Trio missing for Blues clash

Portsmouth will be without Aaron Mokoena, Luke Varney and David Norris when they head to Birmingham.

Defender Mokoena has yet to recover from the hamstring injury he suffered against West Ham three weeks ago and striker Varney remains sidelined with a knee problem which has kept him out since mid-December.

Midfielder Norris sits out the final game of a three-match ban after Saturday's clash with Hull was postponed due to the bad weather, although he would have been absent anyway as he is recovering from a hernia op.

But centre-half Ricardo Rocha and forward Dave Kitson have shaken off bugs and will be available along with midfielder Joel Ward (toe) and defenders Jason Pearce (buttock) and Tal Ben Haim (hip).