Swansea City midfielder Marko Stamenic will miss this month's south Wales derby after failing in a red card appeal.

The Swans take on Cardiff City on 28 November, the first time the clubs have met since January last year after the Bluebirds' relegation from the Championship.

With Cardiff back in the second-tier, the rivalry will resume at the Swansea.Com Stadium - but Stamenic will not feature having been handed a three-game ban after failing to overturn his sending off in last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Birmingham City.

The New Zealand international saw red in the 26th minute at St Andrews for a heavy challenge on Ethan Laird.

Swans boss Vitor Matos defended his player after the match and the club appealed the decision to the Football Association.

That appeal was unsuccessful meaning Stamenic will miss games against top six sides West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough, as well as the Cardiff fixture.

Matos claimed Stamenic was unlucky to have been sent off in the game that made it four defeats in five Championship outings for the former leaderrs.

"There's no contact between the two players, so then it's the judgement of the ref if that's a red or not," said Matos, a former Liverpool coach.

"I am here already [in English football] for a good amount of time - I was here before.

"I saw so many challenges worse than this in the last game. Some of these challenges end up with players injured. It's just harsh when we have this challenge and then there's a red card."

Stamenic has started all bar three of Swansea's league fixtures this season and will now have an extended break after the 48-cap international was rested from the New Zealand squad for their friendlies with India.

Swansea welcome Cardiff at the end of the month looking for a first win in three in the 114-year-old fixture.

Cardiff won the last meeting between the sides 3-0 in January 2025 before eventually being relegated from the Championship.

Brian Barry-Murphy's side will be looking for their first win in Swansea since 2021.