Fresh off the back of picking up their first win of the new Championship season, Swansea City go head to head with Millwall at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday.
Gary Rowett's men are currently on a run of seven consecutive games without a win away from home in the league and will be desperate to end this dry spell.
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Swansea City finally got their 2022-23 campaign up and running on Saturday when they claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
In a game where Jerry Yates saw his first-half penalty saved by a spirited Andre Fisher in goal for the visitors, substitute Olivier Ntcham netted in the 87th minute to condemn the Seasiders to their second loss of the season.
Prior to that, Russell Martin's men kicked off the season winless in each of their opening three games across all competitions, a run which saw their EFL Cup campaign come to an abrupt end as they were beaten on penalties by Oxford United on August 9.
While Swansea City will look to make it two wins from two for the first time since April, they return to their home turf where they have failed to taste victory in five straight league games, picking up three draws and losing twice since April.
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Elsewhere, Millwall turned in a performance of the highest quality as they fought back from two goals down to pick up a thrilling 3-2 victory over Coventry City 3-2 at the Den last weekend.
After trailing to goals from Kyle McFadzean and Matt Godden, Rowett's men hit three unreplied goals through Jake Cooper, George Honeyman and George Savillle to turn the game on its head.
Prior to that, Millwall were sent packing from the EFL Cup courtesy of a 1-0 loss to Cambridge United on August 2 before falling to a 2-0 defeat against Sheffield United four draws later.
The Lions head into Tuesday on a run of seven consecutive away games without a win in the league, losing three and picking up four draws since a 1-0 victory at Reading on March 5.
While Millwall will look to end this dry spell, standing in their way is the challenge of an opposing side who are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 encounters since 2010, claiming six wins and three draws in that time.
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Off the back of a dominant performance against Blackpool, Martin could name a similar starting side on Tuesday, meaning that we could see an unchanged back four of Kyle Naughton, Ben Cabango, Harry Darling and Joel Latibeaudiere, shielding Fisher between the sticks.
At the opposite end of the pitch, Irish forward Michael Obafemi, who registered 15 goal involvements last season, should spearhead the attack once again, alongside 23-year-old Joel Piroe.
Ntcham made a very strong case for himself to start with a game-winning performance last time out and the 26-year-old forward could be rewarded with a place in the XI.
On the injury front, Swansea City will take to the pitch without Liam Walsh, who has been out of action since March through an Achilles tendon rupture.
As far as Millwall are concerned, Mason Bennett is a huge doubt for Tuesday's encounter after the 26-year-old forward picked up a game-ending injury inside the opening 12 minutes on Saturday.
This should give room for a potential starting role for English youngster Jake Cooper, who should team up with the experienced duo of Honeyman and 29-year-old Benik Afobe in attack.
Rowett will also be unable to call upon the attacking duo of Tom Bradshaw and Zian Flemming, who are currently recuperating from muscle and knee injuries respectively.
Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Fisher; Naughton, Cabango, Darling, Latibeaudiere; Grimes; Fulton, Manning, Sorinola, Obafemi; Piroe
Millwall possible starting lineup:
Bialkowski; Cresswell, Cooper, Wallace; McNamara, Mitchell, Shackleton, Malone; Honeyman, Cooper, Afobe
We say: Swansea City 3-1 Millwall
Swansea and Millwall head into the game off the back of impressive victories and will both be looking to pick up where they dropped off. However, it is worth noting that the Swans are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 games against the Lions. With that said, we are backing Swansea City to extend this fine record in front of their home fans and come away with a decisive victory.
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Joshua Ojele
