Tony Pulis has made two changes to his starting line up ahead of this afternoon's Barclays Premier League clash against Birmingham City.

The City boss rested both Liam Lawrence and Ricardo Fuller during the defeat at Liverpool on Wednesday, however, both return to the starting line up today.

Lawrence comes in at the expense of summer signing Dean Whitehead, who drops down to the bench, whilst Fuller is preferred to Richard Cresswell in attack.

Ryan Shawcross also handed Pulis a timely boost after declaring himself fit after missing training yesterday.

BIRMINGHAM (4-4-2): Hart; Parnaby, Queudrue, Johnson, Carr; Bowyer, Fahey, Ferguson, McFadden; Phillips, O'Connor. Subs: Taylor, Larsson, Chucho, Giovanny, McSheffrey, O'Shea, Carsley.

CITY (4-4-2): Sorensen; Wilkinson, Shawcross, A.D. Faye, Higginbotham; Lawrence, Whelan, Delap, Etherington; Beattie, Fuller. Subs: Simonsen, Griffin, Cort, Pugh, Whitehead, Cresswell, Kitson.