Swansea v Cardiff. Preview

Last updated : 22 October 2022 By Michael Morris

Sunday October 23rd, ko 12 noon
Live on Sky Sports

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Mark Hudson: "We’ve spoken about it with the players. We have spoken about how important it is to this club. The derby. We’ve showed them what it means to the fans to show passion and pride in the game.

"We should play with passion and play with pride and understand what it means to the club and its fans.

"We have pointed it out to them. Spoken about how much it means to us all, the staff, the fans, the history of the game. We wanted to do that. It means everything to me." 

Match facts

  • Swansea won both league meetings with rivals Cardiff last season – they have never beaten them three times in a row in the Football League.
  • Cardiff have lost four of their last six league visits to Swansea, winning the other two 1-0 in each of the 2010-11 and 2020-21 seasons.
  • Swansea have won six of their last eight league games, including each of the last three at home; the Swans could win four on the bounce at home for the first time since October 2021.
  • Cardiff have failed to win any of their last three Championship away games on a Sunday (D1 L2), with one of those defeats coming against Swansea last season (0-3).
  • Swansea’s Harry Darling has scored in each of his last two league games against Sunderland and Reading, while he’s only scored in three successive league games once before in July, netting on his debut for the Swans and in his last two league games for MK Dons the season prior. 

Match Officials:

Referee: DARREN BOND
Assistants: Shaun Hudson and Philip Dermott
Fourth Official : David Webb