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Chris Davies is counting on Demarai Gray for Birmingham City’s Championship clash with Hull City after erasing fears over the winger’s fitness.

Gray returned early from Jamaica duty due to a groin problem but it has settled down in time for the 29-year-old to maintain his ever-present record in Blues’ starting line-up in the Championship.

Providing an update from his press conference on Thursday, Blues boss Davies said: “Demarai is fine. It was a more precautionary issue that he had so he’s absolutely fine.”

The same cannot be said for Willum Willumsson, Marvin Ducksch and Bright Osayi-Samuel.

Willumsson has missed Blues’ last five league games due to a knock sustained on the training ground in early September, while Ducksch pulled up in the warm up at Coventry three

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