x

What Side Will We Play Against York?

This week's Capital One Cup tie against York gives us a great chance to give a run out to some of the players that have sat on the sidelines or had limited game time so far this season and that is exactly the chance that I think Garry Monk will take.

Quite how many changes he makes remains to be seen but the one thing he did this summer was to ensure that he has serious competition for every place and it is difficult to believe that the side he puts out will look weak even if it is fundamentally different from the side he picked at Sunderland yesterday.

This game seems the perfect opportunity to hand first starts to the likes of Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Franck Tabanou and Eder as well as a chance for the likes of Leon and Matt Grimes to come into the side and get some much needed game time under their belts.

Garry will also have near the front of his mind the visit of Manchester United next weekend so I suspect he will want to keep many of the players fresh for that game and whilst he may well retain a few on the bench in case of 'emergencies' I don't expect to see many of the side that played at the Stadium of Light get any action on Tuesday.

Angel Rangel, Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge for me are almost certain to start whilst Kyle Bartley is also likely to get a place. Monk may opt for Ashley WIlliams to retain a place in central defence if Jordi Amat is not back to full fitness but he could in theory also play Ki there as Laudrup did in the final at Wembley in 2013.

I think the Swans will end up lining up something along these lines

NordfeldtTabanouRangelWilliamsBartleyKiGrimesBrittonDyerRoutledgeEder

It would be interesting to hear what others thing on this one so why not have a go at the selector yourself by clicking here and pasting your teams into the comments box below

What to read next:

TEAM NEWS : Pompey v Swans
Team news is in !
Pompey v Swans : All your team news & Harry Darling speculation this morning
Happy New Year to each and every one of you who have religiously supported the Indy this past year, thank you from all of us here. Swansea City visit Portsmouth today for a 3pm kick off at Fratton Park. Early news points towards Franco not being available with a bad dental injury and Jay Fulton more than likely starting the game.
Latest news on the Swans and Joe Low plus Luke Williams & WBA
There’s been some touchy responses throughout the Swans supporting world since head coach, Luke Williams blustered his way through the question on West Bromwich Albion and their interest in his services. Plus we have news on Joe Low today.
Low bid rejected : The Swans will press on plus Kwame Poku
Apologies this report should have gone on this morning at 7am.
Swansea City : Is Luke thinking this out ? ‘ Call my agent’ West Brom
Swansea City head coach, Luke Williams is either not thinking through his responses to the latest news of West Bromwich Albion being linked to his services, or he’s asking them to come and get him. In any event his remarks post match after a 2-1 win against Luton Town are extremely questionable.
Vigouroux howler but at last Peart-Harris steps up and gets the winner
Swansea City earned their three points the hard way but it was very much deserved despite a bizarre refereeing display and leaving it to injury time to secure the points.
Swansea City : Luke Williams linked to West Brom job
Luke Williams along with a few other names has been linked into talks with West Bromwich Albion next week according to certain sources.
Swansea City : Beware ! Luton with their backs to the wall
Today greets us with another Swansea City fixture as the Swans take on Luton Town as the second half of the Championship season begins at 3pm. It’s odd, yesterday was a dead day for a sporting Saturday, so today is very much welcome.
Swans Transfer Latest : Noel Milleskog, the nearly man all round and not just on the pitch
We have been talking to a couple of the people close to Swedish forward, Noel Milleskog. Those contacts were made during the summer when Jason Levien put the brakes on a deal for the player to have more dialogue with Swansea City about his personal position.
Swansea City v Luton Town : The Hatters of ego town visit the Swansea.Com
Luton Town are the visitors to the Swansea.com tomorrow in a quick turnaround after the3-0 Boxing Day victory against Queens Park Rangers. The Swans are looking for another home win to put more emphasis on their credentials as an ever improving team.