Burnley will visit Liberty Stadium to take on Paul Clement’s resurgent Swansea on Saturday. Swansea might have lost the last match 3-1 against Chelsea but their performance got a very positive reaction and Clement would like to build on this momentum. On the other side, Burnley’s away form has been awful this season but they showed signs of recovery when they held Hull City 1-1. Sean Dyche’s side has three away games on a trot and will be looking forward to gaining maximum points from them.
Swansea have managed only 1 clean sheet in the last 11 games and 4 home wins all season but will hope to better their record. They are currently out of the relegation zone but have only a gap of two points with Crystal Palace who are in the last relegation place. That’s why the pressure will be on the home team and Clement will go for the kill from the very first moment.
The Clarets have had an on and off season. They’ve lost 10 of their last 12 away matches but have shown great attitude in the last game at the KCOM Stadium.
Gylfi Sigurdsson will be the man to watch out for Swansea. He has racked nine assists this season. Only Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne has matched his numbers. The Icelandic midfielder had laid Fernando Llorente’s goal against Chelsea and would be hoping to add few more.
Trivia
- Swansea have won all three of their previous Premier League meetings with the Clarets, all by a 1-0 scoreline.
- Burnley have never beaten Swansea at Liberty Stadium (D1 L2) and their last win in Swansea came in December 1995, a 4-2 win in the third tier at Vetch Field.
- No Premier League side has ever recorded four consecutive 1-0 victories over the same opponent as Swansea could achieve against Burnley.
- The Swans have kept five clean sheets in their last six league games against Burnley (W5 L1), with three of those being contested in the Championship.
Team News And Predicted Lineups
Swansea (4-2-3-1)
Jefferson Montero and Ki Sung-Yeung has started training but Clement confirmed that the duo will miss the match alongside Nathan Dyer who is recovering from an Achilles injury.
Fabianski, Naughton, Mawson, Fernandez, Olsson, Cork, Carroll, Sigurdsson, Fer, Routledge, Llorente
Burnley – (4-4-1-1)
Ashley Barnes will be on the sidelines as he is serving a suspension. Steven Defour and Johann Gudmundsson continue to recuperating from injuries.
Heaton, Ward, Keane, Mee, Lowton, Barton, Westwood, Brady, Boyd, Vokes, Gray
BETTING ODDS
Swansea: 2.00
Draw-3.50
Burnley: 4.20
TRIVIA COURTESY– Opta
