Luke Berry makes his 100th appearance for the Hatters after signing from Cambridge United in 2017 and he begins alongside Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu, who is back in the starting line-up after coming off the bench against Blackburn Rovers.

Town’s top scorer James Collins leads the line and makes his 150th appearance for the Town, joined alongside Elliot Lee and Harry Cornick in attack.

Martin Cranie begins on the bench for the first time in the Championship this season, and George Moncur, who has started the last three matches, is also among the nine substitutes.

Town: Sluga, Pearson, Rea, Bradley (C), Norrington-Davies; Berry, Mpanzu, Dewsbury-Hall; Cornick, Lee, Collins.

Substitutes: Shea, Cranie, Tunnicliffe, Moncur, Lockyer, Clark, Bree, Nombe, Morrell.

Birmingham: Etheridge, Colin, Roberts, Dean (C), Clarke-Salter, Friend; San José, Sunjic, Gardner; Hogan, Jutkiewicz.

Substitutes: Prieto, Pedersen, Dacres-Cogley, Kieftenbeld, Toral, Bela, Sanchez, McGree, Leko.

Referee: David Webb