Swansea City v Nottingham Forest Competition - Sky Bet Championship Venue - The Liberty Stadium Date - 17 February 2021 Kick off - 19.00 Following the postponement of their match at Hillsborough last Saturday, next up for Steve Cooper’s promotion chasing Swansea squad is a home match against Nottingham Forest, a team they recently beat 5-1 at home in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. In their last Championship fixture a week last Friday evening, the Swans deservedly beat Championship leaders Norwich City 2-0 at the Liberty Stadium in front of the Sky Sports cameras which broadcast the match live. Andre Ayew capitalised on Tim Krul's error to put Steve Cooper's team ahead late in a fairly even first half. Conor Hourihane then made it three goals in as many league games since joining Swansea on loan from Aston Villa with a rasping long-range drive. Last Saturday, stuttering Bournemouth failed to muster an effort on target until injury time in an uninspiring draw against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. Resurgent Forest, who have now lost just once in 11 matches, edged a dull contest, but also struggled to create chances against a cautious Cherries side who extended their unbeaten run to three games under interim boss Jonathan Woodgate. Veteran Reds striker Glenn Murray, who scored twice on his full debut in last week's 3-0 win over Wycombe, came closest when his header was cleared off the line after the break. The best opportunities for Bournemouth both fell to Junior Stanislas, a curling strike that went just wide early on and a shot that was deflected past the post in stoppage time. The Swans have played Forest on 67 previous occasions, winning 25, losing 26 and drawing 16. Without doubt, the most memorable fixture was: Turning to Wednesday evening, a win is vital for the Swans to maintain their automatic promotion challenge, whilst also maintaining the pressure on Top Two Norwich and Brentford - both of whom the Swans can overtake if they win their games in hand. I’m going 2-1 to the Swans in a hard-fought, nail biting encounter and thereby level the overall match series against Forest at 26 all
OH NO NOT THESE AGAIN !!! We're gonna have to put up with that Knockaert whinging all evening over every single decision that doesn't go his way. Can't see it being 5-1 again, but a win nonetheless.
Thanks Taff by the way it’s a 7pm kick off don’t want anyone to miss our early goals....a must win game really not to waste the two games in hand.as long as we continue our confident performances we will win this by two or three goals...
They've been picking up results so i expect a tough game , but one we should win maybe not comfortably but win all the same
Shall I, shalln't I? Yes, I will. We will be fine tuning our footballing skills in this hone match. First paragraph. I am a pedant.
Another excellent foreword Taff, many thanks. Rested AA & CH start, and dominate from the off. SWA 3-0 NOT #COYFJBs
I agree with Steve Cooper’s view that Forest have a strong squad, I also think that Chris Hughton is a good manager. So I am nervous and very excited for this game.
Swansea City head coach Steve Cooper makes five changes from the FA Cup defeat to Manchester City for this evening’s Championship clash with Nottingham Forest. Ryan Bennett, Kyle Naughton, Jake Bidwell, Conor Hourihane and Andre Ayew all return to the starting line-up, while Ben Cabango, Joel Latibeaudiere, Ryan Manning, Yan Dhanda and Jordan Morris all drop to the bench. Midfielder Korey Smith is fit enough for a place on the bench following a spell on the sidelines with a quad injury, and Ben Hamer is available after being cup-tied last week. Freddie Woodman continues in goal, with Bennett and Naughton joining Marc Guehi in the Swans defence. Bidwell and Connor Roberts are the wing-backs, with Hourihane lining up with captain Matt Grimes and Jay Fulton in midfield. Ayew and Jamal Lowe are paired together in attack. Swansea City: Freddie Woodman; Kyle Naughton, Ryan Bennett, Marc Guehi; Connor Roberts, Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Conor Hourihane, Jake Bidwell; Andre Ayew, Jamal Lowe. Substitutes: Ben Hamer, Ryan Manning, Korey Smith, Jordan Morris, Morgan Whittaker, Paul Arriola, Yan Dhanda, Joel Latibeaudiere, Ben Cabango.