Western Mail

NOTTS COUNTY V SWANSEA CITY

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Where: Meadow Lane When: Saturday, January 27 (3pm). What is the team news? Notts County: Kevin Nolan’s side will be without goalkeeper Ross Fitzsimmon­s and defender Matty Virtue for the visit of the Swans, with both players ruled out through suspension after being sent off in Notts County’s clash with Crawley. Defender Matt Tootle is also set to miss out through illness. Swansea City: Tammy Abraham is in contention to return from the injury that has kept him sidelined since Swansea’s 2-1 win against Watford in Carlos Carvalhal’s first match in charge of the Swans at Vicarage Road. And the Swansea boss has revealed he has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the trip to Meadow Lane. What have the managers said? Kevin Nolan (Notts County): “Hopefully we can ruin their week. “They will come here on a high after that victory. Their players and supporters will be absolutely buzzing. Make no mistake, this is a tricky tie for them. They will be on the up just at the minute but we’re ready and if we can get a bit of a help from Lady Luck who knows?” Carlos Carvalhal (Swansea City): “To the players, if they are one per cent risk of injury they will not be involved. We will change players, we trust the whole squad but we respect the competitio­n and Notts County and we want to go to the next stages. We will try to do our best. What are the latest betting odds? Notts County win 10/3, Draw 23/10, Swansea City win 17/20 Referee: Michael Jones.

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