More of the same please, against what looks to be a decent Swansea side. We had quite a few walking wounded who were hobbling at full time on Saturday, including talisman Conor MacGregor. I am assuming that Solly & Pratley will be rested. Chuks Aneke should start up front alongside Bonne.
Leko should start up front with Chuks … on Saturday Bonne was winning some headers with nobody chasing the flick ons… he may not be able to finish like Fosu could, but he Leko certainly has pace.
I'm a little worried about the injury list and the walking wounded. I hope Williams is okay for this - don't know if Solly will be up for another start after the shift he put in saturday. Gonna be another tough night.
Solly won't be playing. Adam Matthews will play a part. The injuries are Kayal, Hamed, Taylor and Page. A number of players had cramp. I feel that Bowyer will rest some players. I thing Oztumer will come in for Williams, Aneke for Bonne and Field for Pratley.
It seems Sarr is first choice to partner Lockyer, although Bowyer is aware of Pearce's injury record, and that must be influencing it.
If he does play Oztumer needs a big performance on Wednesday night. He has been pretty underwhelming so far. Pratley was excellent v Leeds. I would hope that he would start ahead of Field, who cost us the goal v Birmingham. @DickPlumb More chance of you winning a BAFTA than Lewis Page ever being fit again
On a related note, the stewarding is starting to become an issue again. I loitered around the turnstiles for a while on Saturday waiting for that excellent fellow @Miketyson2007Junior , and I’m afraid I saw at least 3 examples of steward’s bullying. One involved an adult being ejected for getting in on a kids ticket - fair enough, he was caught, but the Hi Viz morons crowded him like he was a shoplifter and literally shuffled him out. Several others were teenagers being aggressively challenged - this is no way for “the Club” to treat its fanbase/ customers ...this bunch of cvnts never learns !!
I'm cautiously optimistic now some faith has been restored by the Leeds match performance. A 1-1 draw is my prediction.
I'll be at the Valley, FHB jnr will be at the Nou Camp watching Barcelona vs Inter. He's going to be sick if Messi is injured.
