Birmingham wait on David Bentley injury news

Birmingham were today sweating on the fitness of David Bentley after climbing out of the Premier League relegation zone at Everton.

Jean Beausejour's 17th-minute header gave Blues the point that lifted them out of the bottom three with a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.

But it came at a cost as Bentley was forced off after just eight minutes with a groin problem, joining Barry Ferguson, Craig Gardner, Alexander Hleb, Kevin Fahey and Scott Dann on the injured list.

Nikola Zigic was also deemed only fit enough for a place on the bench last night and boss Alex McLeish must now decide whether to rest any of his regulars for Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final against Bolton.

"David came in before the warm-up was finished saying that he felt a twinge but felt he could start, but clearly he wasn't OK," McLeish said. "So it will probably be a scan for him and we'll know the extent on Friday."

The result took Blues to 31 points and they leapfrogged West Ham on goal difference.