Championship

VELJKO’S DELIGHT AT SWIFT RETURN

by
The LeaguePaper Team
3 January 2021

CHAMPIONSHIP
By Theo Joyce

BACK: John Swift

VELJKO Paunovic is looking forward to having a fully-fit John Swift at his disposal after the midfielder made his long-awaited return to action on Boxing Day.
Swift, 25, was expected to be ruled out for the rest of the year when he suffered a serious hamstring problem in September, but he came on as a second-half substitute against Luton as the Royals held on for a 2-1 win.
“It was a big success for the team to have John Swift back out there,” said boss Paunovic. “And it was a big success for him too, to recover from a very to...

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