The Swansea City manager returns to Sheffield Wednesday less than two months after leaving them by mutual consent.
Carlos Carvalhal takes his Swansea City side to Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup fifth round – less than two months after he left the Hillsborough outfit by mutual consent.
In that time, Carvalhal has exceeded all expectation to lead Swansea off the foot of the Premier League table and into 16th position.
Unsurprisingly, given the financial rewards on offer, the Portuguese has admitted he will prioritise survival over success in the FA Cup and changes are therefore expected at Hillsborough.
January recruits Andre Ayew and Andy King are certain to miss out having already played for their previous and parent clubs in the competition, while Angel Rangel, Leroy Fer, Renato Sanches, Leon Britton and Wilfried Bony are also sidelined, through injury.
Several others could find themselves rested in Sheffield, with cup ‘keeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt expected to replace Lucasz Fabianski.
Here’s how Swansea could line up against Wednesday’s expected five-three-two system…
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