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5 days agoSwansea v Man City: Line-ups, stats and preview
Manchester City will rotate heavily but maintain incredible focus and respect for lower-division opponents in the EFL Cup last-16 tie at Swansea.
Strome was a full participant in the team's morning skate, but head coach Spencer Carbery was unwilling to say whether he'd be good to go against the New York Islanders on Friday night. The 28-year-old center has already missed one game with a lower-body injury that he suffered early in a loss to the Ottawa Senators last weekend. "We'll see," Carbery said. "Got to talk to the medical staff and we'll see for tonight."
Mohamed Salah no longer holds the "undroppable" tag. He was substituted in the 2-1 loss to Manchester United last weekend - a situation almost unthinkable during his peak last season - and started the midweek win at Eintracht Frankfurt on the bench as a revamped Liverpool scored five. His performances have dipped, and there are growing doubts over his place in the starting lineup, with rotation a real possibility soon.
Starting with the hosts, while Atalanta might have only got a new era underway over the summer following Ivan Juric's arrival in Bergamo, La Dea appear to be enjoying life under the former Southampton boss. Despite eventually settling for a 1-1 stalemate at home against Como prior to October's international break, they have suffered just a single defeat from any of their first eight appearances across all competitions.
Head coach Brian Schottenheimer speaks with media on Wednesday before practice to discuss updates on players coming back from injury, what George Pickens has done for the team, what he expects out of the Commanders, and more. Cowboys Talkin' Cowboys: Share the Wealth Kyle Youmans, Patrik Walker, Isaiah Stanback, and Josh Rodriguez discuss how the Cowboys' offense can spread targets and find rhythm in both the passing and run game, with the possible return of CeeDee Lamb.
David Stefano: The second half JJ. The first three quarters seemed to shake off the rust after playing only 10 snaps in preseason game 1. Kevin O'Connell follows the Sean McVay philosophy of bubble-wrapping starters during the preseason, which risks a slow start. JJ might be a bit tired, though, after being with his fiancée for the birth of their son last night. He was still at practice Friday.
The Magpies lost star man Alexander Isak to Liverpool on transfer deadline day but have replaced the Swedish centre-forward with Nick Woltemade, previously of VfB Stuttgart, and Brentford's Yoane Wissa. Former Bees striker Wissa will have to wait for his debut under Eddie Howe after returning from international duty with a knee injury, picked up during the Democratic Republic of Congo's World Cup qualifying defeat to Senegal.
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Also included despite fitness concerns is Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles. Charles, 20, has been O'Neill's preferred choice in goal since last year's Nations League campaign but he injured his shoulder during Sheffield Wednesday's Championship defeat by Stoke City on Saturday with the Owls confirming on Thursday that he "faces a spell on the sidelines". With his usual international understudy, Plymouth Argyle's Conor Hazard, yet to play this season because of an injury sustained against Denmark in June, O'Neill has recalled Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
Chris Woakes is preparing to return despite a serious shoulder injury, indicating the camaraderie and determination among teammates during the Test series against India.