Brighton & Hove Albion vs Swansea City
Date: 24/02/18
K/O: 15.00pm
Venue: Amex Stadium
Brighton host Swansea City on Saturday afternoon, in a crucial clash at the bottom end of the Premier League table.
This game can very much be considered as a relegation scrap, with just two points separating Brighton and Swansea in the Premier League table. Brighton are on a promising run of form, and they will be looking to build on their recent efforts with three points at the Amex on Saturday.
Brighton have no new injury concerns, with goalkeeper Tim Krul recovering from a whiplash injury which forced him to be substituted against Coventry in the FA Cup.
Jiri Skalak and Steve Sidwell both remain out for Hughton’s side.
Swansea will welcome the return of defender Alfie Mawson, who has recovered from a knee injury. Leon Britton remains sidelined with a pelvis injury and Renato Sanches is still out with a hamstring strain.
Brighton are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions (W3, D2), and they have lost just three of their 13 home matches in the Premier League this season, against Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.
Embed from Getty ImagesGlen Murray has found the net with three of his last four shots on target in the Premier League, and only four Englishmen have scored more Premier League goals this season than Murray’s eight: Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Jamie Vardy and Wayne Rooney.
Predicted starting XI’s:
BHA: Ryan; Bong, Duffy, Dunk, Schelotto; March, Stephens, Propper, Izquierdo; Gross, Murray.
SWA: Fabianski; Naughton, Van der Hoorn, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson; Dyer, Clucas, Carroll, Ki Sung-Yeung; Jordan Ayew.
Prediction: Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Swansea City 1
Written by Tom Newman.
