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Swansea vs Liverpool Premier League Previews

Swansea vs Liverpool Premier League Previews 16 September 2013

 
Swansea vs Liverpool Premier League Previews


Swansea City host Liverpool in the fourth week of the English Premier League at the Liberty Stadium, Monday (16/9). This game is the only game that was held on Monday, and be attractive because Brendan Rodgers will return to face his former club. In the last season, he received a warm welcome when they travel to the Liberty Stadium. The match ended goalless and then Liverpool won 5-0 at Anfield. Liverpool this time comes with a high spirit and confidence. They won their first three games without conceding, including a 1-0 victory over their arch-rivals, Manchester United. In addition, Daniel Sturridge and Rodgers each had just lined up as the Barclays Player of the Month and Barclays Manager of the Month. The Reds had topped the standings before sliding Arsenal beat Sunderland on Saturday. If able to beat Swansea, they will not only return the standings but also set a new record of winning four games in a row early in the season.
Certainly not as easy as that. Liverpool have not won four games early in the history of the Premier League, even when they finished second in the season 2001/02 and 2008/09. Additionally, Swansea coach Michael Laudrup also can not be underestimated. They often beat the big teams at home and increasing performance. After finishing 11th in the season 2011/12, in the last season they moved up to ninth and won the League Cup trophy. In this season, only if Laudrup wants to bring his team to finish in a higher position again despite having various concentrations in the Europa League.
Rodgers was never handle Swansea and know very well the strengths and weaknesses of his former club, but since handled Laudrup few leading players who still inhabit Rodgers core team. They are now widely inhabited the Spaniard makes a positive impact especially Michu brought in early last season and instantly became a prolific striker.
Swansea was also quite active in the transfer market this summer. Arrival Wilfried Bony from Vitesse and Jose Canas of Real Betis assessed as the right purchase. Bony on the front line presence can at least reduce the burden that is always reliable Michu scored. Interestingly, one of the new recruits Swansea Jonjo Shelvey is brought in from Liverpool. But of course there are the new players need time to adapt to the players. The result, so far has not been too good.
Swansea suffered defeats in the first two games, each against United and Tottenham. They recently opened the scoring in the third week by defeating host West Brom. Michu who scored 18 goals last season, this time not to make a goal out of two games in the league. However, cooperation with Bony considered quite promising.
Liverpool to face, they have high motivation. In addition to wanting to break a winning record opponents, Swansea also determined avenge a crushing defeat at Anfield last season. At that time, Laudrup flagship store because some players will compete in the final of the League Cup. This time they will compete with full force. Only Neil Taylor who has been ruled out because it has not recovered from a thigh injury. Shelvey while still likely to face his former club if I can recover a few hours before the game, as well as Nathan Dyer who will still undergo inspection after recovering from a hamstring injury.
While Liverpool's injury problems plagued. They're still going to wait for conditions Sturridge injured against United that ruled him England caps. If Sturridge absent, Aspas may be encouraged as a center forward. Are definitely absent is Aly Cissokho and Glen Johnson. Joe Allen is doubtful, while Kolo Toure is still likely downgraded if declared fit today.
Three new players, Mamadou Sakho, Tiago Ilori and Victor Moses could be lowered, but maybe just Sakho most likely derived because it is too risky to lose them as a starter in a crucial game like this. But Moses could have been lowered as a substitute. The match seemed to be tight and it will not happen lot of goals like in Anfield.
A draw could happen in this fight. But with a rising trend and Swansea conditions that must compete against Valencia in the Europa League on Thursday (19/9), Liverpool's chances to regain full points seem larger. 

Lineups Swansea vs Liverpool

Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Chico, Williams, Davies, Canas, Lamah Hernandez, Michu, Routledge, Bony 

 Liverpool: Mignolet, Wisdom, Agger, Skrtel, Enrique, Gerrard, Lucas, Aspas, Henderson, Coutinho, Sturridge

Important Analytics Swansea vs Liverpool


  • In their last five meetings, Swansea City won in two games, one win and Liverpool twice ended in a draw. In the last season, they played a goalless draw at home to Swansea and Liverpoolmenang 5-0 at Anfield
  • Liverpool won their last five games in the Premier League. They've won five times in a row in May 2009 and when it was finished in second place.
  • Liverpool won every game in their first three games in the Premier League, equaling the achievement in the season 1994/95 and at that time they finish in fourth.
  • Liverpool have never started dengam won four Premier League winning streak.
  • Swansea have yet to win and four defeats from their last six home games in the Premier League.
  • If the win over Swansea, Liverpool will win 400th in the Premier League.
  • Daniel Sturridge has scored 11 goals in his last nine games in all competitions.
  • Sturridge is the second Liverpool player after Robbie Fowler (season 1994/95) in the Premier League era to score in every pertamdingan in the opening three games.
  • Liverpool recorded six clean sheets in their last seven games in the Premier League and won the last five games.
  • Only Yaya Toure (Manchester City) who did a lot more passes this season (267) of new players Swanaea, Jose Canas (235).
  • Chico Flores has made ​​a 33 clearance in the Premier Lig this season. 

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