Swansea vs Southampton – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Sreya

Swansea vs Southampton – Swansea hosts Southampton at the Liberty Stadium on 8th May, Tuesday in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

Swansea are eighteenth in the English Premier League standings while Southampton are seventeenth in the league – both clubs on thirty-three points and tomorrow’s result will determine which club escapes relegation.

Swansea have lost four of their previous six games, but Southampton have amassed four points in their last two matches with a win over AFC Bournemouth and a draw against Everton.

Team News

Wilfred Bony, Leroy Fer, Kyle Naughton and Kyle Bartley are sidelined through injuries.

The visitors will be without the suspended Maya Yoshida and the injured Steven Davis. Sofiane Boufal has been frozen out of the side and Mario Lemina will face a late fitness test.

Swansea Possible Starting Lineup: Lukas Fabianski, Mike van der Hoorn, Federico Fernandez, Alfie Mawson, Connor Roberts, Ki Sung-yeung, Andy King, Martin Olsson, Luciano Narsingh, Andre Awey, Jordan Awey.

Southampton Possible Starting Lineup: Alex McCarthy, Jan Bednarek, Jack Stephens, Wesley Hoedt, Cedric Soares, Pierre-Emile Hobjberg, Ryan Bertrand, Nathan Redmond, Dusan Tadic, Shane Long.

“I think it is just calmness. You have got to deal with pressure, you have got to think clearly. It is still very much in our hands and very quickly we will go again.”

– Mark Hughes, Southampton.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Swansea vs Southampton H2H Stats, Southampton have won three, drawn one and lost one of their previous five matches against Swansea.

Swansea have failed to score in five of their last seven Premier League matches, losing three games on the trot. Southampton, on the other hand, have failed to win 21 of their previous 23 Premier League games.

Whoever wins tonight will take a huge step towards survival. It should be a closely contested affair but a 2-1 win for Southampton is the most probablr result tonight.