Swansea City vs Liverpool: Preview, Possible Lineups, Stats and Predictions
After Arsenal and Manchester United notched up convincing wins in the weekend, Liverpool travel to Wales to take on Swansea City in what is an absolute must win game for the Reds to keep their hopes alive of a Champions League berth for next season. The Anfield side are unbeaten in the Premier League in 2015, winning 9 of their last 12 games.
On the other side, Garry Monk’s Swansea side have been inconsistent of late having won just one of their home game in 2015, the 2-1 win over the Manchester United. The Welsh side are currently ninth in the standings but they can leapfrog Stoke City to climb eighth in the table with a win tonight.
Team News:
Monk will have a full squad to choose from with Kyle Bartley being the only one absentee thanks to a long term injury.
Brad Jones, Jordan Ibe and Lucas Leiva are all out while young full back Jon Flannagan is available after a long term injury. Steven Gerrard should also return while Martin Skrtel is fine after being stretchered off against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup last weekend.
Possible Lineups:
Swansea are expected to line up with a 4-3-3 with Federico Fernandez partnering captain Ashley Williams in the centre back partnership while former Liverpool player Jonjo Shelvey should also feature. Gylfi Sigurdsson and Ki Sung-Yeung also hold fort in midfield while the pacy Jefferson Montero will play on the left wing giving support to Bafetimbi Gomis up front.
For Liverpool, the 3-4-3 setup has been working wonders, as Philippe Coutinho, Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge should all start in the front three. Emre can, Matin Skrtel and Dejan Lovren feature in the back three as Joe Allen and Jordan Henderson play in their respective midfield roles.
Stats:
- Swansea have kept two clean sheets in their last 10 league games.
- Liverpool have picked up more points than any other Premier League side in 2015.
- Brendan Rodgers is yet to be beaten in this Liverpool-Swansea fixture in 7 games.
Predictions:
Before placing any bets on the game, we suggest you try this guide to learn about sports betting. One of the world’s biggest online bookmakers William Hill have favoured Liverpool by 21-20 to wgrab three points while Swansea are 3/1 to grab a home win. A draw though looks possible at 21/10.
