Paterson starts: The predicted Swansea City XI to face Bristol City today

Swansea City will be desperate to bounce back this weekend as they return to Championship action to face Bristol City, with both sides competing for a respectable finish at the end of the campaign.

In a season that’s unlikely to result in promotion for either of them, they will be playing for pride in this season and the Swans certainly need to redeem themselves following a disappointing 3-0 loss against Stoke City in midweek.

Another red card at the bet365 Stadium was a particular source of disappointment having also had a man sent off in their previous game prior to their clash with the Potters.

They come up against a side that will be full of confidence following their 2-1 victory over Reading in midweek, surviving a late siege from the Royals to win all three points at Ashton Gate and defending extremely well in the final few minutes of the game.

The Robins didn’t exactly perform at their best on Wednesday night – but they did just about enough to get over the line and they would certainly take that once again as they travel over the border to South Wales.

Many of the players that started in midweek will be on the teamsheet once again after their victory – but Swansea’s team selection will be slightly more difficult with a suspension and a heavy loss to contend with.

Nonetheless, we have predicted the starting lineup Russell Martin will go with ahead of this clash.

Now Martin has switched from Ben Hamer to Andy Fisher, the latter surely has to retain his place for the time being and as a January signing who’s already accustomed to his manager’s system from their time together at MK Dons, there’s no need to take him out of the firing line to do more work on the training ground.

There are a couple of changes in the