Swansea City are back on home soil this afternoon as they welcome Sunderland to south Wales.
Here's everything you need to know about the Championship contest at the Swansea.com Stadium:
What time is Swansea City v Sunderland kick-off?
Swansea City v Sunderland kicks off at 3pm on Saturday, October 8.
Is Swansea City v Sunderland on TV?
No, the match will not be screened live on television. The SwansTV coverage is only available to fans in 'dark market' regions. You can follow live updates via WalesOnline from midday.
What is the latest team news?
Swansea will give Joe Allen a late fitness test as the midfielder continues to manage a hamstring injury. However, the hosts remain without Jamie Paterson, Liam Walsh and Liam Cullen.
As for the visitors, Dennis Cirkin will be involved after being left out of his side's draw with Blackpool in midweek. Jewison Bennette could also be included in the matchday squad. Strikers Ross Stewart and Ellis Simms will both miss out.
What have the managers said?
Swansea City boss Russell Martin: " We’ve watched quite a bit of them and really like it. Lots of really good footballers. I think the best thing about them is they’ve kept the momentum they had from League One and they’ve come into the Championship with no fear at all which is really refreshing.
"Tony [Mowbray] has gone in there as manager, and he’s obviously tweaked a few bits, but they still play with the same intensity."
Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray: "Let's keep trying to be really competitive and look forward to it. I think it's an interesting game against a possession-based team at home who have won four of their last five, so it looks as if they've sorted out the early teething problems they had.
"It looks to me as though we're going to play Swansea in their best mode, at their own stadium. It's a big challenge for us, one that we look forward to. We've got some good individuals ourselves so let's see how this challenge opens up for us."
What are the latest betting odds?
Swansea City win - 6/5
Draw - 12/5
Sunderland win - 9/4
(Odds courtesy of Sky Bet, correct at time of publishing)
Who is the referee?
Gavin Ward will take charge of proceedings in Swansea. The Surrey-based official - who was the man in the middle for the 2-2 draw with Millwall in August - will be assisted by Andrew Dallison and Bhupinder Gill. Ollie Yates is the fourth official.
Match facts
- This is the first league meeting between Swansea and Sunderland since the 2016-17 Premier League season, with the Swans winning 3-0 at home and 2-0 away that campaign.
- Outside the top-flight, Swansea and Sunderland haven’t faced since 1979-80 in the second tier. The Swans won 3-1 at Vetch Field that season.
- Swansea have won two of their last three home league games (L1) – one more victory than in their previous 10 such fixtures (D5 L4). Indeed, the Swans could also record consecutive home league clean sheets for the first time since a run of four between September and October 2021.
- Sunderland have lost each of their last two Football League trips to Wales, conceding seven goals and failing to score in the process; they last lost three consecutive such games in February 2004.
- Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray has picked up one point in five away league visits to Swansea City (D1 L4), seeing his teams score only twice in this run.
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