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Ian Mitchelmore

What time is Swansea City v Rotherham United and is it on TV?

Swansea City return to the Liberty Stadium this afternoon as they host Rotherham United in their latest Championship fixture.

Here's the full lowdown on the match in South Wales.

What time is kick-off?

The game gets underway at 3pm this afternoon.

Is it on TV?

The game has not been selected for live TV coverage.

You can watch the highlights on Quest from 10pm tonight.

You can follow updates and reaction from the game on our live match blog which will be on our Swansea City page from around midday.

What is the latest team news?

Swansea will be without Bersant Celina for the clash with Rotherham.

The Kosovan has been struggling with illness this week and is set to miss today's game.

Captain Leroy Fer has returned to first team training, although the match will come too soon for the central midfielder.

Left-back Martin Olsson and goalkeeper Erwin Mulder remain sidelined.

As for the visitors, they remain without injured striker Jamie Proctor.

But they have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game in South Wales.

“Fitness-wise, there's not a problem at all. They're all good. The sun is shining which helps, I think," said Rotherham manager Paul Warne. 

“The only one we're missing is poor Procs. We've signed good people, human beings and athletes and predominantly this year we've been pretty lucky with injuries.”

Bersant Celina (Getty Images)

What have the managers said?

Graham Potter

“They’ve had some really good performances. They were unlucky against Stoke. They’ll be a tough game," said Potter.

“They’ll focus on their set-pieces and we need to deal with that. They’re one of the best in the league at that. They’re big and they’ve got an idea of how they want to play.”

Paul Warne

“It's difficult away from home in this league, that is for sure and they're a formidable home side," he said.

“I watched their last game against Stoke and they caused all sorts of problems. It'll be another tough game but I think we'll have to play the way we do, and it will cause them problems.

“We have to be aware of their threats, and they've got a couple of proper threats to say the least.

“In fairness, they had all the possession at our place and we won but it was a rob. It was definitely a snatch and grab. 

“Their mid-table league position is purely on their away form. At home they've done really well, so it's great news we're playing them at their place."

Swansea City manager Graham Potter with Rotherham boss Paul Warne (Huw Evans Agency)

What are the latest betting odds?

(Odds courtesy of Sky Bet, correct at time of publishing)

Swansea City win 8/13

Draw 3/1

Rotherham win 4/1

Who is the referee?

Mr Keith Stroud will take charge of proceedings at the Liberty Stadium.

The Hampshire official was the man in the middle for Swansea's 2-0 win over Reading in October and the 1-1 draw at Preston in January.

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Match facts

  • Swansea last hosted Rotherham in a match in any competition in August 2014, in the League Cup second round, a 1-0 victory for the Swans.
  • Rotherham haven’t completed a league double over Swansea since the 1974-75 season.
  • Swansea haven’t won six consecutive home league matches since a run of 10 between November 2007 and February 2008 under Roberto Martinez.
  • Rotherham have won just two of their last 19 league matches on Good Friday (W2 D7 L10), beating AFC Wimbledon in both 2012 and 2013.
  • Swansea’s Matt Grimes has completed more passes than any other Championship player this season (2,429).
  • Nine of Rotherham’s last 12 league goals have been scored via set pieces (four throw-ins, three corners, a free-kick and a penalty).

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