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Nikola Zigic starts for Blues at Pride Park this afternoon. |
The teams have been confirmed for today's pre-season friendly against Derby County at Pride Park.
Travelling Blues fans that didn't make it to the Far East tour get their first look at summer signings Ben Foster and Nikola Zigic whilst fellow new boy Enric Valles is named among 11 substitutes.
James McFadden, who missed the trip to Hong Kong and China due to the birth of his son, is also on the bench and likely to get a taste of the action at some point.
Lining up for the Rams is former Blues midfielder Robbie Savage.
The full teams are as follows...
Derby: Stephen Bywater, John Brayford, Gareth Roberts, Paul Green, Dean Leacock, Russell Anderson, Tomasz Cywka, Robbie Savage, Chris Porter, Kris Commons, James Bailey.
Subs (from): Ron Hulse, Saul Deeney, Dean Moxey, Ben Pringle, David Martin, Conor Doyle, Jake Buxton, Luke Varney.
Blues: Ben Foster; Stuart Parnaby, David Murphy, Roger Johnson, Scott Dann; Seb Larsson, Craig Gardner, Barry Ferguson, Keith Fahey; Garry O'Connor, Nikola Zigic.
Subs (from): Maik Taylor, Stephen Carr, Lee Bowyer, Liam Ridgewell, Kevin Phillips, Cameron Jerome, Fraser Kerr, James McFadden, Michel, Enric Valles, Jordon Mutch.