Our prediction for this Championship match:
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Stoke City, Blackpool will look to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on Swansea City on Matchday 37. The Seasiders have slim chances of securing a place in the playoffs, but the hope dies last. Blackpool are a real force to be reckoned with at home, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Swans.
All Richard Keogh, Luke Garbutt, Chris Maxwell, Sonny Carey, James Husband, Keshi Anderson, Grant Ward, and Matty Virtue should miss out with injuries for the home team. The Welsh outfit, on the other hand, are stuck in the middle of the table as well, and seeing that they experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-1 loss to Fulham, we are tempted to put our money on the hosts. Ryan Manning is banned for the visitors as he was sent off in the midweek defeat.
Highlighted Player (Richard Keogh):
Richard Keogh is an English player, who has a deal with Derby County. The 188-cm-tall defender started his senior career in 2004 as he signed for Stoke City, but he was immediately sent on loan to Vikingur. After making nine appearances for the Icelandic club, he joined Bristol City in 2005.
Keogh made his Bristol City debut on 3 September, 2005 in a goalless draw with Colchester United. The Derby County defender then spent several seasons on loan at Wycombe, Huddersfield, Carlisle and Cheltenham before signing a permanent deal with Carlisle. Richard Keogh signed a three-year deal with Coventry City and he made 46 appearances for the club in the 2010/2011 Championship campaign.
Keogh played 45 games for Coventry in the 2011/2012 season and on July 2012 he joined Derby County. The defender made 178 appearances for the Rams until the 2016/2017 Championship campaign and he netted one goal for the iPro Stadium outfit. Keogh made his Republic of Ireland debut on 6 February, 2013 in a friendly game against Poland.
Highlighted Team (Swansea):
Swansea City AFC is a Welsh football club from Swansea and is currently playing in the English Premier League. The biggest rival Swansea City is Cardiff City which is next to Swansea City the only football club from Wales that played in the PremierLeague.
Swansea City was founded in 1912 under the name ‘Swansea Town’. The first venue where Swansea City played was The Vetch Field. The club grew in members and fans and on 23th of July 2005 Swansea City opened the Liberty Stadium which holds a capacity of 21 000 supporters. The fans of Swansea City prefer to use the non-commercial name: White Rock Stadium.
In the history of Swansea City the club managed to win the Football League One twice and the Welsh Cup 10 times. So far the Welsh club didn’t win any prizes in the highest English divisions. Known players that wore the Swansea jersey are Lampard, Toshack, Martinez and Bony.