Swansea City v Reading Competition - Sky Bet Championship Date - 27 October 2018 Kick off - 3pm Venue - Liberty Stadium Following their 3-1 victory over Blackburn Rovers, next up for Graham Potter’s Swansea squad is the visit of Reading to the Liberty Stadium. A first victory since September lifted Swansea (albeit potentially temporarily) up to eighth in the table while Blackburn, who had won their past two matches, stay seventh a point ahead. Swansea had won only one of their previous seven games, with manager Graham Potter frequently making several changes to his line-up in an attempt to arrest that slide. The visitors had led at the break thanks to Charlie Mulgrew's penalty. The Swans were transformed in the second half and levelled as Rovers goalkeeper David Raya turned in Jay Fulton's long-range strike. Connor Roberts' low finish put them ahead three minutes later, before Bersant Celina clipped in a late third. Whilst the Swans were beating Blackburn, Reading - who are managed by former Swans’ boss Paul Clement - lost at Birmingham 2-1, as second-half goals from Gary Gardner and Blues' top scorer Lukas Jutkiewicz sealed the three points for Garry Monk's side at St Andrew's. Gardner latched onto Michael Morrison's knock-down from a corner to fire into the back of the net before Jutkiewicz directed his header across the diving Anssi Jaakkola into the top corner. Paul Clement's side got a goal back in stoppage time when Yakou Meite looped the ball over keeper Lee Camp, but City hung on to extend their unbeaten home run to 12 games. The Swans and Reading have met 77 times previously, with Swansea winning 30, Reading 33 and 14 draws. Without doubt the most important and memorable of those previous matches took place at Wembley in 2011 - the Championship Play-Off final - a match that saw the Swans promoted to the Premier League: Turning to Saturday, if Potter’s team play like they did in the second half against Blackburn, then I would expect another 3-1 victory. Play like we did in the first half, then I think that Reading will return home with a point. I’m going 3-1 to the Swans
Another excellent write up Taff.Thanks,keep em coming. Reading can score but also concede.So im going for a 1-1.
Yes I think 2-0 I hope it will be fairly comfortable but I have been wrong before. I expect PC to set them up to narrow the width we play and try and pinch a goal. I hope James plays from the start and if so I have a feeling he could well score in this one.
Dan James has to start, maybe start with the team that finished the game against Blackburn or as near as possible. Score first and I think we definitely win. We must start positively and with urgency. I'm going 3 - 0.
GP has said that because of his age Dan James needs to be nursed and is not capable of playing three games a week. He is right and this is the case with young players breaking in to the team. So I expect to see changes for Saturday.
Superb as usual Taff, thank you Hard to predict not knowing the team Potter will select. I hope he doesn't tinker too much but, I can see Rodon (good) McKay (errrm) and Asoro (hope not) starting with James (he's young) and Fer (don't want to push him yet) on the bench. Fulton is fit and has enough in his legs to start so Potter can rest Naughton if he needs to or he could select Grimes at the back of a triangle with Carroll and Celina ahead. He may give McB a break, we have another game the following Tuesday, don't want to burn him out do we, so could see Carter-Vickers start. Hope Potter sticks with Olsson because he has an end product to his game. McB et al have to learn to read Olsson better because the Swede has a decent cross on him. Or, Potter could rest him and drop Grimes into LB? all this in my little head and I'm just a couch coach, who'd be a manager eh? Swans win, 2-0, a McBurnie brace, perfect
Maybe https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/banished-ex-swansea-city-man-15326471
Has he been naughty!? I’d like to see him play. He is one of the few players around with real pace and that is something I admire...but only if he’s on the losing team
He couldn't hold a candle to either Montero or James imo , which just shows how bad we were in the latter years of the PL
There were rumours that he was disruptive at the Swans, at one point there was talk of £15 m bids, next thing he was in reserves and off.
