Blues v Swans: Who, what, where and when . . .

SWANSEA City go in search of their third Championship win on the bounce when they face Garry Monk’s Birmingham City at St Andrew’s tonight.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Swans’ trip to the Midlands.

What time is kick-off?

The game at St Andrew’s gets underway at 7.45pm on Friday, August 17.

Is it on TV?

Yes, the match will be shown live on Sky Sports. Coverage begins at 7pm on their Main Event and Football channels. If you don’t have a Sky subscription, you can buy a Now TV day pass for £7.99 that enables you to watch online.

Alternatively, you can follow updates from the match on our live blog which will be on our Swansea City page from 5pm.

Latest team news?

Craig Gardner is suspended for the home side due after picking up a red card in his side’s 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium last weekend.

But other than that, the Blues are at full strength and have no new injury concerns.

As for Swansea, they will be without goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt who was forced off the pitch with a groin injury in the first half of the 1-0 win against Preston.

It means Erwin Mulder will start in his place while Wales international Declan John - who joined the Swans on deadline day - is in line to make his first appearance for the Swans.

What have the managers said? Garry Monk:

“I promised at the very start that we would have a team that is committed and will fight for each other, and that is what we are doing,” said Monk. “We are playing difficult games week in week out, we are looking forward to the game on Friday against Swansea.

“I’m coming up against my former club but I want to make sure we do everything I can to ensure we come away with maximum points after the 90 minutes.

“With the fans behind us like I