Jay Fulton believes Swansea City's current squad depth is the best it has been since the club's relegation from the Premier League in 2018. The midfielder, who joined the Swans from Falkirk in January 2014, is now representing the club in the Championship for a ninth successive campaign.
With 10 games of 2026-27 played, Vitor Matos' side sit top of the table with 23 of the 30 points on offer. That makes it Swansea's best start to a season since leaving the top flight just over eight years ago. Asked whether the squad is the strongest it has been since dropping into the second tier, Fulton replied: "I think so." He added: "If you look at it on paper, there's almost two players in every position. The manager rotates the team quite a lot, and the results have kept coming."
Swansea's depth is underlined by Matos' use of substitutes. He is one of only two bosses in the league, alongside Bristol City's Michael Skubala, to use all 50 substitution slots available so far this term. The Swans have also scored four goals from substitutes, the joint-second most of any team in the division. "It feels like a bigger squad; it feels like [there is] a lot more depth and quality," Fulton said. "When one player comes out, the next player comes in, and I don't feel as if there's been any drawback from it really."
Fulton has featured in all but one of Swansea's 10 league games, captaining them to a 3-0 win at Derby County and a 0-0 draw with Wrexham. The 32-year-old's form marks a sharp turnaround from last season, when he featured in just six of the opening 15 league games under Alan Sheehan, only one of them from the start. Since Matos arrived, Fulton says he has regained his form and confidence. "He's just instilled confidence back in myself and a bit of belonging again, so I can only thank him for that," he said.
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