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Swansea City will look for their first win in 4 Premier League games when they hosts a miserable Newcastle side today in Wales, and the home team is a ~ 1.85 odds favorite by the bookies.
Swansea was topping the charts in the Premier League after 3 matches but they have gained just 1 point from the following 3. However, it would be harsh to judge Swansea`s form as poor. They lost to in form sides like Chelsea and Southampton, and held for a draw at Sunderland last week. Additionally, Swansea gave Everton a drubbing in the League Cup just 10 days ago, so the Welsh side is looking decent to say the least at the current time, playing pretty good football.
Newcastle could hardly be in a worst position. The Magpies lost 10 out of 14 matches in Premier League in 2014 (just one win) and have only 3 points to show for so far this season. The atmosphere in the dressing room is horrific, with players losing confidence in themselfes and Alen Pardew being publicly bashed by ownership and fans. The long-time Newcastle manager could well be sacked even if he wins this game, especially after the poor display in the 1-0 defeat to Stoke on Monday.
Team news & lineups
Both teams have notable squad problems for today. Swansea will miss Britton, Amat, Rangel, Tate and Donelly, while Newcastle is in an even worse spot – missing Taylor, Santon, De Jong, Gutierrez, De Jong, Good and Aaron, with Papiss Cisse doubtful.
Swansea: Fabianski – Richards, Fernández, Williams, Taylor – Shelvey, Ki – Dyer, Sigurdsson, Routledge – Bony.
Newcastle: Krul – Janmaat, Williamson, Coloccini, Dummett – Colback, Tioté – Sissoko, Cabella, Gouffran – Cissé.
You really have to wonder if Newcastle is up for this trip to Wales. The visitors are playing horrible football right now, there is no harmony and cohesion in the team, it wouldn`t be surprising if the players actually want Pardew to get sacked. This will be the third consecutive away game for Newcastle in just 11 days and traveling to Wales is never easy, so fatigue could also catch up with the visitors. As far as Swansea is concerned, they might not be world beaters but we`re talking about a solid, disciplined side who should be able to take care of a disorganized team like newcastle. Swansea played a couple of good matches recently, they played good football overall this season and they deserve to get back to winning ways in the Premier League, which I think they will today. My tip is Swansea to win. Prediction: Swansea City – Newcastle United 2-1.
Pick: Swansea
Odds: 1.91 @ Bet365
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.28
Event date: 4 October
