Hourihane, who is on loan at Swansea from Aston Villa, speaks from experience. Conor Hourihane lifts the Championship play-off trophy after Aston Villa's win over Derby in 2018-19Twelve months later they were back. In 2018 Fulham's form had been most impressive heading into the play-offs and Slavisa Jokanovic's team duly reached the Premier League. Barring a remarkable set of results on Saturday, the final day of the regular season, Swansea know they will not face the Bees at the semi-final stage this year. "That's one goal I'd like to hit before retiring, playing back in the Premier League," he says.

Source: BBC May 07, 2021 05:48 UTC