Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City team news with 3 doubts and 5 outs amid worrying Nathan Jones update
Nathan Jones has had fresh injury concerns to deal with following defeat to Wrexham last time out.
Charlton Athletic look to end a run of four matches without a win when hosting Birmingham City at The Valley on Saturday.
Both sides were playing League One football last season and look on track to consolidate their places in the Championship this term. The Addicks sit 18th in the division, seven points above the drop zone, with the Blues in 12th and eight points ahead.
Birmingham City go into the clash off the back of defeats to promotion chasing duo Millwall and Middlesbrough, conceding three across those matches. LondonWorld has your team news.
Charlton Athletic team news
Charlton Athletic defender Reece Burke limped off after just 13 minutes against Wrexham last time out and Nathan Jones provided an update on the 29-year-old ahead of facing Birmingham City.
The manager said: "It was reminiscent of the Swansea game, it was tough in terms of injuries. Reece has had a really frustrating one - it's an injury that he's picked up that he's never had before. We did everything we could, we didn’t take him to West Brom and trained him so he would be ready for Saturday. It's a quad injury."
It sounds like Burke will miss out on Saturday with Luke Berry also a doubt having come off against Wrexham with an injury. Jones appeared to suggest the midfielder’s problem may be less serious.
Collins Sichenje is confirmed to be a doubt with a lack of minutes catching up with him. Jones also said that Amari’i Bell was ‘struggling’ on Saturday with Harvey Knibbs a longer term absentee.
Doubts - Luke Berry, Collins Sichenje, Amari’i Bell. Outs - Reece Burke, Harvey Knibbs.
Birmingham City team news
Birmingham City have seen their injury woes improve in recent weeks with players returning to fitness. However, there are some niggles that Chris Davies must continue to manage.
Paik Seung-ho had been a big miss due to a shoulder injury when missing out against Norwich City and Millwall. The midfielder returned to the squad against Middlesbrough and was handed minutes off the bench.
The main problems for the Blues are the absences of Kyogo Furuhashi, Alex Cochrane and Lee Buchanan.
Outs - Kyogo Furuhashi, Alex Cochrane and Lee Buchanan.
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