It wasn't long ago that Manchester City were the lords of the EFL Cup, winning it in 2016 and then four times in a row between 2018-2021.

However, there has been only one quarter-final since then for Pep Guardiola’s men, and 2013 champions Swansea will be the team looking to keep that sequence going by knocking them out on Wednesday night.

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📈 Swansea v Man City Form & Tactics

Swansea are a decent reflection of the EFL Championship as a whole this season. They started well and looked good in the early part of the season, but, in all honesty, the season has become a really inconsistent, unpredictable mid-table sort of season at this stage. The Swans are sitting 13th, with a won four, drawn four, and lost four record, with 12 goals scored and 12 conceded, it could not be a more midtable record.

Alan Sheehan’s men do at least come into this tie off the back of a morale-boosting home win. The 2-1 victory over Norwich did alleviate some pressure on Sheehan, and this is a bit of a free swing as well, with very few Swans fans expecting progression past this round.

Much of the fans’ ire stems from the fact that Swansea are 24th for expected goals for and 24th for big chances created; this is something obvious to observe from the stands. The fact that they are fifth for possession and sixth for accurate passes completed doesn’t matter a jot if it doesn’t result in chances.

Man City had a disappointing 0-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday to build into this tie. Their recent EFL Cup record is not as strong as it was either, which could be an indication of the fact that City’s squad as a whole is perhaps not as strong as it was a few years ago.

City are still in the top five of the Premier League, though, and that weekend defeat was their first since August. With the expected level of rotation, it is not necessarily something that I would expect to have a huge impact on these players heading into the match.

City still enjoy having the ball; they have the highest number of accurate passes played in the league, and the fewest number of long passes too, and with that possession, they are the fourth highest xG generators and second highest big chance creators in the Premier League. They also have the third-best record of xG against in the league as well.

📔 Swansea v Man City Formation & Team News

Swansea tend to use a possession-dominant 4-2-3-1, but they won't be expecting to see as much of the ball as they usually do in the league when against Manchester City. There will be rotation from Swansea, with Andrew Fisher being their cup goalkeeper, Adam Idah should be in line for a start, with Malick Yalcouye and Manuel Benson also likely to return to the starting XI.

Pep Guardiola would often make a lot of changes, usually inside the confines of the 90 minutes, to make lots of tweaks to his shape as we go. Currently, we are seeing Manchester City often lineup in a 4-3-3 formation with a pair of #8s given licence to support a central forward, usually Erling Haaland. It is unlikely that Haaland will start here, though. He could do with a rest somewhere in the programme, and surely this seems an opportune time to provide that.

There should be rotation in many positions. Nico Gonzalez, Nico O’Reilly, Nathan Ake, Mateo Kovacic, and Rico Lewis are likely starters, whilst James Trafford is a definite in goal. Omar Marmoush could also start for the first time in a couple of months.

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