Swansea waiting on Peart-Harris before Boro test
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Swansea City are keeping fingers crossed that Myles Peart-Harris will make a rapid return to action despite coming off at Preston North End with a back injury.
Peart-Harris has been sent for a scan having been forced off before half-time at Deepdale on Tuesday.
The on-loan Brentford player, 22, has scored three goals in 30 Swansea appearances this season, with his most recent strike coming in the 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers 12 days ago.
Caretaker boss Alan Sheehan says Swansea are "quietly hopeful" that Peart-Harris will be available for Saturday's home game against Middlesbrough.
"We are hoping it's not too serious because he gives us something slightly different to other players in the squad," Sheehan said.
"It's disappointing because he gives us something different physically and attacking-wise. So whoever comes in and fills that spot [if Peart-Harris misses out], we'll have to work differently."
Eom Ji-Sung replaced Peart-Harris at Preston and would be favourite to start should he be unavailable this weekend.
Swansea could also deploy Ollie Cooper or Florian Bianchini out wide, or draft in Josh Ginnelly or Sam Parker after they were omitted from the squad in midweek.