Again Another Big Injury “Blow” For Birmingham City! How Will Shrewsbury…

Again Another Big Injury “Blow” For Birmingham City! How Will Shrewsbury…

Birmingham City given injury scare ahead of Shrewsbury Town clash

Blues are on their travels at Shrewsbury Town at the weekend but it looks like one player will have to be checked.

Birmingham City will be holding their breath as it appears Alfons Sampsted may be returning from the international break carrying a knock

The 26-year-old was playing 110 miles away at the Cardiff City Stadium for Iceland in their final group stage match of the UEFA Nations League. He started, whilst his compatriot and club teammate Willum Willumsson only came on as a substitute in the final quarter of the game with Iceland trailing by two.

It appears that Sampsted who played 74 minutes, ‘hobbled’ off as he made way for Dagur Thorhallsson. He was carried by two members of Iceland’s physio team as he walked off gingerly.

The apparent injury came when a ball was lofted over the top and he was competing with Leeds United attacker Dan James for the ball. Neither play ended up getting possession, but Sampsted came off the worse of the two

The 26-year-old has played in 12 games across all competitions. Since the return of Ethan Laird, Sampsted has had to settle for a place on the bench, with his last start coming in the EFL Trophy win against Fulham in October. Sampsted could have crossed paths with his teammate Luke Harris over the international break, but the on-loan Fulham man had to withdraw due to illness.

Birmingham City play Shrewsbury Town this coming Saturday (November 23). First-team manager Chris Davies is likely to provide an update on Sampsted in his pre-match press conference.

Elsewhere during the international break, Paik Seung-Ho came on as a substitute in a 3-1 win for South Korea over Kuwait. Five days later, South Korea played out to a 1-1 draw with Palestine, but Paik did not play any part, and was instead left on the bench.

Goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell was twice an unused substitute as Northern Ireland beat Belarus and drew with Luxembourg. He is still awaiting his 50th cap with the 28-year-old just two games away from reaching the landmark appearance.

Lyndon Dykes played in Scotland’s two games, coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 win against Georgia, and then starting against Poland. The Scots finished third in their group and now face a play-off in March to keep their place in League A.