Leicester v Swansea Competition - Sky Bet Championship Venue - King Power Stadium Date - 30 January 2024 Kick off - 7:45pm Following their humiliating 5-0 defeat at the hands of Premier League Bournemouth in the 4th Round of the FA Cup, next up for Luke Williams’ stuttering Swans is the daunting prospect of a trip to Championship leaders Leicester City. Last Thursday evening, Bournemouth became the first team to confirm their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup as they hammered the Swans 5-0. Bournemouth needed just 14 minutes to race into a 3-0 lead through goals from Lloyd Kelly, Alex Scott and Luis Sinisterra. Kelly and Scott's goals were both created by David Brooks, who produced a superb individual display. Brooks capped his performance to make it 4-0 on 34 minutes and Dominic Solanke added a fifth before half-time. The Swans improved after the interval and managed to limit the damage, with Bournemouth able to saunter into the fifth round. On Saturday afternoon, Jamie Vardy scored his first goal in more than two months to help send a much-changed Leicester City into the fifth round of the FA Cup with victory against fellow Championship side Birmingham. Blues' on-loan Fulham striker Jay Stansfield hit the post in a first half dominated by the visitors, who were also repeatedly foiled by Foxes goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk. But former England striker Vardy met a Marc Albrighton cross immediately after the break to head the Foxes in front with their first effort on target. And while the talismanic 37-year-old had a second goal disallowed for offside, well-taken strikes from Yunus Akgun and Dennis Praet ensured the 2021 FA Cup winners and run-away Championship leaders progressed. The Swans have played the Foxes on 40 previous occasions, with the Foxes having by far the better of the fixtures, winning 20. The Swans have won 11, with 9 drawn matches. The Swans last played away at Leicester in a PL match in February 2018 when the sides played out a 1-1 draw with Jamie Vardy giving the hosts a first half lead, cancelled out by Federico Fernández’s second half equaliser. https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/11235299/ft-leicester-1-1-swansea/more/5 Keith Stroud will be the man in charge on Tuesday evening. Stroud is a regular face at Swans matches having taken charge of four games last term. The most memorable of those being the dramatic 3-2 win over Cardiff City in April 2023. Tuesday will be the second time he has taken charge of a Swansea fixture this season, after overseeing the Boxing Day trip to Southampton. In total, the official from Hampshire has overseen 30 Swans matches since being added to the National List of Referees. The first of those was a League Two match against Northampton Town in March 2005. On Tuesday, Stroud will be assisted by Lee Venamore and Mark Russell. David Webb will be the fourth official. As for the outcome, I can see nothing other than a comfortable home win: 4-1 to Leicester. Hope I’m wrong
With the best will in the world (missing anyway) it's a very comfortable home victory. I'll agree with the above, they'll score at least three, four or five. We may get a consolation.
Thanks Taff. I am just hopeful that our midfield and defence are a bit tighter to enable to get away with a 3-1 defeat.
Head coach Luke Williams makes four changes to his Swansea City side to face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, while new signing Ronald is among the substitutes. Carl Rushworth, Harry Darling, Jamie Paterson and Josh Tymon come into the starting line-up, while Andy Fisher, Kyle Naughton, Joe Allen and Charlie Patino drop to the bench. Defender Ben Cabango is fit enough for a place on the bench as he returns from injury. Rushworth is in goal, with Darling joining Nathan Wood and Bashir Humphreys in the Swansea defence. Tymon and Harrison Ashby occupy the wing-back slots, with captain Matt Grimes and Jay Fulton paired together in midfield. Paterson and Liam Cullen provide support to Jerry Yates in attack for the Swans. Swansea City: Carl Rushworth, Jay Fulton, Harry Darling, Matt Grimes (captain), Jerry Yates, Jamie Paterson, Josh Tymon, Liam Cullen, Nathan Wood, Harrison Ashby, Bashir Humphreys. Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Ben Cabango, Joe Allen, Charlie Patino, Mykola Kuharevich, Kyle Naughton, Ollie Cooper, Ronald. Leicester City: Mads Hermansen, Wout Faes, Callum Doyle, Harry Winks, Stephy Mavididi, Patson Daka, Ricardo Pereira (captain), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jannik Vestergaard, Dennis Praet, Kasey McAteer. Substitutes: Jakub Stolarczyk, Conor Coady, Jamie Vardy, Hamza Choudhury, Tom Cannon, Yunus Akgun, Ben Nelson, Arvan Raikhy.
