Swansea City : Matos faces a huge test
Wednesday, 18th Feb 2026 08:00 by Keith Haynes

Swansea City set out on a journey of two home games over four days this coming Saturday and then Tuesday evening. Saturday brings Bristol City (12:30pm) and Tuesday, Preston North End (7:45pm) Both games are winnable of course but will prove a lot harder than the two against Portsmouth and Oxford United.

Those were crucial for relegation reasons, win these two and there will be more talk about a play off push. Bristol City drew at home 2-2 with Wrexham last night in a tense game, this fixture will be as hard as any the Swans have faced since the arrival of head coach, Vitor Matos. That being said we all know that the Swans will be on the front foot and most certainly will create more than enough chances to win the game. Marko Stamenić is out for both of these games after reaching ten yellow cards for the season. There is no way he can feature. Fans are clamouring for a more forward thinking midfield, Gonçalo Franco, Melker Widell and Malick Yalcouyé may well be disappointed. However, there can...