on a one month loan.

Holdsworth could go straight into the Saddlers squad to face West Brom at The Hawthorns on Sunday.

Blues manager Steve Bruce has also given them permission to play him in their FA Cup fourth round tie with Charlton next week.

Holdsworth, who joined Blues from Sheffield United in March 1999, has been dogged by injuries for the last year but has recently returned to full fitness.