PREVIEW: SWANSEA CITY V LEEDS UNITED

PREVIEW: SWANSEA CITY V LEEDS UNITED

We analyse Tuesday's fixture.

Leeds United travel to the Liberty Stadium looking for a fifth successive win in all competitions when they take on Swansea City.  United's win against Rotherham United moved the Whites up to second in the table and a victory in South Wales would send Marcelo Bielsa's side top.  Swansea, like Leeds, also remain unbeaten in the Sky Bet Championship.

 

Head coach/manager

Swansea City: Graham Potter

Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa

 

League position

Swansea City: 7th

Leeds United: 2nd 

 

Recent form

Swansea City: WWD

Leeds United: WWWW

 

Top scorer

Swansea City: Yan Dhanda/Jay Fulton/Oliver McBurnie (1)

Leeds United: Kemar Roofe (3)

 

Head to head

Swansea wins: 11

Draws: 6

Leeds United wins: 19

 

Last time at Liberty Stadium

Saturday 26th February 2011

Championship

 

Swansea 3 (Sinclair 13, pen 55, Moore 72)

Leeds United 0

 

Swansea: De Vries, Williams, Taylor, Tate, Rangel, Dyer, Sinclair, Allen, Gower, Dobbie (Britton 76), Moore (Beattie 80).  Subs not used: Ma-Kalambay, Serran, Pratley, 11 Van der Gun, Richards.

Leeds: Schmeichel, Bruce, Lichaj, McCartney (Parker 73), O'Brien, Gradel, Kilkenny, Howson, Becchio (Watt 61), Snodgrass (Paynter 73), Somma.  Subs not used: Higgs, Naylor, Bromby, McCormack.

 

Team news

Pontus Jansson has been ruled out for Leeds through an injury he sustained in training.  He joins Stuart Dallas and Adam Forshaw on the sidelines.  Wilfried Bony and Kristoffer Nordfeldt are once again likely to be absent for the Welsh side.

 

The key battle

Oliver McBurnie v Liam Cooper

Swansea striker McBurnie poses a big threat for the home side.  The Scotland international scored nine goals in 17 games whilst on loan at Barnsley last season and is already off the mark in this campaign.  The man looking to keep him quiet will be Leeds centre-back Liam Cooper, who helped United keep a first clean sheet of the season at the weekend.

 

Betting odds with Ladbrokes

Swansea City: 21/10

Draw: 12/5

Leeds United: 5/4 

(Odds correct at time of article published)

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LUTV

Fans in selected territories can watch Tuesday's game with Swansea live on LUTV.  Fans in the UK and worldwide can listen to live commentary with club legend Eddie Gray for just 99p. Click here for full information.

 

 

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