Swansea vs Bristol City

Swansea City face Bristol City at the Swansea.com Stadium in the last game before the international break.

Liam Walsh with a great block to get the home fans going. The offside flag is up anyway. Alex Scott with the corner again, but Swanswa win it and break. They take it quickly but the referee stops play... Say what you like about the club's current run, this team are fighting. But this has been a very good spell from Swansea. It's a great cross from Liam Walsh to Liam Cullen, but he can't control it in the box. Swansea play out from the back and get all the way up the pitch with a long ball, but Cullen can't quite capitalise on a loose ball. Good defending from Nathan Wood to shepherd the ball out of play and win his side a goal-kick. Grimes loses the ball, but Manning wins it back with a sliding tackle. Ryan Manning loses the ball very cheaply but then makes a fine tackle to win it back before being fouled. Ryan Manning whips in the free-kick from the left, but Walsh can't control the ball.

Swansea City host Bristol City this afternoon in their final match before the March international break (12.30pm kick-off).

His personal best tally was recorded during his loan spell at Northampton Town in the 2017-18 season. But you can't give your opponents the impetus to try and drive forward straight from the outset. And Piroe sealed the win in stoppage time as he calmly fired a low strike into the bottom corner for his 14th goal of the season. Too many players out of sorts who made too many poor errors. All three previous matches have ended 1-1 after 90 minutes. We didn't start well.

All the build-up, live match action and reaction as the Robins aim to head into the international break with a victory.

The last three meetings have ended in a draw in all competitions. He slips it through to Cullen who makes the run across Vyner and he slips it across the City goalkeeper. He'll play through the middle with Bell left and Sykes right. I think he’s capable of being able to deal with the situation. Lots of empty seats in the home end at the moment, five minutes ahead of kick-off. He’s really well respected in the football club and it’s something he deserves.” City need a fast start especially after what happened against Luton in the week. Scott sprays a crossfield pass into the run of Mark Sykes who brings it down nicely. Sam Bell is pushing for a return to the starting XI at the stadium where he scored that memorable FA Cup winner back in January. City are being overloaded down the right side as Ntcham manages to bring the ball down with his back. The hosts have been sliding down the Championship table and find themselves in 18th. Nigel Pearson will also want to head into the international break on a high with the players not back in action until April 1 after today.

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Nigel Pearson has made the decision to change Bristol City's captain for their Championship clash with Swansea.

It’s a three man midfield of Alex Scott, Andy King and Taylor-Clarke, with Scott expected to be the furthest midfielder forward. We think Omar is ready and we think he gives us energy in midfield too. As a result, Sykes pushes further forward and it allows for a more organised back four with only Pring not playing in his natural position.

Bristol City are a goal down to Swansea City after Liam Cullen opened the scoring for the Welsh side.

Swansea opened the scoring through Liam Cullen who netted his seventh goal of the campaign in simple fashion. The visitors’ first chance came from Mark Sykes who fired a 30-yard shot at Andy Fisher but the home goalkeeper was easy to it. Olivier Ntcham was the difference as he set up Liam Cullen for his seventh goal of the season and then scored himself with a finish just outside the box.

The game will not be shown live on Sky Sports while it will only be screened on SwansTV to fans in international areas. You can keep right up to date with the ...

“It's going to be important for us to finish this block of games with a good result. "They've stuck with a formation after the second-half of the game they played against us there. "They had a result they wouldn't have wanted in midweek so they'll be desperate to bounce back. You can keep right up to date with the action on WalesOnline's blog on our They've got a few guys out, but the guys who have stepped in have done really well. What time is Swansea City v Bristol City kick-off?

There are still nine games of the season remaining but with an international break on the horizon and an injury list that appears to show no sign of abating ...

If Mehmeti is in a more central role, the pace of Wells and Weimann on the shoulder could open up some exciting attacking opportunities for City. That then leaves his centre-back options as Zak Vyner, being the only specialist, and Cam Pring who’s been filling in over the last three games and struggled - which is to be expected - against Luton Town on Wednesday, having performed admirably in the two matches before that. And we can complicate the conversation even more by the manager recently once again suggesting that he favours playing two up front. A wounded Swansea should be a different proposition, though, and although none of his forwards are in great form - Wells, one goal in five, Bell one in nine, Cornick no goals in nine appearances since signing and Weimann one in nine since he returned from injury at the start of February - he may, for this game at least, turn to his senior professionals to try and turn the tide. [indicated to Robins TV on Friday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHxjcjnQ5Ew) that Matty James (ankle) won’t be back until after the international break and with Naismith sidelined, then the expectation is it’ll be the same midfield three that lined up at Kenilworth Road: Andy King in the holding role with Alex Scott and then Andi Weimann in advance of him. There are still nine games of the season remaining but with an international break on the horizon and an injury list that appears to show no sign of abating, at least in time for today, it feels like a bit of a struggle to the line for Bristol City.

All the ratings as the Robins head into the international break on the back of a 2-0 loss away at Swansea.

Will feel he should have been awarded a penalty when his flick in the area hit the hand of Cabango. Plenty of running and energy in the first half but with little reward having to chase long balls forward. Involved in the action both offensively and defensively but wasted a really good crossing opportunity. Similar performance in the second half with Swansea doing a good job to prevent his runs behind. Captain on the day but a result that couldn't match his occasion. Made a good save in the first half.

Swansea beat Bristol City 2-0 to surely remove any lingering fears of being dragged in to the Sky Bet Championship relegation battle.

The Robins did little to trouble Andy Fisher, a goalkeeper under pressure after recent mistakes, although Andreas Weimann saw a stoppage-time effort disallowed for offside as Swansea claimed a first clean sheet of 2023. Bristol City are two points better off than Swansea following a third defeat in five games, as the Robins’ bid to avoid their season ending with a whimper. Liam Cullen and Olivier Ntcham were on target as Swansea claimed a first win in seven games and move 10 points above 22nd-placed Huddersfield with eight games remaining.