McLeish looks set to keep faith with the line-up which earned an impressive 1-1 draw at home to Manchester United in mid-week thanks to Lee Bowyer's late goal.
Blues have no fresh injury worries as they strive to maintain an impressive home record - just one league defeat in the last 16 months at St. Andrews - with former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb again likely to be amongst the substitutes as he continues his comeback from a hamstring injury.
Source: PA
Source: PA