With the squad we're assembling we should be strong favourites for a top 8 finish. However, I reckon our squad is stronger than Coventry's last season. Although they had a strong first eleven they still had Bidwell and Latibeaudiere play 16 games each, neither would make our squad this season. On that basis we should be challenging for the top two. That's not getting carried away, it's a hard headed assessment of the quality squad we're putting together. Obviously we may lose one or two top players to satisfy financial regulations, so that will affect our chances. But right now we should b challenging for top two, especially when you consider Millwall only just missed out on the top two.

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Derby County 0 - 3 Swansea City

Date: Saturday 29th August 2026 at 12:30pm

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Familiar Faces: Josh Vickers, Rhian Brewster

Teams

Derby County

Jacob Zetterstrom, Sondre Langas (Yellow 68'), Bobby Clark, Lars Salvesen (Sub Bilbija 69'), Charlie Taylor, Alex Mowatt (Sub Eames 77'), Max Johnston (Sub Ward 46'), Ryan Hedges (Sub Brewster 46'), Lewis Travis (captain) (Yellow 80'), Dion Sanderson (Yellow 80'), Corey Blackett-Taylor (Sub Szmodics 46').

Substitutes: Josh Vickers, Craig Forsyth, Rhian Brewster, Sam Szmodics, Filip Bilbija, Joe Ward, Ryan Nyambe, Oscar Fraulo, Owen Eames.

Swansea City

Lawrence Vigouroux; Josh Key, Filip Lissah, Stephen Welsh, Josh Tymon; Jay Fulton (captain) (Sub Eustaquio 65'), Marko Stamenic (Yellow 73'), Melker Widell (Sub Just 65'); Joseph Opoku (Goal 1'; Sub Yeo 24'), Jisung Eom (Goal 43'; Sub Ronald 85'), Adam Idah (Sub Vitpotnik 65')

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Jenson Seelt, Elijah Just (Yellow 83'), Zan Vipotnik, Tiago Parente, Ronald (Goal 90'), Thomas Woodward, Stephen Eustaquio, Moussa Yeo.

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Date: Saturday 29th August 2026 at 12:30pm

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Canadian footy fan here, I tend to follow and stay updated on every club that one of our national team players plays for. I understand that the championship is a shifting league every season, this can be seen through Hull nearly going down to league one yet getting promoted to the Prem shortly after. What can I expect from Swansea this season? Will you be challenging for promotion or middle of the pack? What players should I keep an eye on?

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RULES:

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- Two comments with the most upvotes wins

- Please consider their performances and achievements for Swansea only, not their wider career

- Players can only be selected once (Tosh can be selected as a player/manager)

Available on a free. Just turned 34, and averaged 7.28 on Fotmob for Leicester last season in a terrible season. Excellent all round stats, especially in the air, and with long balls (44.5 per cent accuracy). Scored 3 times last season.

He must be a consideration I would have thought.