Team news | Stoke City v Swansea City

Stephen Welsh makes his Swansea City debut and Žan Vipotnik returns to the starting line-up for the Championship opener at Stoke City.

Centre-half Welsh takes the place of Cameron Burgess following the Australia international’s injury against Birmingham.

Vipotnik, the Championship’s top goalscorer last term, comes in for Adam Idah to lead the Swans attack.

Jay Fulton starts in midfield with Melker Widell on the bench, with teenage defender Carter Heywood among the substitutes.

Lawrence Vigouroux is in goal for the visitors, with Welsh slotting in alongside skipper Ben Cabango, Filip Lissah and Josh Tymon in the back four.

Fulton lines up with the New Zealand duo of Marko Stamenic and Elijah Just in the middle of the park, while Joseph Opoku and Moussa Yeo are on the flanks.

Vipotnik is up top for the Swans.

Swansea City: Lawrence Vigouroux; Filip Lissah, Ben Cabango (captain), Stephen Welsh, Josh Tymon; Jay Fulton, Marko Stamenic, Elijah Just; Joseph Opoku, Moussa Yeo, Zan Vipotnik.

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Josh Key, Melker Widell, Jisung Eom, Tiago Parente, Leo Walta, Adam Idah, Ronald, Carter Heywood.

Stoke City: Viktor Johansson (captain), Luke Graham, Svante Ingelsson, Sorba Thomas, Ethan Galbraith, Ben Wilmot, Eric Bocat, Bosun Lawal, Tomas Rigo, Sam Gallagher, Million Manhoef.

Substitutes: Josh Griffiths, Ben Pearson, Robert Bozenik, Bae Junho, Ben Gibson, Djibril Soumare, Maxi Talovierov, Freddie Anderson, Tyler Martin.