Swansea City face League Two outfit York City on Tuesday night in the Capital One Cup. While it’s very likely that Garry Monk will rotate the Swans squad, York manager Russ Wilcox has stated that he will also be rotating his squad for the match at the Liberty Stadium.

Wilcox said to The York Press, “Recharging for Tuesday night is going to be so difficult on the back of two long journeys and it’s a worry. We had eight hours on the road the day before this game and it took us three hours just to get to Doncaster.

“We’ve also played five matches in 14 days now and I thought we looked dead on our feet. Some of our lads are absolutely wiped out and, when fatigue comes into play, you can pick up injuries so, whilst I want to put out my strongest team and Swansea’s a great arena to play in, the bigger picture is we don’t want to lose players and I would prefer to win against Mansfield.

“I’m sure everybody will want to play but I’ve got to do what’s best for the football club and, in the long-term, the league is more important. “

It is understandable that Wilcox is prioritising the league, with the Minstermen currently sitting in a disappointing 18th place in England’s fourth division. They drew 0-0 with Exeter on Saturday, and face 12th place Mansfield on the weekend. A win next Saturday could take them up to 7th place though, with League Two being tremendously close.

But even with the strongest York side on display, the Swans are likely to triumph on Tuesday night. Garry Monk could possibly play his ‘second choice side’ against York, with Eder, Angel Rangel, Nathan Dyer, Wayne Routledge, Leon Britton and Franck Tabanou the sort of players that would be ideal for the League Cup clash.