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Fresh from their 3-0 opening day victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, Brentford make the trip to St Andrew’s to take on Championship side Birmingham City in Round Two of the Carabao Cup. The fixture is the second Carabao Cup meeting between the two sides, after the Blues beat Brentford on penalties in the Fourth Round in the 2010/11 season on their way to winning the trophy. Birmingham set up Tuesday evening’s tie with Brentford with a 1-0 win away to fellow Championship side Swansea City in Round One. The hosts were knocked out at this stage of last season’s Carabao Cup with a 1-0 defeat to Port Vale, whilst Brentford reached the Quarter Finals stage before being defeated by eventual winners Manchester City. Team news Birmingham City Birmingham have no fresh injury concerns from Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Bristol City. The level of cup rotation there will be from head coach Chris Davies is unclear at this stage. Should the Welshman opt to make changes, starts could be given to summer signings Dael Fry, Kristoffer Lund and Luis Vasquez, however Max Bird is unavailable due to a lower leg injury. Brentford Bees head coach Keith Andrews has confirmed there will be changes to the Brentford lineup from Saturday’s win over Tottenham Hotspur. Summer signings Callum Wilson, Jaidon Anthony and Jannik Schuster could all be in line for full debuts. Ethan Pinnock, who would likely have been in line to start as part of a rotated side, is one player who will not be involved for the West Londoners, with the 33-year-old closing in a move to Coventry City. Fabio Carvalho, whose last competitive appearance came back in November, could make his return, whilst fan favourite Josh Dasilva will also be pushing for inclusion in the squad. Predicted lineups Birmingham City Allsop; Laird, Fry, Klarer, Lund; Iwata, Solis; Roberts, Ducksch, Gray; Vazquez Brentford Valdimarsson; Hickey, Collins, Schuster, Henry; Yarmoliuk, Jensen; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Anthony; Wilson Key players Birmingham City: Demarai Gray Looking to make an impact for his hometown club, Jamaican international Demarai Gray will be hoping potential cup rotation brings him his first start of the season. The 30-year-old displayed nerves of steel on Saturday afternoon, coming off the bench to convert a 95th minute penalty and rescue a point in the 2-2 draw with Bristol City. Gray endured a positive pre-season with Birmingham, scoring four goals, before a knock, which saw him miss the club’s final friendly against FC Barcelona, damaged his chances of gaining a starting position in the opening weeks of the season. The winger insists he is raring to go and will surely be looking to build on his goal at the weekend with a positive performance against Premier League opposition in order to stake his claim to head coach Chris Davies. Brentford: Mikkel Damsgaard Having been left out of the starting lineup for Brentford’s Premier League opener, Mikkel Damsgaard appears a near certainty to start as part of Keith Andrews’ rotated cup side. The Danish midfielder was Brentford’s Players’ Player of the Year and Supporters Player of the Year in the 2024/25 season, picking up 10 assists in the Premier League. However, Damsgaard’s form did not quite hit the same magnificent heights last season, starting 24 games in the Premier League as opposed to 34 in the season prior, and has begun this campaign behind Mathias Jensen in the battle to start in the number 10 position. Should, as expected, Damsgaard be handed a start against Birmingham, the 26-year-old will no doubt be heading out on the pitch with a point to prove, and it could well be his creative trickery that proves essential to Brentford unlocking a Blues defence which has kept two clean sheets in three games so far this season. Match details Where is the game being played? Birmingham City will be hosting Brentford at St Andrew's stadium. What time is kick-off? The game is scheduled for 8 PM BST on Tuesday evening. How can I watch? The match is being broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, with coverage of the game to be shown on Sky Sports +.