Bircham was booked in Tuesday night’s bad-tempered fixture against his former club Millwall, which also clocked up his fifth booking this season.
Paul Furlong will have to watch his step if he is to be available for the visit of Wigan. Furs is on four cautions and another would also rule him out of the clash against the Latics.
Ian Holloway will surely be warning his star striker to be careful on the field in order for the boss to pick his strongest available eleven on Saturday week.
New FA rules ensure that accumulated yellow card offences are punished within seven days of the last offence rather than last season’s 14 whilst red card offences are punished immediately.