Preston North End will play their first Championship match without Ryan Lowe as they head to South Wales to take on Swansea City. Both teams bounced back from their opening-day defeats with Carabao Cup victories. Preston, after a loss to Sheffield United, secured a win against Sunderland thanks to goals from Ryan Ledson and Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
Swansea, who lost to Middlesbrough last week, won 3-1 against Gillingham, with Ronald, Liam Cullen, and Azeem Abdulai scoring. They are set to face League One side Wycombe Wanderers in the next round.
Caretaker manager Mike Marsh, who previously worked with Swansea City as a coach under Brendan Rodgers, is now vying for the permanent role. He faces Luke Williams and his Swansea side. Here’s the latest on injuries and team news:
**Preston North End Team News:**
– **Ali McCann** is sidelined due to an injury that flared up during pre-season.
– **Layton Stewart** is expected to return after missing the first two matches.
– **Jeppe Okkels** could make his debut after joining from FC Utrecht. He has had limited training due to his recent move.
Caretaker boss Mike Marsh mentioned, “He’s trained the last two days and yeah, he’s in contention. I think he is shattered. He has had a very busy five days and hasn’t done a lot of training. He’s done a lot of travelling, come in and trained yesterday and today. I think he is suffering a little bit.”
**Out:** Ali McCann.
**Swansea City Team News:**
– **Andy Fisher** will be out for several months due to a groin injury that required surgery. **Lawrence Vigouroux** is now the first-choice goalkeeper after joining from Burnley.
Manager Luke Williams said, “He’s had surgery. He’s gonna be a while now in terms of recovery. He’s going to be away from the training pitch for a few weeks and is gonna need some time now to get back into training and be ready to play.”
– **Joe Allen**, who has been out since a pre-season friendly against Swindon Town in July, will not feature.
– **Sam Parker** suffered a significant injury in February and is expected to be out long-term. He was in the squad for pre-season but didn’t play last week.
– Other absentees include **Josh Ginnelly** and **Aimar Govea**.
**Out:** Andy Fisher, Joe Allen, Josh Ginnelly, Sam Parker, and Aimar Govea.
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