Swansea City v Burnley
Liberty Stadium 28/08/10 (kick-off 3pm)
OVERVIEW
The last game before the two-week international break sees the Clarets put their unbeaten record on the line at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.
The Swans have had a mixed start under new manager Brendan Rodgers as they look to repeat last season's play-off challenge.
The Welsh side has lost two of its first three Championship games, but has made progress in the Carling Cup and won its only home league game - a 4-0 thrashing of Preston.
Only relegated Plymouth scored fewer home goals in the Championship than Swansea last season, one obvious area for improvement under former Watford and Reading boss Rodgers.
The Clarets, meanwhile, have started with two clean sheets from their first three games and will be seeking a first away win following their 1-1 draw at Ipswich a fortnight ago.
Darren Pratley
SWANS' KEY MAN
Midfielder Darren Pratley was the subject of summer transfer speculation but has stayed put at the Liberty Stadium where he remains the key man in the middle of the park. The former Fulham youngster is an astute passer with an eye for goal.
FORM GUIDE (Championship)
Burnley: WDW
Swansea: LWL
LAST TIME OUT (Championship)
Burnley 3 (Wallace 45, Iwelumo 62, Alexander pen 74), Leicester City 0
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Fox, Carlisle, Bikey, Alexander, Wallace (Eagles, 66 ) , Marney (Cork, 66 ) , Elliott, Paterson, Iwelumo (Thompson, 76 ). Subs not used: Cort, Rodriguez, McDonald, Grant.
Norwich City 2 (Williams og87, Jackson 90), Swansea City 0
Swansea: De Vries, Tate, Williams, Monk, Serran ( Taylor, 46 ), Pratley, Cotterill, Gower, Sinclair, Dyer ( Orlandi, 64 ), Dobbie. Subs not used: Lopez, Allen, van der Gun, Cornell, Kuqi.
Joey Gudjonsson scores for the Clarets at Swansea
LAST MEETING AT SWANSEA
20/09/2008
Swansea 1 (Bodde 90), Burnley 1 (Gudjonsson 59)
Swansea: De Vries, Williams, Monk, Bessone, Rangel, Bodde, Britton, Pratley (Gomez, 61 ) , Orlandi (Scotland, 73 ) , MacDonald (Gower, 46 ) , Pintado. Subs not used: Tate, Brandy.
Burnley: Jensen, Alexander, Carlisle, Caldwell, Jordan, McDonald ( Gudjonsson, 46 ) , Elliott, McCann, Anderson, Paterson ( Blake, 75 ) , Thompson ( Mahon, 80 ). Subs not used: Penny, Rodriguez.
Bookings: Orlandi (Swansea) Caldwell , Carlisle , Jordan , McDonald (Burnley)
Attendance: 13299
Referee: A R Hall (W. Midlands)
TEAM NEWS
Burnley: The Clarets are again at almost full strength with only Michael Duff and Chris McCann out. Boss Brian Laws made nine changes for the mid-week Carling Cup win at Morecambe but the Championship starters may all return at the Liberty Stadium.
Swansea: Delightfully named defender Angel Rangel is again likely to be out for the Swans who are still without strikers Craig Beattie and Gorka Pintado and midfield men Tom Butler and Ferrie Bodde. A loan deal for Arsenal's Henri Lansbury is on hold.
Referee: Steve Tanner
Ross Wallace sets the Clarets on the way to victory on Saturday
STAT OF THE DAY
Prior to their mid-week Carling Cup victory at Tranmere Rovers, Swansea had not come from behind to win a game for 18 months - a 3-1 win over Doncaster Rovers in February, 2009.
THEY SAY
Brian Laws: "It's a good measure of the players' attitude that we have started well and it would be nice to finish off for the international break with another good result behind us."
Brendan Rodgers: "Burnley maintained a lot of the squad from last year and added one or two so it really is a challenge we can look forward to. It is a tough test, but it can be a good gauge for us as a side."
CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES
Saturday (kick-off 3pm unless stated)
Barnsley v Middlesbrough
Derby v QPR
Doncaster v Hull
Ipswich v Bristol City
Millwall v Coventry
Nott'm Forest v Norwich00
Portsmouth v Cardiff
Scunthorpe v Crystal Palace
Sheff Utd v Preston
Swansea v Burnley
Watford v Leeds United
Leicester v Reading (5.20)
