Although not the main derby for either side, this fixture does carry more needle than your standard fixture.

There were six cards and 26 fouls when the two sides met last time in a 0-0 draw.

Birmingham have averaged two cards per match exactly this season and have received over 1.5 in 88% of their Championship outings.

West Brom have been excellent at drawing cards on home soil, with an average of 2.5 per match. No side has left The Hawthorns without a card and 75% have had two or more.

Good price available here on Birmingham’s left-back, who has averaged 1.10 fouls per 90 minutes.

Cochrane has committed a foul in four of his last six, with seven fouls in total, including two in the derby match against Wolves, which is a good match to compare to in terms of temperament.

West Brom have options on the right to go up against Cochrane and they all draw fouls.

Most likely it will be Harry Whitwell. Whitwell has drawn 2.89 fouls per 90, the highest of any player with regular minutes in the Baggies squad.

The other option, and likely to get some minutes is Rabby Nzingoula, who has drawn an average of 2.22 fouls per 90 minutes.

I love taking this selection on Birmingham City games because Iwata loves taking on a strike from distance.

He has got a cannon of a right-foot and has scored some wonderful goals.

If the ball drops to him, you can be pretty confident he’s going to let fly.

Iwata has averaged 1.27 shots per 90 and has had at least one shot in each of his last five games, having two shots in three of those. He’s had at least one shot in seven of his nine starts this season.

Iwata’s 10 shots this season is the fourth highest in the Blues’ squad.

There was 26 fouls when these two last met and it should be a feisty affair as mentioned.

Morgan has been an excellent addition for West Brom and provides serious value at the top-end of the pitch. He is also very prominent in the foul markets.

Morgan has averaged 2.09 fouls per 90 minutes in the Championship this season so the 1+ at odds of around 1.25 is a nice little addition to a bet builder.

He’s committed one or more fouls in seven of his eight Championship matches this season and racked up three in the derby match against Wolves.