Sport Marvin Ekpiteta banned as Blackpool battle Birmingham By Press Association December 8, 2022, 4:58 pm Blackpool’s Marvin Ekpiteta is suspended (Jacob King/PA) Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Blackpool captain Marvin Ekpiteta is suspended for the visit of Birmingham. The centre-back starts a two-match ban after seeing a second red card of the season against Wigan before the World Cup break. James Husband, Liam Bridcutt, Lewis Fiorini and Jake Beesley have all returned to training after injuries. But Jordan Gabriel, Kevin Stewart and Keshi Anderson are not expected back until the new year. Birmingham midfielder Gary Gardner is back in training. The 30-year-old has been sidelined since suffering a recurrence of a calf injury in August. Hannibal Mejbri and Krystian Bielik will have their fitness checked after returning from the World Cup. Przemyslaw Placheta and Harlee Dean are still sidelined. Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe More from The Sunday Post Matt Crooks stars as Middlesbrough down Birmingham to continue Championship rise Oscar Estupinan fires Hull to deserved win over Birmingham The sky is the limit – Vincent Kompany hails World Cup hero Anass Zaroury John Eustace not getting carried away after Birmingham’s win over Reading
