Swansea game is where you'll see my imprint - Postecoglou

Any Swansea fans hoping their team will catch new Nottingham Forest boss Ange Postecoglou cold could be disappointed - he insists Wednesday's EFL Cup third-round tie at Swansea.com Stadium (20:00 BST) is when his style will start to show through.

Forest's trip to South Wales is Postecoglou's first cup tie since he won the Europa League with Tottenham Hotspur last season, an achievement that failed to prevent him being sacked by Spurs just weeks later.

Postecoglou resurfaced last week as the new Forest boss, starting his reign with a 3-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal on Saturday.

Having had little time time to work with his new players before the trip to the Emirates - a squad that includes Wales international Neco Williams - Postecoglou now wants to see glimpses of his style beginning to emerge in Swansea.

"It won't be months, it won't be weeks, it'll be Wednesday," he said when asked how long it would take for his methods to become apparent.

"I can't afford to waste time. This is not a project. This football club had a strong season last year, needs to be stronger this year, and my job is to get us to where I want us as quickly as possible.

"So (on) Wednesday night we want to start seeing some principles being embedded."

The EFL Cup - the last major trophy the club lifted in 1990 - is seen as one Forest could and should legitimately target.

Wednesday's game is Swansea's first meeting with Forest since they were thrashed 5-1 at the City Ground in a Championship fixture in April 2022.

Alan Sheehan's side host the Premier League team after victories over Crawley Town and Plymouth Argyle earlier in the competition.