Swansea City v Birmingham City

Published on: 23 August 2019

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Swansea City winger Nathan Dyer is a major doubt for Birmingham's visit due to a hamstring injury that saw him miss the 3-1 win at QPR on Wednesday.

Midfielder Aldo Kalulu is also likely to still be sidelined this weekend.

Birmingham City defender Maxime Colin is expected to play after recovering from a strain which ruled him out of the 2-0 victory over Barnsley.

On-loan Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter should also return following a slight back problem.

Match facts

    The past three league meetings between Swansea and Birmingham have ended as a draw. Birmingham are unbeaten in their previous four away league matches against Swansea (W3 D1) since losing 2-0 in December 1990. Swansea, who have earned 10 points from their opening four league games (W3 D1 L0), have not recorded as many as four victories through their first five league matches since 2003-04, when they were in the fourth tier. Birmingham striker Alvaro Gimenez has been involved in 14 goals in his past 11 league starts (12 goals, two assists) for both the Blues and Almeria. Birmingham have only lost one of their previous 11 league matches (W4 D6) but are looking to win back-to-back league games for the first time since February. Swansea striker Borja Baston, who scored again at QPR last time out, has had a direct hand in five Championship goals this season (four goals, one assist) - the joint-most in the competition so far, alongside Lyle Taylor.

Source: bbc.com

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