On Saturday, August 10th, Middlesbrough will host Swansea City at the Riverside Stadium in their Championship opener.
On August 10th, Middlesbrough will face Luke Williams and his Swansea City side in the 2024/25 Championship season opener. Williams was appointed Swansea manager on January 5, 2024. The 43-year-old is an attack-minded manager, much like Michael Carrick.
Boro won their only meeting in the second half of the 2023/24 Championship campaign.
On April 6th, 2024, Emmanuel Latte Lath scored a brace as the Teessiders won 2-0.
Swansea finished the previous season 14th with 57 points, 12 points behind eighth-place Middlesbrough.
But what have Swansea and Williams been up to so far this summer? Here is everything you need to know about Boro’s upcoming opponents. Who has Luke Williams signed at Swansea City so far this summer Swansea City have, so far, had a quieter transfer window than Middlesbrough, signing two new players. The Welsh outfit have brought in Ji-sung Eom from South Korean outfit, Gwangju FC Eom is a versatile left-winger who spent much of 2024 playing as a centre-forward. He scored two and assisted three in 15 outings before moving to England. Williams’ only other signing this window is Goncalo Franco, who joined from Portuguese side Moreirense.
Franco, a 23-year-old central midfielder, scored two goals and assisted four in 32 Liga Portugal games last season. How does Swansea City’s preseason look like under Luke Williams?
Swansea began their preseason preparations with two 60-minute games against Newport County.
The two teams then played a full 90 minutes on July 17th, after the Swans’ friendly against Swindon Town was canceled. Williams’ team won 5-0 over Newport. Swansea’s next game is at Home Park on July 20th, against League One side Plymouth Argyle.
This will be followed by matches against Bristol Rovers, Stade Rennais, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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