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Chris Davies, manager of Birmingham City<\/p>\nKyogo Furuhashi will wear the Royal Blue of Birmingham City<\/a> for the first time at Burton this afternoon.<\/p>\n The former Celtic and Rennes striker has been named in a strong starting line-up at the Pirelli Stadium<\/a>, which features fellow new signings Phil Neumann, Bright Osayi-Samuel and Tommy Doyle.<\/p>\n Returning Blues product Demarai Gray is on a substitutes bench otherwise filled with the club\u2019s younger players.<\/p>\n Ryan Allsop starts in goal, behind a back-four of Osayi-Samuel, Neumann, Christoph Klarer and Alex Cochrane. Paik Seung-ho and Tomoki Iwata combine in midfield, with what looks like an attacking trio of Doyle, Willum Willumsson and Keshi Anderson in front. Doyle could operate slightly deeper in a 4-3-3, or as the No. 10 in a 4-2-3-1. Similarly Paik could end up being the player who pushes forward.<\/p>\n BLUES XI: Allsop; Osayi-Samuel, Neumann, Klarer, Cochrane; Paik Seung-ho, Iwata; Willumsson, Doyle, Anderson; Kyogo. Subs: Mayo, Willis, Mazwi, Boakye, Pennington, Gray, Bateman, Eubankl, Wodskou, Betteka, Robinson, Ellis.<\/p>\n What do you make of the XI? Have your say here<\/a>Get the latest Blues headlines sent straight to your phone<\/p>\n BirminghamLive has its very own Birmingham City<\/a> WhatsApp community to deliver the latest headlines straight to your phone. Just click this link<\/a> to receive daily Blues content and breaking news. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like. Click on the name at the top of your screen while in WhatsApp and click ‘Exit Group’. 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