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Swansea come into this game with big problems. They will miss 4 key players.
A team news analysis will tell you that the following players are unavailable: top striker Bony (CAN), Shelvey (att midf susp), Ki (midfielder, regular) and Montero (did not play a big part this season but when he played, he played well). Swansea does not have good replacements for these guys. Gomis as a striker in the Premier League is a joke to me, he is slow, he’s big but does not have good aerial play, a joke compared to Bony.
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West Ham team news say that they will also miss 2 important players: Kouyate, midfielder and top scorer Diafra Sakho. Zarate left to QPR on loan. The good news is that West Ham has more depth with their team, they also have Andy Caroll who scored 3 goals, Enner Valencia 3 goals, Downing 4 goals. I think West Ham is the better side overall and is less affected by the missings than Swansea.
In these conditions and considering what I have seen from these teams so far (both look nice offensively, but West Ham defends better), i will go for West Ham to cover the 0,5 handicap. I don’t think “Big Sam’s” team will lose today in front of a depleted Swansea who basically misses 3 of the top 4 attacking players (Bony, Ki, Shelvey). Also Montero is a huge miss, he played very well and looked very promising in his few matches this season.
So the logical prediction according to the analysis is West Ham +0.5 handicap. Pinnacle with the goods here, offering odds of 1.76 for this one. Good luck!
Pick: West Ham +0,5
Odds: 1.76 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.08
Event date: 10 January
