Big Match Breakdown: Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur

Big clash in South Wales

The Premier League action continues this evening as Swansea City host Tottenham Hotspur at the Liberty Stadium.

Both of these sides head into the game on the back of important victories. Spurs breezed past Southampton 5-2 on Boxing Day, while City edged out Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

The Coral News Team are back to provide you with tonight’s big match breakdown…

Head-to-Head

This has been a fixture dominated by Tottenham. The North Londoners have not lost against their South Wales opponents in the Premier League era. That run includes 10 victories, four of which have come away from home.

Last season three goals in the last two minutes ensured the Lilywhites of a 3-1 victory on the road. Goals from Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Son Heung-Min cancelled out Wayne Routledge’s opener. Earlier this season the two sides played out a 0-0 draw at Wembley Stadium.

Likely XIs

Harry Kane is suffering from a heavy cold but should retain his place up-front. Moussa Sissoko could be dropped in place of Mousa Dembele in Mauricio Pochettino’s only other potential change.

Kyle Naughton is banned for the hosts, while Tammy Abraham, Wilfried Bony, Ki Sung-yueng and Kyle Bartley could all miss out through injury. Oli McBurnie, Luciano Narsingh, Nathan Dyer, Leroy Fer and Angel Rangel should be their replacements.

Key Battles

Swansea will need to find a way to deal with Tottenham’s front-four. Kane, Alli, Eriksen and Son have been fantastic this season and should get plenty of joy against a leaky City defence.