This Week's Opposition: Swansea City

Jake Smith takes a deep dive into The Swans ahead of the midweek encounter in PO4.

Off the back of late heartbreak at Ewood Park on Saturday, the Blues embark on a midweek clash with Swansea City back on home soil.

MANAGER

The Swans are now led by Portuguese head coach Vítor Matos.

Matos joined the club in November after they triggered his release clause at Liga Portugal 2. outfit Marítimo.

The 35-year-old has won 10 of his 21 games in charge so far.

ONE TO WATCH

Brazilian forward Ronald is our one to watch this week.

The 24-year-old joined Swansea in January 2024, signing a 3-and-a-half-year deal on a permanent basis from Grêmio Anápolis.

Ronald wears the number 35 shirt.

TOP SCORER

Slovenian international Žan Vipotnik is not only Swansea’s leading scorer but he also tops the overall Championship charts too.

The 23-year-old, who wears the number 9 shirt, has netted 17 in the league so far this campaign, most recently in their last game at the weekend.

CURRENT FORM

Sitting 14th in the table with 49 points, The Swans are 14 clear of the drop zone and 8 behind the Play-Off places.

Vítor Matos’ side have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 league Championship matches and were 2-0 winners over 10-man Stoke City on Saturday.

The reverse of this fixture saw Swansea win 1-0 on a cold Tuesday night in South Wales thanks to a 78th-minute strike from Liam Cullen, who also scored at the weekend.

Can the Blues return to winning ways?

Find out by catching all of the unmissable action on Pompey Live, returning Tuesday (March 10th) evening from 7pm LIVE on Express FM - Jake Smith, Kirsty Roxanne and James Wilson will be providing full coverage from Fratton Park.

Kick-off: 7:45pm!