Birmingham City striker James McFadden is out for the next two games after undergoing minor knee surgery.

McFadden missed yesterday's defeat to Reading and Blues manager Alex McLeish said: "James had a small tear in his knee.

"He had keyhole surgery this morning, and we'll miss him for two more matches.

"It happened after the Newcastle match. We were not concerned at first, because we thought it was just a knock.

"But over the past few days the physiotherapist thought it might be a tear in his knee - and so it proved to be.

"He's out now, but it lets other plays have a chance."