Preview: MK Dons v Swansea

Posted Tuesday, August 22, 2017 by foxsportsasia.com

Swansea will be aiming to clinch their first win of the season when they travel to MK Dons for their EFL Cup clash on Tuesday.

The Swans are yet to taste victory after drawing their Premier League opener 0-0 with Southampton before a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester United on Saturday.

"It will be a chance for some players to stake a claim, but not many," Swans head coach Paul Clement said in his pre-match press conference.

"We have got to get our confidence back so I don't want to make massive sweeping changes and all of a sudden have a poor performance on Tuesday.

"We want a good performance and a good result, we want to do well in this competition. The club won the competition a few years ago and we are going to put a strong team out."

Clement is still without the services of injured duo Sung-Yong Ki and Fernando Llorente. The latter is reportedly close to making his return from a fractured arm.

The two clubs have only met four times in the past, with each claiming two wins apiece. Their most recent clash was in 2008 when Swansea beat the Dons 1-0. It was, however, the second leg of an EFL Trophy tie which MK Dons won on penalties.

Meanwhile, the League One outfit come into the clash on the back of a 1-0 win over Gillingham, which followed a 1-0 defeat at Blackpool.