?Swansea face Stoke in a hugely important Premier League game for the Swans. Paul Clement’s side currently sit 18th, two points away from safety, so they will be desperate for three points on Saturday to bolster their survival hopes.
The Swans will be without midfielder’s Jack Cork and Wayne Routledge for the visit of Stoke. Swansea lost 1-0 to Watford on Saturday and will be hoping to bounce back with a win, which would be their first in six games.
Goalkeeper
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Fabianski1
The ex-Arsenal man will remain as Swansea’s number one, but he has only kept two clean sheets in Swansea’s last nine Premier League games. ?
Defence
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Naughton26
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Mawson6
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Fernández33
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Olsson16
Swansea have the worst defence in the league, conceding 68 goals in just 33 games. Clement will be desperate for his back four to get back to their best form and put in a big performance for arguably Swansea’s biggest game of the season.
The Swans have a tough run in so it is important that they win points off of the weaker teams in the league.
Midfield
January transfer window signing Tom Carroll could partner Ki Sung-yeung in the heart of midfield, with Gylfi Sigurdsson pushing forward into a more advance role to support Fernando Llorente higher up the pitch. Sigurdsson is Swansea’s most creative player and they often hang their hopes of a good result on his performance.
Routledge and Cork are injured, so it is up to Leroy Fer, Luciano Narsingh, Ki and Carroll to step up and be counted if Swansea are to win on Saturday and avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Forwards
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Llorente9
Swansea’s Spanish striker has scored 11 goals in the Premier League so far this season, and will be wanting to lead from the front on Saturday as the Swans seek a crucial three points. He hasn’t scored in his last six games, and this dry spell has coincided with Clement’s side not winning in their last six games.?
Llorente last scored in Swansea’s 3-2 victory over Burnley at the beginning of March, where his two goals secured victory.
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