Preview | Swansea City U21s v Cardiff City U21s
Swansea City Under-21s are back in Professional Development League action this evening when they welcome Cardiff City to the Joma High Performance Centre for their south Wales derby. (7pm).
Entry for this fixture is free, and supporters are permitted on site from 6pm.
Swansea came from behind twice to claim a point against AFC Bournemouth last time out, thanks to goals from Sammy Henia-Kamau and Glory Nzingo.
That result meant the Swans remain unbeaten on home turf so far this season, with two wins and two draws in SA1.
The Bluebirds, meanwhile, sit second in the PDL South on 16 points. They won their most recent league encounter against Charlton Athletic, who currently sit top of the table.
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Coach Anthony Wright: "It's certainly one of those games we look forward to, and these types of games always have added emotion and competitiveness.
"Cardiff are a strong team this year, they've been doing really well, not just in the league, but in the Nathaniel MG Cup also.
"We've got a lot of games coming up, and hopefully this will kick-start that momentum and consistency for us."
Previous meeting - March 11, 2024
Swansea City Under 21s kept their unbeaten home run intact but were denied a south Wales derby victory by a late Cardiff City equaliser at Landore.
Goals from Mitchell Bates and Joe Thomas saw the Swans take the lead twice in the Professional Development League clash, but Cian Ashford scored the first Cardiff leveller before a late goal from Romaine Sawyers saw the Bluebirds snatch a draw late on.
Swansea City Under-21s: Evan Watts, Harrison Ashby (Charles Sagoe Jr 45), Seb Dabrowski, Joel Cotterill, Kian Jenkins, Joe Thomas (Charlie Veevers 79), Azeem Abdulai (Sammy Henia-Kamau 64), Ben Lloyd, Maliq Cadogan, Mitchell Bates, Cameron Congreve (Glory Nzingo).
Unused substitutes: Remy Mitchell.