S25/26 | The EFL Championship | The Official Match Thread | Middlesbrough FC v Swansea City | The Riverside Stadium | 3pm | Saturday 9th August 2026

[jackharris]

 

[Swans Jack]

Early Scoring Predictions - Middlesborough win 4-0. Just can see our defense being ripped apart and with no striker its gonna be difficult one.

 

[Swansea93]

Vigs

Key
W Ham Loan
Burgess
Tymon

Franco
Galbraith

Inoussa
Widell
Eom

Cullen

Is how I see us lining up if no one else comes in

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

Vigs

Key
W Ham Loan
Burgess
Tymon

Franco
Galbraith

Inoussa
Widell
Eom

Cullen

Is how I see us lining up if no one else comes in

What if the West Ham guy doesn't come in? Isn't that just a rumour at this point?

 

[Swans Jack]

Vigs

Key
W Ham Loan
Burgess
Tymon

Franco
Galbraith

Inoussa
Widell
Eom

Cullen

Is how I see us lining up if no one else comes in

Take Out Cullen and put in Kone, then I'm happy with that line up. Having Cabango back would make it near perfect. I don't think it's suddenly going to wave a magic wond if a striker and Defender comes in before the game but I just don't see us winning. I see it as

Swans 0, Middlesbrough 4
Swans 2, Crawley 0
Swans 1, Sheffield Utd 3
Swans 1, Watford 1

Then after that I think we will pick up.

 

[Swans Jack]

What if the West Ham guy doesn't come in? Isn't that just a rumour at this point?

No it's been pretty much confirmed on all all fronts across well-known sources he will be in around Tuesday. And decision on Kone around then.

 

[Menston4128]

Early Scoring Predictions - Middlesborough win 4-0. Just can't see our defense being ripped apart and with no striker its gonna be difficult one.

Bloody hell, what score do you predict if our defense does get ripped apart

 

[Cooperman]

You know it’s getting close when a jackharris MTD appears for the first league game of the season. Always grateful for these, some fantastic snippets of info.

 

[jackharris]

 

[bakajack]

Finally it begins again

Expectations were high a month ago and now seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel after our friendlies and injuries that were picked up highlighting the lack of depth in key areas of the pitch

Still going to lead with blind optimism though and shoot for 2-0 to Swans

 

[Pegojack]

I'd take a 2-0 defeat now. I think we're going to get a right pasting.

 

[PSumbler]

You know it’s getting close when a jackharris MTD appears for the first league game of the season. Always grateful for these, some fantastic snippets of info.

100% agree - one of the most appreciated sections of the site!

 

[peter]

Finally it begins again

Expectations were high a month ago and now seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrel after our friendlies and injuries that were picked up highlighting the lack of depth in key areas of the pitch

Still going to lead with blind optimism though and shoot for 2-0 to Swans

Yes the injuries have highlighted the lack of quality and depth we have at the moment and in all honesty if the club REALLY wants to be up there at the end of the season we need a squad like brum have built and to be fair like wrexham are buying in, we unfortunatly are not in their financial position never mind the 3 teams that have just come down, so lads and lasses as we are we must be realistic and realise this is going to be a hard long slog and a mid to higher finish is far more within our grasp even though i want us up there at the end

 

[peter]

I'd take a 2-0 defeat now. I think we're going to get a right pasting.

cannot see us winning but hope its not a pasting

 

[Ringwood]

Good progress would be a top 10 finish. Finishing in the bottom 8 for me would be a poor return considering the recruitment we have done. I can see a similar LW comment coming from AS about players adapting to this league.