Middlesbrough v Swansea City: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Middlesbrough get their Championship campaign underway against Swansea City on Saturday, desperate to get off to a better start than last season.

Had the season started on 23rd September, Middlesbrough would've won their first six games and finished comfortably in the play-off positions. As it happened, Boro picked up just two points from their first seven games, dropping points to the likes of Millwall, Huddersfield, Sheffield Wednesday, QPR and Blackburn, leaving themselves too much to do.

Swansea, too, will be looking for a much improved start to the campaign, having picked up three points from their first seven games last term, and will hope to stay well clear of relegation this time around.

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How to watch Middlesbrough v Swansea City and TV channel

The match will be televised live on Sky Sports+.

Middlesbrough v Swansea City kick-off time, date and venue

The Championship fixture will kick off at 12:30 on Saturday 10th August at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough v Swansea City stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Middlesbrough have won their last four meetings with Swansea, and are unbeaten in their last six.

Boro lost just one of their last 12 Championship fixtures in the 2023/24 season.

Swansea haven't won an opening game of the season since 2020.

Middlesbrough v Swansea City head-to-head record (H2H)

Middlesbrough wins	25
Draws	12
Swansea City wins	19

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

Middlesbrough v Swansea City team news

Middlesbrough team news

Jonny Howson picked up a knock against Heerenveen that may rule him out of Saturday's clash, potentially opening the door for an Aidan Morris debut, with fellow summer signing Delano Burgzorg vying for a place in the starting XI.

Swansea City team news

Zan Vipotnik is in contention to make his Swansea debut after joining the squad earlier in the week, albeit more likely from the bench, while Ronald has recovered from a hamstring injury but faces a late fitness test.

Andy Fisher, Joe Allen, Josh Ginnelly, Sam Parket and Aimar Govea all miss out.