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·21 August 2025
PREVIEW | Swansea City vs Watford - team news, lineups, predictions

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·21 August 2025
Swansea City and Watford go head-to-head at Swansea.com Stadium this Saturday in the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on Sky Sports +.
Swansea City have picked up 3 points and currently lie in 15th position. Last time out, Alan Sheehan's team triumphed 1-0 against Sheffield United (EFL Championship 2025/26).
Watford currently have 3 points and lie in 14th position. In their last match, Paulo Pezzolano's team prevailed 2-1 against QPR (EFL Championship 2025/26).
James Batchelor (TheWatfordWay): Watford make the trip to Wales in Saturdays early kick-off to face Swansea City. Paulo Pezzolano secured his first victory in charge with an impressive performance against QPR last weekend. However, the Hornets will be without key midfielder Imran Louza, who was sent off late in that match and now begins a three-game suspension.
There were positives to take, with Nestory Irankunda registering his first assist for the club and new Danish striker Luca Kjerrumgaard opening his account with a well-taken brace. Watford also deployed a 3-5-2 system for the first time this season, a tactical shift that caused real problems for the Rangers defence. It would be no surprise to see Pezzolano continue with that setup against Swansea.
Prediction: 0-2
Swansea City ( vs Sheffield United 2025-08-16): Lawrence Vigouroux, Josh Key, Cameron Burgess, Ben Cabango, Josh Tymon, Gonçalo Franco, Ethan Galbraith, Ronald Pereira, Malick Yalcouyé, Eom Ji-sung, Liam Cullen
Watford ( vs QPR 2025-08-16): Egil Selvik, Marc Bola, Jeremy Ngakia, James Abankwah, Kévin Keben, Imran Louza, Moussa Sissoko, Edo Kayembe, Hector Kyprianou, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Nestory Irankunda