BIRMINGHAM playmaker Alexander Hleb has been declared fit for Sunday's Barclays Premier League derby at Aston Villa.
The on-loan Barcelona player suffered a knee injury during last Saturday's 2-0 home success over Blackpool but is named in Alex McLeish's squad.
Midfielder Michel has shaken off a kick on the shin suffered against Brentford in the midweek Carling Cup tie but Cameron Jerome (ankle), Jean Beausejour (knee) and James McFadden (knee) are long-term absentees.
Provisional squad: Foster, Carr, Dann, Johnson, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Fahey, Gardner, Hleb, Zigic, Taylor, Parnaby, Bowyer, Michel, Phillips, Derbyshire, O'Connor, Murphy, Jiranek.
Midfielder Michel has shaken off a kick on the shin suffered against Brentford in the midweek Carling Cup tie but Cameron Jerome (ankle), Jean Beausejour (knee) and James McFadden (knee) are long-term absentees.
Provisional squad: Foster, Carr, Dann, Johnson, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Fahey, Gardner, Hleb, Zigic, Taylor, Parnaby, Bowyer, Michel, Phillips, Derbyshire, O'Connor, Murphy, Jiranek.
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