Lewis Koumas, a 20-year-old loanee from Liverpool, may receive more playing time at Birmingham City following an injury to Demarai Gray, who is expected to be sidelined until at least February. It had previously been speculated that Koumas could be recalled by Liverpool this winter due to a lack of game time, but he recently scored his first goal for Birmingham in a win against Coventry on what was just his fifth Championship start. Birmingham's head coach, Chris Davies, has hinted that Koumas could now be selected for a series of games. Davies stated that all parties will remain open-minded about how the situation develops through January, noting that both the player and Liverpool need to be confident that he is receiving sufficient opportunities. While there are no guarantees Koumas will stay beyond January, his goal has made him a consideration for the manager again.