TEAM NEWS - Swansea City v Ipswich Town

The usual story from the Swans with more injuries being monitored this morning at Fairwood. Bashir Humphreys and Harry Darling this time.

Those that won’t be playing are Sam Parker, Jamal Low, Josh Ginnelly, Azeem Abdulai, Josh Key and Liam Walsh.

⚽️ TEAM NEWS IS IN -

Swansea City: Carl Rushworth, Ben Cabango, Joe Allen, Matt Grimes (captain), Jerry Yates, Jamie Paterson, Josh Tymon, Nathan Wood, Kyle Naughton, Ollie Cooper, Ronald.

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Jay Fulton, Harry Darling, Przemyslaw Placheta, Charlie Patino, Mykola Kuharevich, Liam Cullen, Charles Sagoe Jr, Filip Lissah.

Ipswich Town: Vaclac Hladky, Harry Clarke, Leif Davis, Sam Morsy (captain), Luke Woolfenden, Conor Chaplin, Cameron Burgess, Omari Hutchinson, Kieffer Moore, Massimo Luongo, Nathan Broadhead.

Substitutes: Christian Walton, George Edmundson, Wes Burns, Marcus Harness, Ali Al-Hamadi, Kayden Jackson, Jeremy Sarmiento, Lewis Travis, Cameron Humphreys.

⚽️ Ipswich Town build up -

Darling down to the wire

Pre match build up

⚽️ Luke Williams : "I want us to be braver, I want us to be more aggressive, to play without hesitation and without fear. Then you need to add quality to that to make high-level actions and to defend high-level actions. That is what we are aiming for, we are going for the level it takes to be at the top and we are going to get there. They are a good team with a good togetherness and way of working, but we are working to push our boundaries and that means there will be tough times and tough tests. You cannot build anything that proves to be successful without going through tough times. As I say, it’s a tough test, but we cannot wait for this test. We need to be brave and improve our level of performance, and we will improve and fare better against the top sides in the future.”

The Swans are seven points away from the relegation zone and another loss today could put them even closer. However if results run for them they could be fifteenth with a win. This will all be down to the Swans determination and professionalism this afternoon.

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