Swansea vs Manchester City – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Sreya

Swansea vs Manchester City – Swansea hosts Manchester City at the Liberty Stadium on 13th December, Wednesday in an English Premier League fixture.

Manchester City won a fiercely contested Manchester derby against the second-placed Manchester United this past weekend and have all but secured the Premier League title having raced on to forty-six points after sixteen games.

Swansea, meanwhile, are struggling in the relegation zone as they are placed nineteenth in the league table with twelve points. Their 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in their last game finally ended their seven-match winless streak.

Team News

Kyle Bartley is Swansea’s only injury concern while the visitors will be without the injured John Stones, Vincent Kompany and Benjamin Mendy.

Swansea City Possible Starting Lineup: Lukasz Fabianski, Kyle Naughton, Federico Fernandez, Alfie Mawson, Jonas Olsson, Andre Awey, Leroy Fer, Roque Mesa, Sung-yeung, Wayne Routledge, Wilfried Bony.

Manchester City Possible Starting Lineup: Ederson, Danilo, Elaquim Mangala, Nicolas Otamendi, Fabian Delph, Kevin de Bruyne, Yaya Toure, Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Swansea vs Manchester City H2H Stats, Manchester City have won four and drawn of their last five encounters with Swansea City. In fact, Manchester City are unbeaten in their previous eleven matches against Swansea in all competitions.

Manchester City have won their previous fourteen Premier League matches, scoring at least twice in the last nine games.

Moreover, Manchester City have scored at least 2 goals in 8 of their last 9 matches against Swansea in all competitions.

The win at Old Trafford all but handed Manchester City the title. Although the post-game fracas have resulted in a controversy, City are unlikely to be affected on the pitch anyhow.

Pep Guardiola’s side are the favorites against Swansea although the home side will be eager to show up against the potential champions. A 3-0 win for Manchester City is the most likely result.