Predicted Southampton lineup vs Swansea: Will Ivan Juric rotate for FA Cup? | OneFootball

Here is our predicted Southampton lineup for the upcoming FA Cup clash against Swansea. Will Ivan Juric rotate his squad around?

Southampton are trailing in the league but this weekend presents a golden opportunity for new manager Ivan Juric to begin building morale. With a win in the FA Cup third round, it could see Southampton make some progress into the competition.

That said, it would be Southampton's first win since the start of November last year, when they beat Everton. Therefore, they will need to be up for this match.

Without further ado, here is the predicted Southampton lineup vs Swansea.

Predicted Southampton lineup vs Swansea

GK - Aaron Ramsdale. Ramsdale is fit, so why not? We are still yet to see whether Juric is the type to rotate his goalkeepers in other competitions but he has no reason to with Ramsdale fit.

RWB - Yukinari Sugawara. Hasn't played 90 minutes in a long time, so the Japan international should be willing to go on that right hand side of the defence.

CB - Nathan Wood. Jack Stephens is unavailable for this match (thankfully), so Nathan Wood will take his place as part of the back three.

CB - Taylor Harwood-Bellis. Usually one of the first names on the team sheet and that won't change in the FA Cup.

CB - Armel Bella-Kotchap. Could it be? Could it finally happen? Let's see. It would certainly give Jan Bednarek a rest, which would benefit him.

LWB - Ryan Manning. This is the type of game where Ryan Manning should be given a run-out from the start.

CM - Adam Lallana. Replacing the experience of Jan Bednarek will be Adam Lallana in the midfield. It'll be nice to see him start in the FA Cup.

CM - Flynn Downes. This is obviously riding on his injury but considering he missed the Brentford match, I'm hoping Downes returns in time for FA Cup action. If he's available to, he should start.

CM - Mateus Fernandes. Missed the last match so Fernandes will be fit and ready for FA Cup action this weekend.

CF - Tyler Dibling. A nice opportunity for Dibling to be relieved from the shackles, he should have more freedom in the attack for this game.