Birmingham City boss Chris Davies gives injury updates on Ryan Allsop and Ethan Laird

Ryan Allsop and Ethan Laird missed Birmingham City's defeat to Bolton Wanderers through injury

Chris Davies has ruled Birmingham City pair Ryan Allsop and Ethan Laird out for ‘a few games’.

Blues suffered a 3-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on Tuesday night without their number one goalkeeper and their influential right-back.

Allsop rocked his ankle on landing after collecting a cross during the win over Wycombe on Saturday and Laird pulled his hamstring.

“It will be a few games,” Davies said when asked for an update on the duo. “They are not six-weekers but a week or two with both of them is what we’re looking at.”

Blues only have three games to play before the next international break which gives Davies a two-week window to get some of his injured players back.

Davies’ side are currently scheduled to play Stevenage away on March 22 but that game will likely be postponed due to international call-ups, leaving Blues without a fixture between Northampton (March 15) and Shrewsbury (March 29).

In addition to Allsop and Laird, Keshi Anderson remains out with a hamstring injury and Blues have three long-term absentees in Lee Buchanan (knee), Scott Wright (knee) and Lyndon Dykes (calf).

Jay Stansfield made his comeback as a second half substitute at Bolton after two weeks out with a leg injury and Marc Leonard travelled with the team after recovering from a laceration to his knee.