South Wales Evening Post

Match panel

-

Swansea City are back in action today as they make the short trip to Bristol City.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Championsh­ip fixture at Ashton Gate.

What time is Bristol City v Swansea City kick-off? BRISTOL City v Swansea City kicks off at 3pm today.

Is it on TV?

NO, the game will not be shown live on television.

What about live streaming?

THE game will be streamed live on Swanstv.

All season ticket holders should have received a promotiona­l code via email to watch the game.

Non-season ticket holders in the UK can watch for £10.

Alternativ­ely, you can also follow updates from the Liberty Stadium on our live blog which will be on Swansea City page from around 12pm.

What is the latest team news?

SWANSEA will be without George Byers and Morgan Gibbs-white due to injury.

Transfer deadline day signing Kasey Palmer is also unavailabl­e as he is ineligible to face his parent club.

The Swans have no fresh injury concerns from their 1-1 draw with Coventry City on Tuesday night.

What has Steve Cooper said?

STEVE Cooper: “I think we just have to look forward now, we’ve got to look at what’s coming our way,” said the head coach after the draw with Coventry.

“We have got another tough game to look forward to on Saturday, where we have got to back ourselves and go for it.

“We will have a few days to pick the bones out of this one, take the good bits and improve on the bad bits, and we know there are a few of those to work on.

“We will stick together and move forward. We know we can play a lot better than we did in the last game.”

What are the latest betting odds?

BRISTOL City win - 8/5 DRAW - 9/4 SWANSEA City win - 17/10 (ODDS via The Pools and correct at the time of publicatio­n)

Match facts

The last 12 league meetings between Bristol City and Swansea City have seen just nine goals scored (5 Bristol City, 4 Swansea).

Swansea City have won just one of their last nine away league games against Bristol City (D3 L5), a 2-0 win in February 2011.

Bristol City lost their last home game, 0-1 vs Middlesbro­ugh – they last lost consecutiv­ely without scoring at home in November 2018.

Swansea are unbeaten in nine away league games, winning five and drawing four times.

Since the start of last season, no striker has provided more Championsh­ip assists (exc. play-offs) than Bristol City’s Chris Martin (10).

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United Kingdom