Preview | Swansea City U21s v AFC Bournemouth U21s
Swansea City Under-21s are back in Professional Development League action this evening when they welcome AFC Bournemouth to the Joma High Performance Centre (7pm).
Entry for this fixture is free, and supporters are permitted on site from 6pm.
The Swans haven't played a league fixture since their 2-0 victory over Bristol City at the Swansea.com Stadium in September, due to games being rescheduled with a number of players away on international duty.
Last time out, Swansea made it back-to-back wins in the Premier League Cup against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, thanks to Aimar Govea's 94th-minute winner.
The Cherries, meanwhile, have lost their last two PDL fixtures, suffering 5-0 defeats against Queens Park Rangers and Bristol City respectively.
Pre-match views
Coach Anthony Wright: "I mentioned after the West Brom game that our lack of consistency of games did reflect on the pitch.
"We've now got many games crammed in, and they're all mostly at home, which is perfect for us. That will enable us to build more momentum and will help the boys get those competitive minutes.
"Bournemouth last year was an entertaining match with a last-minute winner. We'll have a few boys back playing I'm sure, and we looking forward to getting stuck in to a good number of games coming up."
Previous meeting - February 12, 2024
Swansea City 3 AFC Bournemouth 2
Maliq Cadogan's stoppage-time winner completed Swansea City Under-21s’ comeback to beat Professional Development League South leaders AFC Bournemouth in a thriller at Landore Training Ground.
On a dramatic night, the hosts had opened the scoring with Cadogan netting his third goal of the season, the forward calmly sending a low-shot into the bottom corner.
But the Cherries would hit back either side of the break to lead thanks to a curling strike from Balraj Landa and a close-range finish from Max Kinsey.
Substitute Glory Nzingo levelled matters inside the final six minutes to set up a tense finale.
Then, with one minute remaining in stoppage time, Cadogan got his second of the night to snatch the three points and send the Swans up to second in the PDL South.
Swansea City Under-21s: Archie Matthews, Dan Watts (Thomas Searle 18), Josh Carey, Joel Cotterill (captain), Kian Jenkins, Richard Faakye, Mitchell Bates (Glory Nzingo 75), Charlie Veevers (Ben Lloyd 45), Maliq Cadogan, Cameron Congreve, Liam Smith.
Unused Substitutes: Remy Mitchell, Jack Fanning.