Parkinson expects Blues to make changes

[Getty Images] Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson expects Birmingham City to make changes to their team for their Championship game tonight (20:00 BST) after the Blues were hammered by Brentford in the EFL Cup in midweek. Like Wrexham, the Blues have drawn both of their two Championship matches so far this season. But Chris Davies' men were thrashed 6-1 by the Premier League Bees in the second round of the EFL Cup on Tuesday night - with the 41-year-old head coach receiving criticism of late. Despite the noise surrounding Davies' position as Birmingham boss, Parkinson says the Red Dragons' sole focus will be on building from the positives of their 1-1 league draw with Watford last time out. "There will be changes I should imagine in the (Birmingham) team, first of all because it was a cup game, secondly because of the result and there will be a reaction," Parkinson said. "But we just concentrated this week on bringing the players in, concentrating on our lads in terms of what we did well against Watford and where we felt we could do better, and looking to put that into practise because I think the performance wasn't far away from where we need to be. "But we need to improve and we'll be looking for that." Parkinson added: "We always enjoy the night games at the Racecourse. The atmosphere is always very special under the lights. "Birmingham have been a real competitor of ours over the last few years so it's going to be another interesting game." Last season's top scorer Josh Windass has been unavailable for Wrexham so far this season due to a calf injury. The 32-year-old is expected to return to the matchday squad against the Blues, although Parkinson will be without a number of other players. George Thomason is set to be sidelined until around November after sustaining a thigh injury during the draw with Watford. Fellow midfielder Ben Sheaf and left wing-back Liberato Cacace will both miss the visit of Birmingham through injury. New signings Issa Kabore and Jacques Ekomie are both expected to be available.