Change of ref for Carling Cup tie

The Football League has confirmed that there has been a change of referee for tonight's Carling Cup encounter with Birmingham City at St. Andrews. Barry Knight was originally in place to ref the game but due to injury, Knight has been forced to withdraw. He has been replaced by Martin Atkinson, who has plenty of Premiership experience over the past few years, including Liverpool's narrow home defeat to Man Utd last season, and the Community Shield in 2006.

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