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Potters seeking third successive win on the road against Swansea
City beat Preston and Hull in their previous two away encounters
The visitors to South Wales will be supported by over 500 fans

Stoke City will aim to record a third successive win on the road when they make the long journey to South Wales on Wednesday to face Swansea City (8pm kick-off).

The Potters have run out victors on their previous two fixtures away from home after beating play-off hopefuls Preston North End (2-1) and Hull City (2-0) in recent weeks.

Steven Schumacher’s side followed up their win over the Tigers on Good Friday with back-to-back home draws with Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion, coming from behind in both contests to extend their unbeaten run to three matches heading into the final five games of the campaign.

The Swans are in the midst of a difficult run of form after beating arch rivals Cardiff City in mid-March. Luke Williams and his charges have collected one point from the previous nine available against Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers and Middlesbrough.

Recent results for the Potters and the Swans mean that the former sit just three places and one point behind the latter heading into Wednesday’s encounter.

The reverse fixture at the bet365 Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw as Harry Darling cancelled out Daniel Johnson’s penalty in the final minute of normal time.

That contest in the Potteries is one of 81 to have been played between the two sides. The Potters have won 33 compared to 25 victories for the Swans. Twenty-three meetings have ended level.

HEAD COACH PREVIEW

REF WATCH

Keith Stroud has been chosen to oversee proceedings at the Swansea.com Stadium on Wednesday.

It will be second time during the 23/24 season that the experienced EFL official will take charge of a match involving the Potters. He was in the middle at the New York Stadium in January when Steven Schumacher’s side beat Rotherham United thanks to Lewis Baker’s free kick on the stroke of half-time.

Stroud is also no stranger to the Swans during the current season having been in the middle for their contests against Southampton (5-0 defeat), Leicester City, (3-1 defeat) and Sunderland (2-1 win).

Across 25 matches in the three EFL divisions in 23/24, Stroud has dished out 127 yellows and three reds. He has also pointed to the penalty spot on three occasions.

His most recent outing was on Easter Monday when he presided over events at Home Park where Plymouth Argyle slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Bristol City.

Assisting Stroud in South Wales on Wednesday will be Matthew Smith and Nigel Lugg. Josh Smith will act as the fourth official.

TICKETS

Tickets will remain on sale from the bet365 Stadium Ticket Office until 1pm on Wednesday.

Tickets will then be transferred to the Swansea.com Stadium, where matchday sales will take place from the South Stand Ticket Office (card only).

Any ticket collections and duplicates will be available from the South Stand ticketing booth, which faces the Harvester restaurant.

Over 500 Potters have already purchased tickets for the trip to South Wales.

Full ticket and travel information can be found here.

STREAMING

Owing to the match being selected for TV broadcast by Sky Sports, and in line with EFL broadcast regulations, the game will be unavailable in various countries and territories.

It should also be noted that overseas monthly and season pass holders will not be able to access a stream unless they live in a country where the game is permitted to be broadcast on Stoke City+ Live.

Live audio commentary will be available via Stoke City+ Live, with fans based in the UK & Ireland and across the world able to purchase live audio commentary passes - £45 for the season or £4.50 per month.

More details here.

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