Brandon Thomas-Asante scores an outstanding long-range goal as Coventry City ease to victory over struggling Swansea City.

Follow live coverage as Swansea City face Coventry City in the Championship today.An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Frank Lampard has named an unchanged Coventry City side to face Swansea in what’s expected to be a feisty affair in South Wales after this week’s transfer switch, with the Swans’ best player, Matt Grimes, signing for the Sky Blues.

Coventry City have completed the signing of Swansea City midfielder Matt Grimes for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a half-year deal. Devon-born Grimes, 29, began his career with Exeter City and joined Swansea when they were a Premier League side in 2015.

Swansea City’s Championship game against Coventry City is available for supporters in unsold EFL markets to stream on Swans TV Live this afternoon (3pm).

Express Sport understands that Swansea chiefs are weighing up moves for either Bolton Wanderers star Josh Sheehan, Barnsley man Luca Connell or Peterborough United skipper Hector Kyprianou in a bid to replace Grimes.

Swansea City are unbeaten across their past 18 league games against Coventry City (W8 D10), since a 3-1 away defeat in October 1981. Coventry City have failed to win any of their past 12 away league games against Swansea City (D6 L6), failing to score more than one goal in any of those matches.

Swansea City and Coventry City clash this Saturday at the Swansea.com Stadium for matchweek 30 of the EFL Championship. At the moment, Luke Williams's team trail Frank Lampard's team by 4 points in the table.