Swansea City's home FA Cup third-round tie with Premier League side Southampton has been chosen for live broadcast and will take place on Saturday, January 8 (5.30pm). Russell Martin's side will host the Saints at the Swansea.com Stadium in a fixture that will be screened live by BBC Wales. Fixture information for this match will be announced in due course.
Swansea City v Southampton Competition - FA Cup Venue - Swansea.com Stadium Date - 8 January 2022 Kick off - 17.30 Since their disappointing home defeat at the hands of Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest, Russell Martin’s Swansea squad have had the frustration of their matches against QPR (away), Millwall (away), Luton (home) and Fulham (home) all postponed due to Covid. Hopefully, the next scheduled match, a Third Round FA Cup match, against Premier League Southampton, will take place as scheduled on Saturday, 8th January 2022. If it does go ahead, this fixture will be played without spectators given Mark Drakeford’s ridiculous/cautious/dictatorial/prudent approach - delete as you personally feel fit In their last match, which took place at the Swansea.com Stadium on 11 December, Steve Cooper was able to savour his first return to Swansea as his Nottingham Forest side made it eight games unbeaten with a thumping 4-1 win. Philip Zinckernagel drilled Forest ahead before Lewis Grabban swept home to double their lead. Joel Piroe's deflected volley gave the Swans hope but Brennan Johnson tapped in after a truly horrific howler by Ben Hamer in theSwans’ goal. The Swans missed a number of chances to get back into the contest before Cafu drove home Forest's fourth right at the end. As a result, Forest climbed to eighth in the Championship, having lost only once in 15 matches, while the Swans’ third successive defeat saw them drop initially to 16th - now 17th following the Swans’ period of inactivity. In their last match on 28 December, Southampton drew 1-1 against Tottenham, playing for more than 50 minutes with 10 men. Southampton started the stronger and Spurs fell behind at St Mary's when James Ward-Prowse cut across a bouncing ball to volley a swerving shot past Hugo Lloris for a superb opener. The game turned when Mohammed Salisu fouled Son Heung-min in the box to earn a second booking in 12 first-half minutes and allow Harry Kane to level from the penalty spot. However, despite having one more player, Spurs were unable to press home the advantage and had to settle for a draw that enabled Antonio Conte to become the first manager in Tottenham's history to remain unbeaten in his first seven league games. The Swans have played Southampton on 72 previous occasions, winning 21, losing 35 and drawing 16. The teams last met on 8 May 2018 at the Liberty Stadium when they were both embroiled in a PL relegation struggle. In what turned out to be a pivotal result for both teams, Southampton won 1-0 - enabling Southampton to all but secure their Premier League survival (and simultaneously relegating West Brom) and virtually relegating the Swans: Southampton's goal difference was considerably better than Swansea’s which meant that even a defeat at Manchester City would keep them up, as long as the Swans didn’t secure a 10-goal swing against relegated Stoke in the final game of the season which of course we didn’t …. Turning to Saturday, given the Swans’ lack of match practice, and given that the FA Cup represents Southampton’s best/only chance of silverware this season, I think that the PL outfit will run out comfortable 2-0 victors. I hope that I’m wrong
Thanks Taff. To be honest I haven't a clue. I expect they will put out a fairly young team, I am not sure who we will have available to play. I would expect the visitors to win this say 2-0 but wouldn't be surprised if it's a 2-2 draw. The good news is there are no replays else it would be a disaster with our fixture backlog.
With no game play for a while, it’s like a pre season start up friendly so score could go either way. Hate to say, but can’t see us getting anything, might do if they put youngsters out, but sticks in my throat to say southern ****ing chavs win 3-0. Bollox!!!
Strange beginning of last month I would have given us a good chance of a shock but how times change....four games postponed short of match practice and very little positivity coming out of the club.....could be a hiding...will fans be allowed or will Drippy keep flexing his muscles?
Thanks for the pre match Taff. 1730 hrs ko,behind closed doors.A flat uninteresting kick about. 1-0 Saints
Your little chat with Drakeford really worked a treat didn't it? Now no ****er can get in. I think it's on BBC iplayer over here so that will have to do. Shame, I fancied this one. Anyway, all the best however it turns out. "southern ****ing chavs" @neveroffsidereff. You're a part-time Pompey fan aren't you?
I’ve only been to Fratton three times two Swans games, that lovely FA Cup game when Nathan Dyer scored while on loan and my boy when playing for Pompey v Palace in an academy game.
