Sunderland Away

[KVetch]

Swans haven't lost at the Stadium of Light since 2012. We are either overdue or keep the streak alive. Looks like Williams went with 4 at the back. Strong lineup.

Sunderland: Anthony Patterson, Jobe Bellingham, Luke O'Nien (captain), Nazariy Rusyn, Abdoullah Ba, Jenson Seelt, Dan Neil, Callum Styles, Trai Hume, Leo Hjelde, Pierre Ekwah.

Substitutes: Nathan Bishop, Timothee Pembele, Hemir, Mason Burstow, Romaine Mundle, Adil Aouchiche, Chris Rigg, Caden Kelly, Thomas Lavery.

Swansea City: Carl Rushworth, Ben Cabango, Joe Allen, Matt Grimes (captain), Jamie Paterson, Josh Tymon, Przemyslaw Placheta, Liam Cullen, Nathan Wood, Kyle Naughton, Ronald.

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Jay Fulton, Harry Darling, Jerry Yates, Charlie Patino, Mykola Kuharevich, Charles Sagoe Jr, Ollie Cooper, Filip Lissah.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Like the lineup. Cullen at #9. Allen playing; consistent with Williams’ prematch. Naughton ahead of Darling at RB is an interesting call.

personally I’d prefer Cooper over Pato but that’s my bias based on age, energy, vim and vigor.

looking forward to seeing more of Myk and Cullen combo later in the match

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Match is streamed on espn+ in USA

 

[The Blobster]

Positive start

 

[The Blobster]

Congrats Kyle on 300 appearances

 

[ivoralljack]

Myk and Cullen combo later in the match

Doubt that'll happen as Williams will probably sub Cullen. I'd settle for a draw today but it wouldn't surprise me if we won it.

 

[Victoria Swan]

Positive start

VERY positive start.

 

[Victoria Swan]

Just get in better quality crosses and we look likely to score

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Very aggressive on the front foot recovering the ball

 

[Victoria Swan]

C'mon, let's improve those crosses!

 

[The Blobster]

Wooooohooooo Ronald with his first with a toe poke.

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Grimes is dogging it in midfield. Can’t keep up with the pace

 

[jackodiamonds]

Grimes is dogging it in midfield. Can’t keep up with the pace

Get Cooper in there I reckon

 

[Victoria Swan]

Yeeeesssss. Ronald!! Lovely build up and goal

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Ronald #1
Taps in a save from Cullen

 

[Victoria Swan]

Looks like some very profitable time spent on the training ground this past week

 

[Yankee_Jack]

Grimes is fine playing the deep role in our previously pedestrian mode of play. Just doesn’t have the legs to be a two way engine in our up a gear mode.

This is why no bigger club ever came in for him

 

[Victoria Swan]

Good cross bad miss

 

[Yankee_Jack]

What a miss by P. Ffs finish

 

[The Blobster]

Great ball from Ronald but Placheta blasts over from 4 yards. We could be 4 up if we had taken all our chances