Overview
- Kick-off is Monday 29 December at 8:15pm GMT at St Andrew's, with live coverage on Sky Sports Football from 8pm and streaming via Sky Go or NOW.
- Birmingham seek to halt a five-match winless run, while Southampton's recent trajectory under Tonda Eckert includes a 1-1 draw with leaders Coventry followed by a 2-1 defeat at Oxford.
- Southampton beat Birmingham 3-1 at St Mary's earlier this month, when Adam Armstrong scored twice.
- Birmingham are without suspended pair Christoph Klarer and Tommy Doyle and winger Demarai Gray is out with a calf issue; Southampton list injuries to Elias Jelert, Mads Roerslev, Ross Stewart, Samuel Edozie and Shea Charles.
- Paddy Power prices Birmingham 5-4, Southampton 2-1 and the draw 23-10, with tips pointing to both teams to score and over 2.5 goals based on goal-heavy trends for both sides.