Team news | Birmingham City v Swansea City

Head coach Luke Williams makes nine changes for his first Championship game in charge of Swansea City as they take on Birmingham City at St Andrew’s.

Nathan Wood and youngster Sam Parker are the two players to retain their places from last weekend’s FA Cup win over Morecambe.

Carl Rushworth returns in goal, with Wood lining up alongside Harry Darling, Bashir Humphreys and Josh Tymon as Ben Cabango misses out through injury.

Captain Matt Grimes and Jay Fulton are paired together in midfield.

Parker joins Jamie Paterson and Liam Cullen in providing support to Jamal Lowe up top, while Nathanael Ogbeta is included in a Swansea matchday squad for the first time since last season's Carabao Cup defeat to Oxford.

Swansea City: Carl Rushworth; Jay Fulton, Harry Darling, Matt Grimes (captain), Jamal Lowe, Jamie Paterson, Josh Tymon, Liam Cullen, Nathan Wood, Bashir Humphreys, Sam Parker.

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Joe Allen, Jerry Yates, Nathanael Ogbeta, Yannick Bolasie, Charlie Patino, Kyle Naughton, Ollie Cooper.

Birmingham City: John Ruddy, Lee Buchanan, Dion Sanderson (captain), Krystian Bielik, Scott Hogan, Koji Miyoshi, Cody Drameh, Siriki Dembele, Kevin Long, Jay Stansfield, Ivan Sunjic.

Substitutes: Neil Etheridge, Juninho Bacuna, Tyler Roberts, Lukasz Jutkiewicz, Keshi Anderson, Jordan James, Gary Gardner, Emanuel Aiwu, Oliver Burke.