Swansea-Everton Preview Match

March 24, 2012 3:00 PM GMT
Liberty Stadium — Swansea

 Team News

Swansea

After such an impressive win at Fulham last time out, Brendan Rodgers may well select an unchanged XI. Ashley Williams is the only potential player to return, after he missed that game through illness, but should have recovered in time to face Everton. Wayne Routledge will continue to deputise for the suspended Nathan Dyer who serves the final game of his 3 match suspension.

probable lineups : Vorm, Taylor, Williams, Caulker, Rangel, Allen, Britton, Sinclair, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Graham. (4-2-3-1). 

17 Mar 2012	Fulham 0 - Swansea City 3
11 Mar 2012	Swansea City 1 - Manchester City FC 0
3 Mar 2012	Wigan Athletic 0 - Swansea City 2
26 Feb 2012	Stoke City 2 - Swansea City 0
11 Feb 2012	Swansea City 2 - Norwich City 3

Everton

Seamus Coleman missed the defeat to Arsenal earlier in the week and remains doubtful for the weekend. Drenthe could play on the right again. Darron Gibson has returned to training following a knee injury that has kept him out of action since the end of February, but he is unlikely to return just yet. Jack Rodwell is equally unlikely tofeature due to a recurrence of a hamstring injury.

probable lineups : Howard, Neville, Distin, Heitinga, Baines, Drenthe, Cahill, Fellaini, Pienaar, Osman, Jelavic. (4-4-1-1). 

 

21 Mar 2012	Everton 0 - Arsenal FC 1
17 Mar 2012	Everton 1 - Sunderland 1
13 Mar 2012	Liverpool 3 - Everton 0
10 Mar 2012	Everton 1 - Tottenham 0
3 Mar 2012	QPR 1 - Everton 1

 

Head to head

Premier League ‎(EPL)‎

21 Dec 2011

Everton 1 - Swansea City 0

 

Prediction

Swansea were extremely impressive in picking up a 3-0 win at Craven Cottage last weekend. They have vastly improved their away record in the second half of the season, while their home record is still very good. They have conceded only 10 goals in 14 home games this season, and have lost only twice, the same number of home losses as the likes of Man Utd, Tottenham and Arsenal.

Everton, after a run of 9 games unbeaten in all competitions, have failed to win any of their last 3 games, and have lost both of those games which were in the Premier League. They were unlucky not to get a point against Arsenal, but will need to forget about that and try to end their run of 5 away games without a win.

Swansea will provide a difficult setting for the Toffees to try and end their poor away streak, and it is unlikely that they'll manage it on this occasion. Swansea are doing well and need just 1 more point to reach the 40 point safety mark, which they will hope, and possibly expect, to do in this game.

Swansea  2 - 0  Everton