Overview
- The third-round tie kicks off Wednesday at 8:00 pm BST at the Swansea.com Stadium and will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Football and Main Event.
- Nottingham Forest travel under new head coach Ange Postecoglou after a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal in his debut, using the cup as a chance to reset.
- Forest are without Nicolas Domínguez (knee) and Ola Aina (hamstring), with defender Murillo a major doubt after going off injured at the weekend.
- Swansea are unbeaten in six with a perfect home record, but remain without Ricardo Santos (knee) plus Jay Fulton and Marko Stamenic (both groin), and goalkeeper Andy Fisher is expected to start.
- Bookmakers price Forest at 8-13 with Swansea 15-4 and the draw 14-5, and multiple previews highlight Over 2.5 goals as the leading pick for a high-scoring contest.