Swansea City can move into the automatic promotion spots with a win against Middlesbrough on Saturday afternoon, although with the visitors looking strong under Neil Warnock, it won't be an easy task for Steve Cooper's side.

The Swans picked up a hugely important three points in their last fixture against Stoke thanks to Andre Ayew's last-gasp penalty in midweek, and with Brentford having struggled of late, Saturday could represent a real opportunity for Swansea to stamp their authority as automatic promotion candidates.

Although Swansea have conceded the fewest goals in the division, they have been leaking goals in recent defeats against Bristol City and Huddersfield, so Cooper will be hoping for a clean sheet when they take on Warnock's side this weekend.

Here's how Football FanCast expects Swansea to line up on Saturday, with three changes from the side which started in midweek against Stoke...

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Having recovered from injury to feature, Kyle Naughton continues in defence alongside Ben Cabango and Marc Guehi, as it was he who won the late penalty against Stoke with a typical run forward from defence.

Although Jake Bidwell was rested in midweek, Ryan Manning produced an impressive display and provided the assist for Connor Roberts' equaliser, so he keeps his place.

There are two changes in midfield, as Connor Hourihane comes back in, replacing Korey Smith to partner Matt Grimes.

Yan Dhanda, who has averaged 1.1 shots per game this season, could be the man to unlock this Middlesbrough defence, so he starts in place of Jay Fulton in a more attacking midfield role.

Finally, there's one change in attack, as Morgan Whittaker comes in for the out-of-form Jamal Lowe, who struggled to have any real impact against Stoke on Wednesday (zero shots on target) and is scoreless in his last ten matches.

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