Premiership-relegated Birminham will face newly promote Colchester in the first day of championship.
Birmingham have many change in team. Emile Heskey, Chris Sutton, Jiri Jarosik, Stan Lazaridis, Muzzy Izzet, Nicky Butt, Jermaine Pennant, Jamie Clapham, Martin Latka, Kenny Cunningham, Mario Melchiot and Nico Vaesen have all departed this summer. But Neil Danns, Cameron Jerome, Stephen Kelly, Rahdi Jaidi, Bruno N'Gotty and on-loan Arsenal duo Sebastian Larsson and Fabrice Muamba have arrived.
Neil Danns - coming from their Saturday opponent Colchester. Danns was by far Colchester best player last season.Forsell is fit at the moment. Jaidi is unlikely to be available to face Colchester after a delay in obtaining a work permit following his move from Bolton earlier this week.
Colchester lost 2 key figures from last season - winger Neil Danns, mentioned above, who joined Birmingham and they also lost their manager, who took over Hull City.
Big difference in quality of players . Birmingham is looking like a Premiership side and on the other hand Colchester is looking a bit doomed to go straight back to league 1.
Back the Brums and give 1 ball.
