Swansea v Leeds United ***Matchday Thread***
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Leeds United make the long trip to Wales to take on Swansea City in the Sky Bet Championship on Sunday.* The Whites head to the Liberty Stadium on the back of a fine midweek win against Stoke City on Thursday, with the Potters defeated 5-0 at Elland Road.* Like Leeds, Swansea are one of the form teams in the division following the restart of the league.* They are currently fighting for a Play-Off spot, sitting just one point outside of the top six.
Manager/head coach
Swansea City: Steve Cooper
Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa
League position
Swansea City: 7th
Leeds United: 1st
Form
Swansea City: WLDWW
Leeds United: LWDWW
Top scorer
Swansea City: Andre Ayew (16)
Leeds United: Patrick Bamford (16)
Head to head
Swansea City: 12
Draws: 7
Leeds United wins: 20
Last time at the Liberty Stadium
Tuesday 21st August 2018
Swansea City 2 (McBurnie 24, 51)
Leeds United 2 (Roofe 40, Hernandez 79)
Team news
Whites head coach Marcelo Bielsa could name the same side which beat Stoke City 5-0 on Thursday.* Jordon Garrick is available for Swansea again following a three match ban.
Officials
Referee- Keith Stroud
Assistant Referee 1- Nik Barnard
Assistant Referee 2- Nick Greenhalgh
Fourth Official- Peter Wright
The key battle
Andre Ayew v Ben White
Swansea striker Ayew is the club's top scorer this season and is someone who Bielsa knows all about following their time together at Marseille.* Leeds defender White will be looking to reduce his impact on the game.
0 - 2.
MOT.