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Team News: One change for Swansea City as Jack Butland starts in goal Stoke City

Swansea City manager Garry Monk makes one change ahead of his side's Premier League clash against Stoke City at the Liberty Stadium.

Swansea City manager Garry Monk has made one change to his side ahead of their Premier League clash against Stoke City at the Liberty Stadium.

Centre-back Jordi Amat has been dropped from the squad as Neil Taylor takes his place in defence.

Potters boss Mark Hughes, meanwhile, has made four changes as goalkeeper Jack Butland makes his first Premier League start of the season between the sticks.

Regular stopper Asmir Begovic fails to even make the bench, with Thomas Sorensen named as the substitute goalkeeper.

The other changes see Phil Bardsley, Marc Wilson and Glenn Whelan replace Geoff Cameron, Phillip Wollscheid and Stephen Ireland in the Stoke starting XI.

Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Shelvey, Dyer, Sigurdsson, Montero, Oliveira
Subs: Tremmel, Hanley, Ki, Britton, Grimes, Emnes, Barrow

Stoke: Butland, Pieters, Wilson, Shawcross, Bardsley, N'Zonzi, Whelan, Arnautovic, Adam, Walters, Diouf
Subs: Sorensen, Muniesa, Ireland, Odemwingie, Sidwell, Crouch, Wollscheid

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