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Swansea City Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27

Swansea City's 2013 League Cup final combined a five-goal victory with several intriguing team decisions. The result brought the trophy to Wales and European football to the Swans' calendar. Follow the current fixtures above, then revisit how that Wembley afternoon unfolded and why the line-up attracted attention.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
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Swansea City: cup campaign

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Five goals against Bradford at Wembley

Swansea beat Bradford City 5–0 on 24 February 2013. Nathan Dyer and Jonathan de Guzman scored twice each, with Michu adding the other goal. Dyer and Michu had established a 2–0 half-time lead before Swansea extended their advantage after the break.

Bradford goalkeeper Matt Duke was dismissed after bringing down De Guzman, who converted the resulting penalty. De Guzman later added the fifth goal. The final was Swansea's first League Cup triumph, and the victory secured entry to the following season's Europa League.

The club's match report also connects the occasion with Swansea's earlier Wembley play-off victory over Reading. They were separate achievements in different competitions: one had helped bring promotion, while the 2013 win delivered this cup. The shared venue is part of the memory, but it should not blur the identity of the two matches.

Ki in defence and the question of the penalty taker

Swansea's tenth-anniversary feature explains the defensive decision before the final. Chico Flores had suffered an ankle injury, and Michael Laudrup selected midfielder Ki Sung-yueng alongside Ashley Williams. The retrospective adds the reasoning and players' recollections that a simple team sheet cannot provide.

Another talking point came when Swansea won their penalty. Dyer already had two goals and was seeking a hat-trick, but De Guzman took the kick. The club's account records that De Guzman was the designated penalty taker that day. That detail answers a question supporters often have when watching the highlights.

The same feature stresses that Swansea respected Bradford's route to Wembley, which had included wins over Wigan, Arsenal and Aston Villa. The eventual margin should not erase what the opposition had achieved to get there. Read the final report for the sequence of events and the anniversary feature for the decisions and memories around them.

Swansea's 2013 League Cup questions

Did a Swansea player score a hat-trick in the final?

No. Dyer and De Guzman scored two each, while Michu scored once. Together they accounted for all five Swansea goals.

Why did De Guzman take the penalty?

Swansea's anniversary account says he was the designated taker, even though Dyer was already on two goals and wanted the opportunity for a third.

Who played alongside Ashley Williams in defence?

Ki Sung-yueng was selected at centre-back. The club's retrospective explains the choice in the context of Chico Flores's injury before the final.

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