Preview | Bristol City v Swansea City
Swansea City return from the international break as they make the short trip up the M4 taking on Bristol City at Ashton Gate with a lunchtime kick-off (12.30pm).
Darren O'Dea will take interim charge this afternoon following the departure of Alan Sheehan.
The Swans will be hoping to bounce back from consecutive defeats in their last two outings against Preston North End and Ipswich Town respectively.
The Robins will be searching for their first win in four games, having suffered back-to-back defeats to Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers before earning a point at Watford before the break.
Pre-match views
Darren O'Dea: "I'm adamant that we need to make the most of it and we need to put on a performance.
"I understand the players will need clarity, but the talent that is in our dressing room, the level of player that we have, there's absolutely nothing stopping us winning. So that has been the message to them."
Gerhard Struber: "We don’t know what is coming, but at the same time, we know the team and so typical patterns from them.
"They cannot change everything, so we expect something, but maybe a little bit differently. These are exactly the moments where we have to be with ourselves and have a big concentration on our game style. This is, in the whole preparation of the week, the most important task."
Team news
Captain Ben Cabango and Josh Tymon both miss out due to suspension.
Marko Stamenic will be back amongst the squad following time away due to a family bereavement.
Meet the officials
Josh Smith will be the man in the middle when Swansea City travel to face Bristol City this afternoon.
Today will be the ninth Swans match Smith has officiated in his career. One of those matches was the historic 4-0 south Wales derby win at the Cardiff City Stadium in 2022, his most recent Swans outing was in October at St. Mary's for Swansea City's 0-0 draw against the Saints.
So far this season, Smith has officiated 10 games handing out 30 yellow cards, and two red cards.
He will be assisted by Sam Lewis and Callum Gough. Jacob Miles is the fourth official.
Remember the last time?
Josh Tymon’s first goal for the club saw Swansea City end their winless run with a hard-fought victory on their last visit to Ashton Gate.
The wing-back fired in a rebound in the 55th minute in front of the away end to help give the visitors a first win of 2025.
The Swans had spurned big chances through Ronald and Žan Vipotnik towards the end of the first half, while Jisung Eom also missed a glorious opportunity after the opener, while Lawrence Vigouroux made excellent saves to deny Jason Knight and Luke McNally and Sam Bell also hit the post for the hosts.
Prime numbers
2 - Following a 1-0 win at Ashton Gate last season, Swansea are looking to win consecutive away league matches at Bristol City for the very first time.