Swansea V BLUES preview

BLUES face a tough test tonight as they travel to South Wales in search of another three points at the expense of Swansea City at The Liberty Stadium.

Boss Alex McLeish will be looking for another performance from his boys that saw a great second half come back against Charlton as the Blues get the chance to close the gap at the top of the Championship on midlands rivals Wolves.

Nigel Qaushie who was sent off in that win over the Addicks is suspended for tonight's game however David Murphy is pushing for a start after recovering from a knee injury. Franck Queudrue's excellent form at present may keep the Scottish full back on the bench however.

Blues will also be without Gary O'Connor, Damien Johnson, Stephen Kelly, Stuart Parnaby and Gary McSheffrey for the trip to Wales.

For Swansea, former Blues full back Marcos Painter will miss the game as he recovers from knee surgery however goalkeeper Dorus de Vries is back into contention after recovering from a fractured jaw.

"Birmingham have got the strongest squad in the division without doubt," said Swansea boss Roberto Martinez, "They are a Premier League side playing in the Championship this season, and while this doesn't garantee you anything, it really helps."

Blues boss Alex McLeish said: "We have to be mindful going to places like Swansea in terms of aspirations of the Premier League we've got to go looking to win."

"We've been dissapointing on our travels recently but we've got to be looking to go and win the game."

MATCH ODDS

Swansea 6/4 Draw 23/10 BLUES 7/4

A 1-0 win for the BLUES is priced at an attractive 13/2 and if you fancy the same scoreline with James McFadden to score you can get around 40/1.

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