Swansea City face a battle against time to repair the Swansea Stadium in time for Saturday's match against Sunderland. However, the club has insisted that the work will be completed on time.
Many football stadiums across England and Wales faced issues thanks to Storm Darragh. The most notable was Everton's match against Liverpool, which had to be postponed.
With the game against Sunderland coming this Saturday, Swansea, whose stadium suffered minor damage from the storm, is determined to get repairs done in time.
Swansea vs Sunderland to go ahead
Set to take place this Saturday, Sunderland will head to Wales to face Swansea. Despite damage to the East Stand roof, Swansea have already started repair work on the stand.
In a statement, Swansea's operations Manager Jamie Gibbons said: “The Swansea.com Stadium has incurred roof damage caused by Storm Darragh,” said the club's operations manager Jamie Gibbons. A section of the roof in the East Stand, which overhangs the pitch, has blown away, leaving a hole in the sheeting. Work has already commenced to fix the issues and we don't expect any issues with future fixtures.”
Swansea stadium won't face a second postponement
Ospreys v Emirates Lions Match Moved to Parc y Scarlets
Due to structural damages at the https://t.co/HsgsTwJv7s Stadium caused by Storm Darragh, the Ospreys v Emirates Lions match scheduled for Sunday, 8th December has been relocated to Parc y Scarlets.
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— Ospreys (@ospreys) December 7, 2024
Ospreys, who share the stadium with Swansea, were forced to move its fixture on Sunday fixture against Emirates Lions Lions to the Parc y Scarlets as a result of the damage suffered to the stadium.
Despite the last-minute move, the game itself still kicked off at the normal time. Which is a credit to the Rugby Union. Work has begun on the roof; however, it is expected to be completed in time for the Black Cats coming to town.
Swansea will head to Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday, before its home fixture against Sunderland on Saturday. Sunderland, who sit fourth, will be a tough opponent for Swansea, who themselves lay in 13th after the weekend's fixtures.
Many other matches faced issues over the weekend, and are yet to be rearranged. Everton vs Liverpool could be delayed till February 2025.