Swansea City will be aiming to make it successive wins in the Championship when they continue their campaign with a home fixture against Luton Town on Sunday afternoon.
The Welsh outfit are currently 10th in the Championship table, boasting 30 points from their opening 23 matches of the season, while Luton are 18th, only six points outside of the relegation zone, having had an underwhelming season to date.
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Swansea bounced back from successive losses to Sunderland and Hull City by beating Queens Park Rangers on Boxing Day, with Liam Cullen netting a brace in a three-goal success in Wales.
The victory moved Luke Williams's side onto 30 points from 23 matches, which has left them in 10th spot in the table, seven points off the playoff spots in England's second tier.
Swansea have underwhelmed on home soil this season, winning four, drawing four and losing three of their 11 matches to collect 16 points, but they will be welcoming a Luton outfit with the third-worst away record.
Indeed, the Hatters have only won one of their 11 Championship matches away from their own stadium this season, suffering nine defeats in the process, which is a record that will hand the hosts confidence.
Swansea are actually winless in their last five matches against Luton, suffering three defeats in the process, but the pair played out a 1-1 draw when they met at Kenilworth Road in the reverse fixture earlier this month.
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Luton were relegated from the Premier League last season in 18th position, and there is no getting away from the fact that it has been a tough campaign to date for the Hatters.
Rob Edwards's side have a record of seven wins, four draws and 12 defeats from their 23 matches, which has left them in 18th spot in the table on 25 points, just six points outside of the relegation zone.
Luton are 12 points off the playoffs, meanwhile, so it is going to take some effort for them to challenge for an immediate return to the Premier League for the 2025-26 campaign.
The Hatters will enter this contest off the back of a 1-0 defeat at Bristol City, and they are on a run of eight straight away defeats in the Championship, which is an indication of their issues away from their own stadium.
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Swansea did not suffer any fresh fitness concerns in their clash with QPR last time out, so head coach Williams is expected to have the same squad available for selection in this contest.
Kristian Pedersen, Joe Allen and Ollie Cooper are currently the three first-team players on the sidelines, but all of the changes that occurred against QPR were tactical substitutions.
Cullen has been in strong form this season, scoring eight times in the Championship, and the 25-year-old will once again feature in a forward position for the Welsh outfit.
As for Luton, Amari'i Bell, Shandon Baptiste, Teden Mengi, Reece Burke, Tom Lockyer, Alfie Doughty and Reuell Walters will again miss the contest due to injury problems, while Liam Walsh is still suspended.
Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo have scored 11 times between them during the 2024-25 campaign, and the pair will continue in the final third of the field for the visitors this weekend.
Jordan Clark has three goals and two assists from midfield, meanwhile, and he will be another starter for the Hatters.
Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Vigouroux; Key, Cabango, Darling, Tymon; Franco, Grimes; Ronald, Cullen, Ji-Sung; Bianchini
Luton Town possible starting lineup:
Kaminski; Holmes, McGuinness, Johnson; Moses, Mpanzu, Clark, Nelson, Chong; Abdeayo, Morris
We say: Swansea City 2-1 Luton Town
Luton's away form is so poor that it is difficult to back them despite the obvious quality in their squad; the Hatters should give their fans a goal to cheer, but we are expecting the hosts to secure all three points on Sunday.
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Matt Law
