Preview | Swansea City v Derby County
Swansea City will look to follow up a positive performance and result at Leeds United when they host Derby County in the first of back-to-back home games at the Swansea.com Stadium.
The Swans fully merited their draw at Elland Road, and return to SA1 to host the Rams and Plymouth Argyle with a real opportunity to open the gap to the bottom three in the Championship.
However, today's visitors will travel with confidence having won their last four league games, including a midweek victory over Preston, that has hauled them out of the relegation zone with seven games to play.
Team news
Caretaker head coach Alan Sheehan is hopeful of having Jay Fulton available after the midfielder took a knock to his knee against Leeds United.
Kristian Pedersen is the only player certain to miss out for the Swans as he continues to recover from hamstring surgery.
Derby striker Jerry Yates is unable to feature for the Rams due to the terms of his loan from the Swans.
Pre-match views
Alan Sheehan: "Every game is big at this stage of the season, but we have to focus on ourselves.
"It's a game that might have been looked at differently a few weeks ago, they have momentum, they have four wins in a row and it’s going to be a dogfight.
"They have found a formula to win games, it’s going to be a difficult challenge, and one we need to ready for.
"We have shown different sides to ourselves in games, you have to respect the opposition whilst focusing on yourself.
"If we can be at our best, we have shown we can be a test for even the best teams in the division.
"Momentum is a powerful thing in sport, and to win four in a row is a not a feat to be underestimated, but we have to keep building what we want to do."
John Eustace: "They are a very good Championship team, coached very well and have good Championship players, so we know it's going to be a tough challenge. We're looking forward to it.
"I can see the commitment of the players is there. Everyone wants to do very well for this fantastic football club.
"I want to create a family environment. The only way you do that is to show commitment towards the club. Everyone - the fans, the staff, the players - are certainly doing that.
"The attitude of the boys over the last two-and-a-half weeks has been very good."
Meet the officials
Andy Davies is the man in the middle for this afternoon's game.
You can find out more about the experienced official and his team below.
Remember the last time?
Joel Piroe’s first Swansea City brace sealed victory over Derby County as the hosts recorded a third win in a row when the Rams last visited the Swansea.com Stadium.
The striker opened the scoring inside 10 minutes and had a second soon after with a pair of coolly taken side-footed finishes.
The visitors halved the deficit when Tom Lawrence converted from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute.
Both sides continued to create chances, but the Swans went closest to adding to their tally when Hannes Wolf hit the crossbar with 20 minutes of the match remaining.
Despite some late pressure from the Rams, the Swans held on to make it nine points in seven.
Prime numbers
4 - Swansea City are unbeaten in their last four league meetings with the Rams, winning three of those games.
15 - Swansea have the chance to complete a league double over Derby County for the first time since 2010.