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Premier League In Focus – Watford vs Swansea Preview
When? Saturday 30th December, 15:00 (UK)
Where? Vicarage Road
What channel is it on? Watford vs Swansea will not be televised live in the UK
Are tickets still available?
Watford - https://www.eticketing.co.uk/watfordfc
Swansea - https://www.eticketing.co.uk/swanstickets/
Where can I stream the match? N/A
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Last five meetings: Watford W3, Swansea W1, D1
Premier League meetings: Watford W3, Swansea W1, D1
All-time meetings: Watford W16, Swansea W21, D10
WATFORD
Predicted line-up: Gomes; Janmaat, Prodl, Kabasele, Zeegelaar; Doucoure, Watson, Cleverley; Carrillo, Gray, Richarlison
Unavailable: Kaboul (Injured), Hoban (Injured), Cathcart (Injured), Chalobah (Injured), Deeney (Suspended), Success (Injured)
Doubtful: Britos (Injured), Kiko Femenia (Injured), Hughes (Injured), Pereyra (Injured)
SWANSEA
Predicted line-up: Fabianski; Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson; Roque Mesa; Routledge, Renato Sanches, Fer, Clucas; Abraham
Unavailable: Bartley (Injured), Britton (Injured)
Doubtful: Bony (Injured), Ki (Injured), Fer (Injured)
PREDICTION
There is so often a spike in form when a new manager is announced at a club but the appointment of Carvalhal who was deemed not good enough for Sheff Wed before Christmas does not inspire many. The Swans are in desperate trouble and Watford can compound their current miseries.
MEMORABLE MEETING
Swansea’s bid for promotion out of the Championship in the 2010-11 took an early boost when they travelled to Vicarage Road and came away with all three points. Brendan Rodgers’ men would run out 3-2 winners as they withstood a late Watford fightback and they would end season as winners of the play-offs.
