Andre Dozzell, Freddie Sears, Matthew Pennington and Gwion Edwards start for the Blues at Swansea City with Jonas Knudsen, Jon Nolan, Kayden Jackson and Jordan Graham dropping to the bench.

Knudsen’s usual left-back role is set to go to Janoi Donacien, who moves from right-back with Matthew Pennington returning from his one-match ban. Skipper Luke Chambers and Toto Nsiala continue at the centre of the defence ahead of keeper Dean Gerken.

Cole Skuse and Trevoh Chalobah will be in their usual deeper midfield roles with Dozzell, making his first start since the opening day of last season, coming in for Nolan ahead of them.

Edwards, facing the club where he came through the youth ranks, will be on the right with Grant Ward on the left and Freddie Sears the lone striker.

Young striker Jack Lankester is on the bench for the senior side in a competitive fixture for the first time and has been handed the number 36 shirt. Another academy product, left-back Bailey Clements, also made the trip to Wales but doesn’t make the 18.

Former Blues loanee Bersant Celina starts for the Swans, while another of last season’s Town loan players, Cameron Carter-Vickers, is on the bench.

Swansea: Nordfeldt, Van der Hoorn (c), McBurnie, Celina, Carroll, James, Grimes, Rodon, Roberts, Naughton, Byers. Subs: Mulder, Olsson, Fer, Asoro, Carter-Vickers, McKay, Fulton.

Town: Gerken, Pennington, Nsiala, Chambers (c), Donacien, Skuse, Chalobah, Edwards, Dozzell, Ward, Sears. Subs: Bialkowski, Knudsen, Jackson, Nolan, Graham, Downes, Lankester. Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands).

Photo: TWTD

WizardNinja added 15:29 - Oct 6 1-1 bois !!!!!! could be interesting today , might be the turn around we need.
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Bob7881 added 15:30 - Oct 6 Oh no Town have scored
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blueboy1981 added 15:31 - Oct 6 ..... martin587 - I suspect that has not lifted your spirits to exceptional levels.... ! - if you're there, credit to you all for making the journey. Scoring for FUN ........ WTF ........ ALLELUIA ........ ALLELUIA . Enjoy the moment - it may not last.
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martin587 added 15:32 - Oct 6 Well I will eat my words.Not in the game and we are 2-1 up.Just hope it last.COME ON .🙏🙏
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WizardNinja added 15:32 - Oct 6 another goal !!!! this is it , its happening :)
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blueboy1981 added 15:33 - Oct 6 ....... careful people ... !! ...... we could still lose 7-2.
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davidsc1971 added 15:33 - Oct 6 COYB !!!!
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martin587 added 15:34 - Oct 6 Yes BlueBhoy I was in Ibiza Tuesday now in Wales today.If we win it's well worth it.🙊
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Bob7881 added 15:37 - Oct 6 Theres going to be people on here not happy
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supasmiler71 added 15:37 - Oct 6 C'mon boys!!!!!! All the positive thinking on this thread must be rubbing off! ;0)
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grinch added 15:41 - Oct 6 COYB can this be it
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blueboy1981 added 15:52 - Oct 6 Bob7881 ......... Who's the sad one ? - we're WINNING. Can only be YOU.
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Bob7881 added 15:55 - Oct 6 Changes must be made at half time
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Henrietta_R_Hippo added 16:00 - Oct 6 WOW! a couple of cartoon -like owngoals & thus far it's practically smells like "Grand Larceny" on our part.... check these stats: Possession 79% to 21%! Accurate Passes: 382(89%) to 68(65%)! Big chances missed: 3 to 1 But who cares right.... not even their former gaffer Laudrup who allegedly was interviewed early on by Scrooge but turned away, due to well him being Scrooge of course??? LOL

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blueboy1981 added 16:02 - Oct 6 Bob7881 ...... sad you're such a miserable basket, when we're winning. Don't despair, it's only half-time - plenty of time for much to happen !!
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mathiemagic added 17:00 - Oct 6 Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss WHAT A WIN !!!
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inghamspur added 17:11 - Oct 6 Fandabedoze!!
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chepstowblue added 23:50 - Oct 6 A nice portion of humble pie for everyone. The 1st 2 pages of posts are so stupid its untrue. Some people shouldn't have a laptop let alone an opinion. Let the guy get on with the job and start supporting the team if you comically believe that you are supporters. I second the earlier post that commented that there will be a lot of unhappy people on here tonight,as losing to be proved right is what 'gets them off'. The most exciting game ive attended for many yrs. Gerks,Chambers and Skuse were all excellent. That should cause uncontrollable bouts of tears for some !!

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