Key events
The teams
Wrexham: Okonkwo, Cleworth, Hyam, Doyle, Kabore, Vyner, Rathbone, O’Brien, Thomason, Smith, Broadhead.
Subs: Ward, Brunt, Keillor-Dunn, Windass, Cadamarteri, Rodriguez, Scarr, Barnett, Longman.
Swansea City: Vigouroux, Key, Cabango, Burgess, Tymon, Goncalo Franco, Stamenic, Galbraith, Ronald, Vipotnik, Nunes Gomes.
Subs: Fisher, Fulton, Widell, Yalcouye, Eom, Samuels-Smith, Cullen, Walta, Ward.
Referee: Tom Nield (West Yorkshire)
Swansea head coach Vitor Matos speaks to Sky. “It’s been a good process step by step, trying to build something we’ll all be proud of … that’s what we’ll try to show here tonight … concentration is really important … a mix of pretty control with the ball but at the same time mentality and character … we understand that each game is like a final … a good feeling around the club … it is a relentless league … there are still a lot of games to come.”
Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson talks to Sky. “It’s business as usual for us … you have to embrace it [the outside noise] … the emotion of the Chelsea [FA Cup] game obviously takes a bit out of you … this is a huge game tonight … a Welsh derby … a chance to cement ourselves in the top six … tonight is about taking care of our own business.”
The Wrexham co-chairmen Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds are going to call the plays commentate on this game tonight for Sky Sports. Reynolds is all too aware that this gig differs significantly from the day job: “One take, that’s all we get.” Mac adds: “I am terrified.” We might as well listen in, but please don’t worry about flitting between such distinct genres and disciplines, gentlemen: if Ally McCoist can hold his own on the silver screen with Robert Duvall, you’ve surely got this.
Preamble
This is ostensibly an affair between two Welsh concerns: Wrecsam ac Dinas Abertawe. But it’s not just that, is it. It’s Philadelphia versus California. It’s X-Men versus G-funk. It’s Don’t Forget versus Drop It Like It’s Hot. It’s Fight Milk versus Chandon. Rob Mac, Ryan Reynolds and Snoop Dogg have changed everything. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT. Mae ymlaen!