Scotland's Welsh avoids serious knee injury

Swansea City have received a major fitness boost after influential centre-back Stephen Welsh was cleared of serious injury.Swansea feared the Scotland international had suffered knee ligament damage following a challenge from Ebou Adams during Tuesday's 3-1 defeat at Portsmouth.But scans have revealed Welsh has no significant problem, meaning he may even be able to play some part at Birmingham City on Saturday.There is more positive news from the treatment room going into the weekend, with wingers Moussa Yeo and Eom Jisung fit to return against Chris Davies' in-form Blues side.However, midfielder Stephen Eustaquio will again be absent due to a groin problem and Melker Widell is out with a minor hamstring injury which meant he was withdrawn at half-time at Fratton Park."Welshy's scan is clear. It's just really a bad knock so there's nothing major," said Swansea head coach Vitor Matos."We will still assess if he will be available for Saturday, but it's not a bad injury. It's just a knock that is really, really painful."Matos says a decision is yet to be taken on whether Welsh, 26, will join up with Scotland in the international break which follows the Birmingham game.