Capital One Cup final: Bradford City v Swansea City preview

Bradford face Swansea at Wembley in Sunday's Capital One Cup final

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The final chapter of Bradford City's stunning Capital One Cup story will be written on Sunday as they take on Swansea City in the final at Wembley.

The Spaniard has failed to recover from the ruptured ankle ligaments he suffered against QPR, so Kyle Bartley or club captain Garry Monk will slot in alongside Ashley Williams.

Gerhard Tremmel will start in goal, while Michu, Wayne Routledge and Angel Rangel will also return after being rested for the thumping defeat at Liverpool last weekend.

Bradford defender Rory McArdle, who hurt his ankle at Fleetwood nearly three weeks ago, returned to training earlier this week as battles to prove his fitness.

Zavon Hines is pushing for a place on the wing despite not featuring in City's previous two league games.

Kyel Reid is battling for a starting role but Hines may get the nod from manager Phil Parkinson having started in both semi-final legs against Aston Villa.

Forward Garry Thompson is expected to start but there will be a free berth in attack with Andy Gray ineligible having already featured in the competition for Leeds.The League Two side have defied the odds throughout their cup campaign this season, overcoming Premier League trio Wigan, Arsenal and Aston Villa to set up the meeting with Michael Laudrup's Swans.

Phil Parkinson's side were 2000/1 outsiders for the tournament back in August and head to the home of English football as only the second side from the fourth tier to reach the League Cup final - with Rochdale in 1962 the first to achieve the feat.

Sunday's showdown marks Swansea's first appearance in the final of a major domestic cup competition, while the game is Bradford's first significant final outing since 1911, when they beat Newcastle United 1-0 in a replay to lift their only FA Cup.

Swansea are, inevitably, strong favourites for success this weekend, with Michael Laudrup's men having also upset the form book en route to the final, with Liverpool defeated at Anfield in the fourth round, before their two-legged semi-final success against Chelsea.

Bradford's form has been poor since their 3-1 semi-final first-leg victory over Aston Villa, with five defeats suffered in their seven subsequent fixtures, while a much-changed Swansea were beaten 5-0 by Liverpool last time out.

A place in the Europa League awaits the winners, with Bradford 90 minutes away from a fixture list next season which could see them lining up against Morecambe and then Inter Milan.

To find out more about live football on Sky Sports, Click hereBradford defender Rory McArdle, who hurt his ankle at Fleetwood nearly three weeks ago, returned to training earlier this week as battles to prove his fitness.

Zavon Hines is pushing for a place on the wing despite not featuring in City's previous two league games. Kyel Reid is battling for a starting role but Hines may get the nod from Parkinson having started in both legs against Aston Villa.

Forward Garry Thompson is expected to start but there will be a free berth in attack with Andy Gray ineligible having already featured in the competition for Leeds.Swansea defender Chico Flores has had to admit defeat in his battle to return to fitness in time for Sunday's clash.

The Spaniard has failed to recover from the ruptured ankle ligaments he suffered against QPR, so Kyle Bartley or club captain Garry Monk will slot in alongside Ashley Williams.

Gerhard Tremmel will start in goal, while Michu, Wayne Routledge and Angel Rangel will also return after being rested for the thumping defeat at Liverpool last weekend.