Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Both Swansea and Morecambe will be vying for a spot in the FA Cup round 4 when they take on Swansea City and Morecambe on Saturday afternoon. The Swans defeated WBA thanks to Liam Cullen’s goal, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence, but they need to keep on improving their game if they are to book their spot in the playoffs. Liam Walsh limped off with injury in the first game of the year, with Charlie Patino likely to step up.
All Josh Key, Harrison Ashby, Josh Ginnelly, Nathanael Ogbeta, Azeem Abdulai, and Steven Benda miss out with injuries as well. The Shrimps, on the other hand, are eager to put an end to their four-game winelss run in the English fourth tier. As Morecambe have been struggling at the back of late, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the South Wales outfit.
Highlighted Player (Anthony O\\\'Connor):
Born in Cork, the Republic of Ireland on October 25, 1992, Anthony O’Connor is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford City as a defender. His primary position is a centre-back, but he is used as both right-back and defensive midfielder as well.
The Irish footballer is a product of the Blackburn Rovers football academy, but he did not see any game action with the Riversiders at senior level. After ending his loan spells with the likes of Burton Albion, Torquay United, and Plymouth Argyle, Anthony O’Connor signed a permanent deal with the Pilgrims in 2015. At the end of the 2014/2015 season, O’Connor returned to Burton, signing a two-year contract with the Brewers.
In the summer of 2016, he moved to Scotland Premier League club Aberdeen where he scored five goals in 61 league appearances. In June 2018 he joined League Two side Bradford City. It has to be noted that Anthony O’Connor has eight caps with the Republic of Ireland U21 team.
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.