Swansea City will be facing Middlesbrough in their Championship opener on Saturday, with Lawrence Vigouroux, Jisung Eom, and Gonçalo Franco set to make their debuts for the team. Vigouroux will be starting in goal, Eom will be playing out wide, and Franco will be in midfield. Žan Vipotnik, another new arrival, will be among the substitutes. The Swansea defence will consist of Josh Key, Josh Tymon, Ben Cabango, and Harry Darling in front of Vigouroux, as manager Luke Williams has decided to stick with the back four that kept a clean sheet in the team’s final pre-season friendly against Rio Ave.
In the midfield, captain Matt Grimes will be joined by Jay Fulton and Franco, with Azeem Abdulai and Eom playing out wide. Up front, Liam Cullen will lead the line, while youngsters Dan Watts and Josh Thomas could potentially make their senior debuts from the bench. The substitutes for Swansea City will include Nathan Broome, Kristian Pedersen, Žan Vipotnik, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Kyle Naughton, Ollie Cooper, Ronald, Dan Watts, and Josh Thomas.
On the other side, Middlesbrough will have Seny Dieng, Rav van den Berg, Matt Clarke, Hayden Hackney, Riley McGree, Emmanuel Latte Lath, Isaiah Jones, Luke Ayling as captain, Aidan Morris, Finn Azaz, and Lukas Engel in their starting lineup. The substitutes for Middlesbrough will be Tom Glover, Dan Barlaser, Delano Burgzorg, Alex Gilbert, Anfernee Dijksteel, Jonny Howson, Micah Hamilton, Josh Coburn, and George McCormick.
It will be an exciting match as both teams look to start their Championship campaign on a positive note. Swansea City will be hoping that their new signings can make an immediate impact, while Middlesbrough will be aiming to secure a victory in front of their home fans at the Riverside Stadium. Stay tuned for more updates and analysis after the match to see how both teams perform in this highly anticipated opener.