What channel is Portimonense vs Birmingham City on? Kick-off time, TV & stream details, team news

Birmingham City kick-off their pre-season schedule ahead of the 2022/23 Championship campaign on Tuesday evening when they take on Liga Portugal side Portimonense.

The match will round-off Blues’ week-long training camp out in sunny Portugal before they head back home ready to take on League One side Burton Albion this coming Saturday.

Away from the training ground, Tuesday evening’s game will be the first time that new manager John Eustace and his staff will get to see the players in action against a solid opposition and no doubt give him a bit of a clearer mind about what and who he needs in his squad.

Here’s all the info ahead of the clash.

When & where is the match?

Portimonense vs Birmingham City will take place at Estadio da Nora, the home of FC Ferreiras and will kick-off at 19:00 (BST).

Is Portimonense vs Birmingham City on TV?

The game will be live-streamed via Birmingham City’s official BluesTV for a one-off fee of £4.99. Those wishing to buy a match pass can do so here.

Team news

George Friend, Nico Gordon, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Gary Gardner will all be definite absentees from Blues’ first pre-season game. The quartet didn’t make the trip to Portugal and instead have stayed at Wast Hills to rehabilitate after picking up injuries.

That leaves John Eustace with 26 players to choose from during the match-up.

The full party is as follows:

Juninho Bacuna, Odin Bailey, Oliver Basey, Jobe Bellingham, Tate Campbell, Alfie Chang, Maxime Colin, Sam Cosgrove, Harlee Dean, Troy Deeney, Neil Etheridge, Jordan Graham, George Hall, Scott Hogan, Jordan James, Zach Jeacock, Jonathan Leko, Marcel Oakley, Przemyslaw Placheta, Marc Roberts, Mitchell Roberts, Dion Sanderson, Ryan Stirk, Finley Thorndike, Josh Williams and Ryan Woods.

Head-to-head record

Unsurprisingly this will be the first time these two teams have met in any capacity since their formation.

Whilst nobody will care all that much, taking the 100% record away from the game would be a nice little added bonus.

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