Cardiff face Reading with both teams ideally needing to win this game on Sunday.

The Bluebirds need to win to ensure that Fulham don't overtake them on the last day in the chase for the second automatic promotion push. Reading have a different issue altogether because they could still potentially get relegated, so they need to draw at the very least.

This game is similar to quite a few others on the last day because Fulham, Derby and Preston are fighting for either a play-off or promotion spot and they all play teams threatened by relegation.

Aron Gunnarsson and John Swift have both suffered from numerous injuries this season which has limited the impact they have had on their team's campaigns. The Icelandic midfielder will miss this game because he has had knee surgery after another issue flared up, which means he will be fighting to regain fitness for his country's inaugural World Cup.

They have slightly different roles for their sides with Gunnarsson being either a box-to-box or defensive midfielder while Swift is often used in a more advanced role, although Paul Clement did switch to a flat 4-4-2 recently.

Even though Swift plays closer to goal, their statistics aren't that different because they both have one assist and Swift only has one goal more even though he averages 1.3 shots per game in contrast to Gunnarsson's 0.8.

Gunnarsson does have more tackles per game with 2.1 while Swift averages 1.4, although they both average 1.6 long balls. Reading's style has altered significantly this season, which has to be acknowledged, because Jaap Stam liked to control games while Clement likes to concede possession.

Stam's influence can be seen in Swift's pass success average of 80.5% and 34.6 average passes per game which are both higher than the Icelandic midfielder.

The Verdict

They both fill contrasting roles which makes them hard to compare, but Gunnarsson has had more of an impact in less time than Swift because he plays much deeper, but they have similar attacking numbers.

Gunnarsson won't be missed against the Royals, though, because Neil Warnock has more than adequate replacements to choose from who have done well in his previous absences.