Prediction Swansea – Southampton Premier League
The Swans receive at the Liberty Stadium to Southampton in the key game for the decline. Swansea has lost the momentum that led to the 14th position since the arrival of Portuguese coach Carlos Carvalhal, leaving the relegation zone to 4 points. However, 7 days without winning, adding only two draws, have left them in the 18th position tied with the Saints.
In this FA Cup, Swansea has not had anything easy, having to play a replay match in each of the three rounds he has played. First, he could not go from a goalless draw to the leader of the Championship, Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolverhampton, to those who won 2-1 in Wales. Against the modest Notts County, they did not go from a draw to 1 as visitors, but they made up for an 8-1 at home. Already in the previous round, Carvalhal took his particular revenge against his former team, Sheffield Wednesday, with which they drew as visitors (0-0) to win at home 2-0.
Eleven Probable: Nordfeldt – Van der Hoorn, Fernandez, Bartley – Roberts, Carroll, Sung-yueng, Olsson – Dyer, Abraham, Ayew.
The Southampton has left the relegation places for the first time in less, passing to its host in the table and occupying the 17ª position in the Premier League, with 33 points (6 victories, 15 ties and 15 defeats) in 36 days, evidencing problems to defend that they were not common in the last two seasons, and suffering to score.
Mauricio Pellegrino came to the team after a great season at Deportivo Alavés, but was fired before the bad run of results and the defeat suffered at Newcastle home Rafa Benitez, precisely the mentor of the former Argentine central. Mark Hughes, stopped at Stoke City earlier this year, was hired to make the team react, but for the moment he has not succeeded, despite making his debut in a FA Cup victory in Wigan (Manchester City’s executioner). , but in their first league game, they were beaten at Wembley by a West Ham that went over them in the first half. Last day, he improved his image but ended up losing in the Emirates 3-2. Chelsea won the next day at home, before tying Leicester goalless. Eliminated from the FA Cup by the Blues, the victory against Bournemouth and the draw at Goodison Park have given them a push that can be definitive if they are able to win in Wales.
Eleven Probable: McCarthy – Soares, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand – Romeu, Hojbjerg, Wad-Prowse, Davis – Tadic, Shane Long.
This is a key game for the descent. Both the Swans and the Saints have two more games left, one more than the WBA and Stoke City. In case of Southampton victory, the Saints would be saved mathematically by having a +7 in the differential of goals between them. If Swansea wins, they’ll have it almost done before receiving Stoke next weekend. It is going to be a very tough game, so much so that it is possible that the fear of losing grips both and they settle for a draw.
Prediction Today: Draw
Odds: 3.30
