OXFORD United will be seeking to end a sequence of seven games without a win when they welcome Swansea City this weekend.
The U’s have drawn five of those seven matches, and come up against a Swans side without a victory in six games.
With both teams looking to increase the buffer between themselves and the bottom three, we had a look at six key players to keep an eye on against the Swans.
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Ben Cabango
The 24-year-old Wales international centre back has been with the Swans since the age of 14, and has racked up 196 first team appearances.
He made his debut in August 2019, before his international bow came in September 2020. Cabango has won 11 caps for Wales.
He’s featured in every game so far for the Swans this season, and started every league game.
Harry Darling
Alongside Cabango at centre half has been 25-year-old Darling, who has also started each of the first 12 Sky Bet Championship matches of the campaign.
He began his career at Cambridge United, and then joined MK Dons in January 2021.
Darling made 72 appearances for the Dons, scoring 10 goals, and joined the Swans in June 2022.
Josh Tymon
The 25-year-old left back began his career with Hull City and Stoke City, and made eight Premier League appearances across his spells with both clubs.
While with the Potters, he had loan stints with MK Dons and Portuguese top flight side Famalicao.
Tymon joined the Swans for a reported £2 million on deadline day last summer, and has played 55 games for the club.
Joe Allen
A player synonymous with the Swans is 34-year-old midfielder Allen. He emerged through the club’s academy and made 150 appearances prior to a £15m switch to Liverpool in August 2012.
During four years at Anfield, he played 132 times, and bagged seven goals. He was a key part of the Wales team which reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016, and was named in the team of the tournament.
That summer, he moved to Stoke for £13m, and spent six seasons with the Potters, making 221 appearances, while scoring 20 goals. He returned to the Swans in July 2022.
Swans captain Grimes has been with the club since January 2015, following a £1.75m move from Exeter City.
He’s had loan spells with Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United and Northampton Town, and was named Swans skipper ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.
The 29-year-old defensive midfielder has made 315 appearances for Swansea.
Liam Cullen
The 25-year-old attacker can play up front or off the striker, and has been with the Swans since the age of eight.
His league debut came in February 2020, and since then, he has scored 23 goals in 130 appearances.
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