Season 24/25 | The Official Match Thread | FT Swansea City 2 Luton Town 1 | The EFL Championship

[jackharris]

 

[Pegojack]

I'm hoping the same Swans as yesterday turn up, but I'm expecting Williams to select Fulton for Franco, Naughton for Key, we'll be useless and we'll lose 1-0.
Hope I'm totally wrong.

 

[Ringwood]

We need another Franco type player and a younger Joe Allen in our squad.

If LW brings in Fulton and MPH from the start for this we go backwards again (literally)

 

[Malaga]

Got to pick the same starting 11 after that 1st 45, and stay out of the dressing room by all accounts

 

[jackharris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1872603388409713150

 

[jackharris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1872403034644607311

 

[Bluenile]

I'm hoping the same Swans as yesterday turn up, but I'm expecting Williams to select Fulton for Franco, Naughton for Key, we'll be useless and we'll lose 1-0.
Hope I'm totally wrong.

That's what I'm dreading too. Seems to me that Williams just can't help himself. Surely to feck Franco's match fit now? Play him and leave him on you old baldie!!

 

[Swanjaxs]

On our day we are more than capable of beating a lot of the sides in this average division, with a bit to spare, we need to find consistency though, if we can put a bit of a run together it could make for an interesting last couple of months at the tail end of this season...

 

[sainthelens]

That's what I'm dreading too. Seems to me that Williams just can't help himself. Surely to feck Franco's match fit now? Play him and leave him on you old baldie!!

Think we all feel the same. Stringing together positive results/performances has deserted us last number o weeks.
And these multi starting changing line ups worry me to fckn death.
After QPR we shouldn't be concerned, but we're all fearing the worst. Happy with a point? Probably not, but kinda expecting it.

 

[Cooperman]

Think we all feel the same. Stringing together positive results/performances has deserted us last number o weeks.
And these multi starting changing line ups worry me to fckn death.
After QPR we shouldn't be concerned, but we're all fearing the worst. Happy with a point? Probably not, but kinda expecting it.

Happy with point? Absolutely not after Boxing Day.

 

[sainthelens]

Happy with point? Absolutely not after Boxing Day.

Yep, but this is Luke and how we roll.

 

[Official Site News]

Welcome to the Swansea.com Stadium for this afternoon's match against Luton Town.

I hope you all had a wonderful festive period and are ready to cheer on the Swans as we look to build on our fantastic 3-0 victory against QPR on Boxing Day. It was a performance that certainly made my Christmas.

And, it was true testament to the hard work and dedication of our players and coaching staff over, and during, what continues to be a busy festive period. It was a joy to see the team play with such confidence and flair, and your support from the stands played a crucial role in driving us to that impressive win.

As we approach the new year, there is lots to be optimistic and excited about. We have shown what we are capable of, and today's match is another opportunity to demonstrate our ambition and determination as we enter the second half of the season with this being our 24th league match.

Luton Town will provide a tough challenge, but I have every confidence that we will rise to the occasion.

Your unwavering support is the heartbeat of this club, and I encourage you to bring your passion and energy to today's game. Let's create an electric atmosphere that will inspire our players to, once again, give their all on the pitch.

Thank you for your continued support. Come on you Swans!

Andy

 

[Official Site News]

Hello everyone and welcome to the Swansea.com Stadium for our latest Championship fixture against Luton Town.

We are back on home soil again, and return in good spirits following our performance and result against Queens Park Rangers on Boxing Day.

I thought the players produced a fantastic, dominant display, and one it is really important we build upon and back up.

At this level, it is not easy to dominate a game to the extent that you have over 70 per cent of the ball and do not allow the opposition a single shot on target, while also creating numerous opportunities yourself. The fact we were able to do so underlines the quality and the effort the players produced.

Our captain, Matt Grimes, was instrumental in that. I have said it many times, but we are very lucky to have him. He is a wonderful player and leader and the messages he gave to the players ahead of and during Thursday’s game were absolutely spot on.

Grimesy can go under the radar sometimes because he is consistently excellent, and I know from speaking to opposition players and managers how widely admired he is within the game.

He led by example, and we showed the required accuracy and patience in our build-up play. We did not rush or get anxious, we trusted what we were doing, we built-up correctly, and that also allowed us to have the numbers required to press aggressively and get the ball back when we lost it.

It was very pleasing, but we have to realise that Thursday is gone and we need to make sure we heed the lessons that tell us why we performed as we did and carry them forward. If we do that we will win more games than we lose.

That will not be easy against a Luton side who were plying their trade in the Premier League last season, and possess a lot of quality and a terrific work ethic. This will be a tough game, but it’s one we are excited about.

I also want to take a moment to mention the work of the club’s academy after Ben Lloyd made his senior debut on Thursday.

Ben is an excellent player and he had fully earned his opportunity to play for the first team, but part of that also comes from how his family have raised him, and from the way of working instilled in him by the staff at the Joma High Performance Centre.

I am always struck by how the academy players who come to train with us have the right attitude and respect for the work they are doing and the people around them. Add in the quality these players possess and it’s a very special thing. Ben, his family, and the academy staff who have helped in his development should be very proud.

Finally, with this being our final fixture of 2024, I want to wish all of you are a Happy New Year and let’s hope for an exciting and successful 2025.

Enjoy the game,

Luke

 

[Swans Trust News]

Welcome back to the Swansea.com Stadium for our final Championship match of 2024, and what an eventful year it has been at the stadium.

Before this game we have witnessed 22 league matches across the year and we have been consistently inconsistent across them with nine wins, four draws and nine defeats, scoring 28 goals whilst conceding 25. So, I guess solid mid-table feels about right and what that record would suggest.

However, if you come from the half-full rose-tinted glasses side of our world you might be a little more encouraged than that, as only three of those losses have happened this season with two of those in very close defeats against teams in the current top four of the division.

I genuinely believe Luke and the players are progressing solidly, and if we can bring in a couple of additions next month to increase our options I am sure we can move permanently into the top 10 during the remainder of the season.

So, for me, after that brilliant first half against QPR only three days ago, we can approach 2025 with a positive mindset and a growing belief that we can meaningfully start looking forward rather than nervously over our shoulder.

With recent changes to the ownership group, players like Ben Cabango and Liam Cullen recently committing to new long-term contracts, and steadily improving results on the pitch, can we start dreaming of what might be over the next season or two?

It would be really good to keep building on that momentum with another win today allowing the Jack Army to travel down to Portsmouth on New Year’s Day with a real belief in what 2025 might bring.

Back to today’s match with Luton Town, against whom we have a very even record in recent times. Since December 2019, Luton just edge it on head-to-heads with four wins to our three (there are two draws too) – so maybe today we can level that up at 4 wins each!

Once we get through the New Year period the Trust will be getting back into our various projects in conjunction with our local stakeholders, such as our Matchday Experience Working Group, heritage work with local sports writer and author David Brayley, and we will shortly be releasing our draft strategy document to our members for their feedback.

As always new members and voices are always welcome, so please feel free to go to our www.swanstrust.co.uk website to read more about what’s going on and how to join. Or, if it’s easier, just take a stroll over to our Trust kiosk outside the West Stand before kick-off on our home matchdays for a natter.

I hope you all enjoy the game, and please be loud and proud for the boys. I’d also like to take this early opportunity to wish all our members and the whole Jack Army plus players, staff and everyone else associated with Swansea City a very Happy New Year from all of us on the Trust Board.

Enjoy the game,

Chris Golledge

 

[swansnews]

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