Swansea v QPR 20APR21 0 - 1 FT 8th/62pts

This is a big chance for Lumley. He was excellent today when he came on and did well with a clean sheet against Coventry a fortnight ago.
Dieng hasn't been as good recently even before getting sent off, so Lumley has a chance now to show hes No. 1.

Austin is almost certain to come back in to give others a rest. He will have to perform though because Dykes is on fire.

I just hope we can continue to keep getting decent results right up to the end of the season. As good as we've done some Christmas, confidence will drain quickly if we lose the final 4 games.

We could finish 8th which would be incredible.

Lumley did do well when he came on, but then again so did Dieng before he decided to bury a Boro player! They are both very good goalkeepers, and having seen a few this season I can see how lucky the club is to have these two, but eventually we have to make a decision. That decision is going to centre upon ball-playing skills under pressure I feel, giving Dieng the edge.

On Austin returning, I would like to point out the contribution Dykes makes to the team - both on and off the ball. His onward headers, holding up play and movement over the whole pitch is far superior to that of Charlie. Perhaps I am comparing apples with pears, but if you have to have only one in the starting XI and choose Austin for his deadly finishing then you have to consider what you will lose too.

I would love to pair two strikers like Austin & Dykes together, but that means either Thomas, Willock or Chair are fighting for the other place. It would be so much easier if we were allowed 12 players....

That is a good point about Willock seeing to play better when Dykes is up front, and I am pleased you agree that Thomas' performance on Saturday was good until he faded. I too cannot see Chair or Willock being left out (especially as we are playing another ball-playing side in Swansea), so Thomas will probably be on the bench...

When you consider that we have given Nikko a 4 year deal but let both Manning and Bidwell join Swansea for free it tells you something about our club policy.

Personally I would have played Kane on the left, he has got to be better than Nikko.

Cannot be filled with anything but dread at the thought of the Rubba Hama loose once more on the left.....  I am not sure about Ball being placed in the Back 3 (where he would certainly be as good or better than Kakay was I admit). It is equally possible that we have gone 4-2-3-1, with LB & RB and Ball & Johansen in front of them. That would leave Thomas, Chair & willock to rove as they see fit in midfield, and Dykes leading or dropping back behind them for long balls upfield.

Like Nikko, Kakay hasn't started well either.