Swansea City

Swansea City head coach Vitor Matos previews Saturday's top-of-the-table Championship clash against fellow challengers West Ham United.

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Stephen Eustaquio could play some part in Swansea City's top-of-the-table meeting with West Ham United after returning to training following a shoulder injury.

Canada international Eustaquio, 29, has missed Swansea's wins over Norwich City and Millwall after getting injured while on international duty.

But the midfielder has a chance of featuring when Vitor Matos' Championship leaders host third-placed West Ham on Saturday (15:00 BST).

However, Matos has confirmed that right-back Josh Key is still undergoing rehabilitation for a hamstring problem.

With versatile defender Filip Lissah suspended, that means Swansea are without a recognised right-back for the Hammers' visit.

The likes of Stephen Welsh, Tiago Parente and Ronald look to be among the contenders to fill in, though Matos would prefer to keep his plans a secret.

"Of course I would prefer to have everyone available, but we don't have, so we will find a solution," he said.

"There's a lot of possibilities that we are seeing, and we will try to find the one that will balance the team."

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Striker Bobby Wales has returned to Swansea City from his loan spell at Dundee after suffering an ankle injury.

Wales has made five appearances for Dundee since joining the Scottish Premiership club on loan for the season in August.

But the 21-year-old is back in Wales being assessed by Swansea's medical staff after getting injured while playing for Scotland Under-21s.

"He's down at Swansea, but they want him to see a certain specialist, and that should take place next Wednesday," said Dundee boss Steven Pressley.

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Vitor Matos has a headache at right-back going into Swansea City's top-of-the-table meeting with West Ham United on Saturday after losing Filip Lissah to suspension.

Lissah started on the right side of defence in Tuesday's win at Millwall but will serve a one-match ban this weekend after becoming the first Championship player to collect five yellow cards this season.

With Josh Key currently sidelined by a hamstring injury, Swansea have no senior right-back available to face the Hammers.

Matos has the option of playing a central defender on the right side of defence, with Stephen Welsh the man most likely to do that job, if required.

Alternatively, the Swansea head coach could ask one of his left-backs, Josh Tymon and on-loan Benfica youngster Tiago Parente, to play on the opposite flank.

The third choice would be to ask a midfielder or wide player to drop into the back four, with Brazilian winger Ronald – scorer of Swansea's late winner at Millwall – perhaps the leading contender if Matos goes for that option.

Leaders Swansea will aim to make it eight wins from 11 league games this season as they take on a West Ham side regarded by many as favourites to win the Championship title.

Head coach Vitor Matos reacts to Swansea's last-gasp 1-0 win at Millwall, which kept them top of the Championship after 10 games.

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After nine games of the season, Swansea City are two points clear at the top of the Championship.

Vitor Matos' side have lost just one league game and conceded only seven goals when setting the early pace.

This week the Swans face two of the Championship's top eight sides in Millwall and West Ham United.

Here are the thoughts of some Swansea supporters ahead of a big test of their side's promotion credentials.

Lincoln: The next three games will be telling if the Swans are genuine contenders. It will show they have the quality to compete. Squad depth has been an issue in the past but we will have to wait and see how that goes.

Phil: Two very difficult games. I'd love four points but I'll be quite happy with two draws and to stay unbeaten.

Gareth: I would take a draw against Millwall and West Ham. Anything more is a bonus.

Adam: I think Swansea will get into the play-offs this season, but the real test comes against West Ham. If we get a result at home to the Hammers we're on our way to the Premier League again.

Dan: I think most fans know that we won't finish where we are, but we'll enjoy it for now. Lose a couple of games and the picture can change very quickly. However, we've given ourselves a real chance of finishing in the top eight.

Mark: Not firing on all cylinders yet, which is a good sign. Playing some great stuff balanced with superb defending, but there are mistakes which get punished in this league. Tough games ahead, but no reason to fear anyone.

Logger: Realistically, the Swans should be eyeing up a top four position. They have a great depth of squad with a quality bench of game changers. But Wolves and West Ham should come good over the course of a season.

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Swansea are the early in-form Championship side, topping the league and firmly up there with the promotion hopefuls after their latest win, 2-1 against Norwich.

Last season they were nervously looking down the table with the fear of a relegation battle in the air.

So how to you think things will pan out from here on in for Vitor Matos' side, with their next games at Millwall on Tuesday before hosting much-fancied West Ham on Saturday?

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West Ham United are celebrating winning both the Championship's manager and player of the month awards for September.

Boss Nuno Espirito Santo oversaw an unbeaten run last month which produced four wins from their five league games in which they scored 18 goals.

Defender Konstantinos Mavropanos had a prolific September for the Hammers, scoring four goals while also helping them keep two clean sheets as they moved up to second place in the table.

"I am delighted to win this award, but it was an excellent team effort this month," said Mavropanos.

"We had some good results, went on a good run, and obviously this award means that we are doing something good with the team.

"I am the one who has been given the award this time, but it could have been any of my team-mates, and I am just really happy that we are in a good way right now."

Lincoln head coaches Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw, Swansea's Vitor Matos and Mark Robins of Stoke City were also nominated for the manager award.