Preview | Swansea City U21s v Southampton U21s

Swansea City Under-21s continue their Premier League Cup campaign when they welcome Southampton to the Joma High Performance Centre this evening (7pm).

The Swans have won their first two fixtures of the competition with victories over Fleetwood Town and West Bromwich Albion.

They also made it through to the quarter-final stage last season, but were defeated by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

The Saints are also undefeated in the their cup campaign following victory over Fleetwood and a 2-2 draw against The Baggies.

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Coach Anthony Wright: "We know the Cardiff game was a disappointment for the lads, especially given the nature of the fixture.

"But we move on, and we focus on continuing the positives and that's keeping our form in the cup. We don't take into consideration that they're a category one side, because we know we can match them.

"We've had two great results so far in the cup, and I know the boys are keen to keep that going, and hopefully we can do that on Friday night."

Previous meeting - November 4, 2016

Swansea City 0 Southampton 1

Swansea City Under-23s narrowly lost their second Group A game in the Premier League Cup against Southampton at Landore.

The young Swans began the game with intent and almost took the lead in the first minute as winger Daniel James rattled the woodwork after latching onto Aaron Lewis' cross from the right flank.

Despite a promising start, which also saw Alex Samuel test the Saints defence, it was Southampton who grabbed the winner as Lloyd Isgrove's cross found winger Tyreke Johnson at the back post with a diving header.

Swansea City Under-23s: Lewis Thomas, Aaron Lewis, Tom Plezier, Jack Evans, Tyler Reid, Joe Rodon, Daniel James (Liam Cullen, 75), Tom Holland (Ryan Blair, 80), Botti Biabi, Tom Dyson (George Byers, 52), Alex Samuel (Capt).

Substitutes: Gregor Zabret, Keston Davies.