Preview | Swansea City U21s v Barnsley U21s

25th August
Academy
Ben Lloyd v Baglan

Swansea City Under-21s are back in Professional Development League action on Bank Holiday Monday as they welcome Barnsley to Landore (2pm)

Entry to this fixture is free, and spectators are permitted on site from 1pm.

The Swans kicked off their campaign brightly with a 4-0 victory over Crewe Alexandra, but suffered their first defeat on the road last time out at Fleetwood Town.

Barnsley, who are in the north division, were beaten 4-0 by Charlton Athletic at their training base last time out.

 

Pre-match views

Coach Anthony Wright: "As I said last week it’s a very young inexperienced team, and we will all learn as a group and grow through the season from these experiences.

"Our first home game was a positive, and Fleetwood was the other side. We have moved on and learnt from our mistakes ready for Barnsley."

 

Previous meeting - April 18, 2023

Ben Blythe

Barnsley 2 Swansea City 1

Ben Lloyd's first-half goal wasn't enough for Swansea City Under-21s as Barnsley produced a second-half comeback to claim the three points in their Professional Development League clash at Oakwell.

Lloyd netted the opener after a solid start from the Swans with a smart finish.

But the Tykes struck twice within 10 minutes in the second half through Barry Cotter's low strike and Fabio Jalo's solo effort to complete the turnaround.

Swansea City Under-21s: Remy Mitchell, Filip Lissah (Harry Jones 62'), Kian Jenkins (Mitchell Bates 62'), Joel Cotterill (captain), Kai Ludvigsen, Ben Blythe, Liam Smith, Josh Thomas, Cameron Congreve, Ben Lloyd, Sam Leverett.  

Unused subs: Ewan Griffiths, Dan Watts, Iwan Morgan.