Birmingham City take on Sevilla in their first pre-season friendly at Estadio Algarve this evening
A general view of the Estadio Algarve, where Birmingham City will play Sevilla on Saturday evening
Birmingham City’s pre-season campaign commences in Portugal this evening with a game against seven-time Europa League winners Sevilla.
Chris Davies has put his players through their paces out in Albufeira over the past week and will hope to see the fruits of that labour at Estadio Algarve tonight.
The 30,000-seater stadium will host Blues’ first pre-season match and kick-off is set for 8pm.
Blues supporters can tune into the match on the club’s new in-house TV channel Blues+ at a cost of £4.99.
The likelihood is that Davies will blood some of his new signings. Demarai Gray is the only new addition who hasn’t travelled to Portugal having been given extra time off due to representing Jamaica in the Gold Cup.
While Kanya Fujimoto is believed to be behind his teammates due to an injury picked up at the end of last season, the rest of Blues’ newbies could be involved against Sevilla.
There are some interesting battles to watch out for in goal, where James Beadle will hope to oust last season’s number one Ryan Allsop, and at right-back between Ethan Laird and Bright Osayi-Samuel.
Everyone is eagerly awaiting the debut of Japanese sensation Kyogo Furuhashi too.
Check out match subscriptions plans on Blues+ here.
Get the latest Blues headlines sent straight to your phone
BirminghamLive has its very own Birmingham City WhatsApp community to deliver the latest headlines straight to your phone. Just click this link to receive daily Blues content and breaking news. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. Click on the name at the top of your screen while in WhatsApp and click ‘Exit Group’. Read our Privacy Notice.
Everyday, the BirminghamLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Birmingham City content.
Our dedicated reporters Alex Dicken and Brian Dick – you can follow Alex on X here and Brian here – follow Blues around the country and they offer you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between.
So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur – that’s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you’ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. Sign up to the Blues newsletter here.
You can also get all your favourite content from BirminghamLive’s Blues team on WhatsApp. Click here to sign up for breaking updates about the biggest stories and insight from in and around the club.
If you prefer reading our Blues stories on your phone, consider downloading the BirminghamLive app, in which you can personalise the content you see by selecting Blues as one of your designated topics. You can get it from Apple here and for Android here.
Our weekly Birmingham City podcast, Keep Right On, is also available to watch and listen on all major streaming services. You can subscribe to the YouTube channel here, while you can access the podcast on Spotify here and via Apple here.