Swansea City vs Norwich City - prediction, team news, lineups

By Darren Plant | 08 Oct 2026 12:16, Last updated: 08 Oct 2026 12:17

Swansea City play big to Norwich City connected Saturday day looking to fortify their presumption astatine the apical of the Championship table.

Meanwhile, the Canaries marque the agelong travel to South Wales down successful 17th spot and having mislaid successive fixtures earlier the planetary break.

Match preview

When Swansea suffered their archetypal league decision astatine Southampton connected September 8, Vitor Matos would person recognised that the pursuing 2 fixtures whitethorn dictate the people of the club's season.

A 3-1 triumph implicit Burnley was followed by a hard-fought 2-1 occurrence astatine Lincoln City, results which person kept the Swans astatine the apical of the table.

There are inactive negatives to consider, with 5 of the six goals that Swansea person conceded coming crossed the aforementioned triple-header.

Nevertheless, Matos's broadside stay with the champion antiaircraft grounds successful the part and inactive clasp a five-point pb implicit ninth spot.

While conscionable 1 extremity has been conceded successful 4 matches astatine their location ground, Swansea person lone netted 5 times.

Norwich question to the Swansea.com Stadium having scored much times (six) successful distant fixtures than their hosts person scored connected acquainted territory.

However, Philippe Clement has witnessed his squad endure 3 consecutive defeats successful each competitions, conceding 13 goals successful the process.

Furthermore, Norwich person posted back-to-back 4-3 defeats successful the Championship, losing a pb connected 4 occasions crossed games with Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers.

As a result, the East Anglian broadside clasp the joint-worst antiaircraft grounds successful the 2nd tier, shipping 17 goals successful total.

In 11 matches crossed each competitions, Norwich are yet to support a cleanable sheet.

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Team News

After the comeback triumph astatine Lincoln, Matos whitethorn beryllium prepared to marque minimal changes to his Swansea XI.

However, Canada midfielder Stephen Eustaquio suffered a enarthrosis wounded portion connected planetary work and volition apt beryllium replaced by Jay Fulton oregon Goncalo Franco.

Josh Key, Cameron Burgess and Ross Stewart are again expected to stay connected the sidelines.

Meanwhile, Norwich City guardant Mohamed Toure has been ruled retired successful the agelong word with a enarthrosis injury. Jovon Makama oregon Ante Crnac volition instrumentality his spot successful attack.

Harry Darling, Sam Field and Jacob Wright are each successful contention for recalls arsenic Clement looks for ways to tighten things up from a antiaircraft standpoint.

Swansea City imaginable starting lineup:

Vigouroux; Lissah, Welsh, Cabango, Tymon; Just, Stamenic, Franco; Yeo, Idah, Widell

Norwich City imaginable starting lineup:

Kovacevic; Stacey, McConville, Darling, Chrisene; McLean, Mattsson; Brooks, Schwartau, Musaba; Makama

We say: Swansea City 2-1 Norwich City

With the planetary interruption having travel astatine a bully clip for Norwich, we are anticipating an improved show from the Canaries. Nevertheless, we cannot disregard that the Swans are uncovering ways to triumph adjacent matches, and different 3 points could beryllium collected successful a hard-fought encounter.

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