Chris Davies makes seven changes and names strong Birmingham City side for FA Cup clash

Davies has made seven changes to the side that started against Bristol City

Birmingham City head coach Chris Davies has made seven changes to the side that started against Bristol City in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday night for their FA Cup third round tie against Blackburn Rovers.

The most notable change sees Neil Etheridge come into the side in goal, with Matija Sarkic dropping to the bench.

Etheridge, Sanderson, Bielik, Longelo, Chong, Hall and Hogan come into the side

There are also changes in defence, with George Friend, Dion Sanderson and Emmanuel Longelo all coming into the side.

In midfield, Jordan James and Juninho Bacuna make way for Hannibal Mejbri and Tahith Chong.

And in attack, Scott Hogan comes into the side in place of Troy Deeney.

The full Birmingham City team to face Blackburn Rovers is:

Etheridge; Sanderson, Bielik, Longelo; Colin, Chong, Hall, Mejbri; Hogan, Jutkiewicz, Rochester

The match kicks off at 3pm and will be shown live on ITV.