Newport County v Swansea City Competition - Carabao Cup, round one Date - 5 September 2020 Venue - Rodney Parade Kick off - 3pm Swansea City begin the 2020-21 season with a Carabao Cup first-round tie against Newport County at Rodney Parade today. Steve Cooper's side take on the League Two Exiles as the sides meet competitively for the first time in 14 years. Hopefully, the Swans will hit the ground running and secure a spot in the next round. I’m expecting the Swans to run out 2-1 winners
They have two ex-Swans in their team so they will score at least two and we will have to get at least 3!
Summer signings Jamal Lowe, Morgan Gibbs-White and Freddie Woodman all start as Swansea City kick off the 2020-21 season against Newport County at Rodney Parade this afternoon (3pm). For this Carabao Cup first-round tie, head coach Steve Cooper makes just the one change to the team that beat Forest Green Rovers in midweek in their final warm up match, with Matt Grimes coming in to captain the visitors. Newport County: Nick Townsend, Ryan Haynes, Joss Labadie (capt), Kyle Howkins, Matty Dolan, Josh Sheehan, Liam Shephard, Tristan Abrahams, Scott Twine, Lewis Collins, Mickey Demetriou. Subs: Tom King, Ashley Baker, Robbie Willmott, Padraig Amond, Saikou Janneh, Ryan Taylor, Joe Woodiwiss. Swansea City: Freddie Woodman, Kyle Naughton, Joe Rodon, Jay Fulton, Wayne Routledge, Matt Grimes (capt), Korey Smith, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jamal Lowe, Andre Ayew. Subs: Steven Benda, Tivonge Rushesha, Cameron Evans, Daniel Williams, Yan Dhanda, Joel Asoro, Kristoffer Peterson.