Birmingham City have confirmed that Pep Clotet has been appointed as head coach ahead of Saturday’s game.

The Blues travel to the Madejski having experienced a downturn in form, having failed to win in the Championship since October 26.

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In a statement on the club website, the board of directors said: "Pep has shown his coaching expertise, man-management and leadership skills, allied to exemplary professional conduct, that can help take the Club forward

"We have a clear vision of what our footballing philosophy needs to be, and Pep and his staff have begun to implement that in a short space of time.

"He has also brought out the best of, and trusted in, our young players. This is another important part of our strategy.

“The Club must be together as one, with the same togetherness and ethos through from the Academy, the Under-23s to the First Team.

"We trust that our supporters will continue to get behind Pep, the coaching staff and the players, all of whom are passionate about bringing success to Birmingham City and have the Club's interests at heart."

Clotet oversaw 20 games as caretaker manager, winning seven, drawing four and losing nine.

His last managerial role came at Oxford United, where he was sacked in January of last year following a return of 12 wins from 26 matches.