The injury hoodoo plaguing Albion trialist David Birmingham has struck again.

Birmingham was forced off with thigh damage early in the second half of yesterday's 2-0 friendly win for the reserves against his current club Portsmouth.

The leftback's debut for the reserves against Northampton last month was cut short at half time by an ankle injury.

The 20-year-old Bognor loanee had a trial with Albion wrecked two years ago when he broke a leg at the start of a previous loan stint with the Rocks.

A Scott Ramsay penalty and Lee Johnson secured victory for Albion.

Albion Reserves: Packham; Jones, Virgo, Beech, Birmingham, Hart, Johnson, Hammond, Thomas, Ramsay, Steele. Subs: Hinshelwood, Harding, Jackson, Marney.