Tag: Swansea City

Top ten one-season wonders from Premier League history

Vyom Chaudhary

Some players don’t have it in them to keep their place at the top on a consistent basis. Such is the life of one-season wonders. They did manage to capture our attention, but very briefly. Here we take a look at the 10 best one-season wonders from Premier League. 10. Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn Rovers, Man City): He arrived at Blackburn Rovers from Bayern Munich in 2007 and scored 19 league goals in his debut season. One year down the line, he sealed a £17.5 million to Man City. But he…

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Man Utd vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Manchester United will be determined to begin the New Year in much better style than they ended the last, but in order to do so they will have to end their three-game losing streak against Swansea City. They did not manage to come away with victory and indeed failed to find the back of the net, but all the same Man Utd’s performance on Monday was much more pleasing than those which had come before, and more importantly it appealed to the great majority of the supporters inside Old Trafford.…

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Crystal Palace vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

After gaining a crucial three points on Boxing Day, Swansea City will be targeting back-to-back wins for the first time this season when they travel to South London to face a Crystal Palace side currently sitting pretty in fifth place. The Eagles have already suffered a couple of unwelcome injury setbacks over the festive period and the absence of Yannick Bolasie in particular perhaps showed in their attacking play as they fired a blank in a goalless draw at Bournemouth on Saturday. It was a decent result against another in-form team…

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Swansea vs West Ham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

As they continue their search for a new manager, Swansea City will hoping to pick up only their second win since August as they take on a West Ham United who themselves have struggled for positive results of late. Chairman Huw Jenkins clearly did not have anybody lined up to take charge of Swansea when he dispensed of the services of Garry Monk, as he has spent most of the last week in South America approaching current front-runner Walter Bielsa, so time will tell if he made the right decision. The club…

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Man City vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Swansea City are in action for the first time since the midweek departure of manager Garry Monk as they face Manchester City the Etihad Stadium, a stadium at which they have never avoided defeat. Home boss Manuel Pellegrini has himself seen his position become the subject of speculation over recent weeks, but on Tuesday he finally ended Man City’s wait to finish top of a Champions League group, with a brace from Raheem Sterling helping them to a hard-fought win over Borussia Monchengladbach. It was an impressive display all round from…

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Swansea vs Leicester – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Kept off the top of the Premier League by goal difference only, Leicester City will be aiming to extend their unbeaten run to eight matches when they travel to South Wales to face out-of-form Swansea City. It was a brave effort from Garry Monk’s men last weekend at Liverpool as they put in a strong defensive performance to frustrate their upwardly mobile hosts, but their downfall came when Neil Taylor was penalised for handling in the area and the resultant penalty kick was converted. Lacking in threat going forward, they…

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Liverpool vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Liverpool will be searching for their first home win in the league under Jurgen Klopp as they entertain a Swansea City side that is in the midst of their worst sequence of results for nearly two years. If the Reds can replicate the kind of performance which saw them outplay then leaders Manchester City and come away with a sensational 4-1 win, then the Anfield crowd will be in for a treat. Roberto Firmino gave a real indication as to why the club splashed out £29m to secure his services…

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Swansea vs Bournemouth – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Two sides in desperate need of a positive result clash at the Liberty Stadium as Swansea City face a Bournemouth side which has slipped into the drop zone following four successive defeats. The Swans have dropped to 14th place after a run of just one win in eight, and their home form of late has been uncharacteristically poor, with goals also at a premium. They really need Bafetimbi Gomis to rediscover his sparkling early season goalscoring touch if they are to lift themselves back up the table, but for that…

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Norwich vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Norwich City will be desperate to end a run of four consecutive Premier League defeats by getting the better of a Swansea City side who themselves have one just one of their last eight outings in all competitions. Nobody gave Alex Neil’s side a chance when they travelled to leaders Manchester City last time out, but they gave a very good account of themselves and only lost due to a rush of blood from goalkeeper John Ruddy and Russell Martin’s subsequent handball to give away the crucial penalty with just…

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Swansea vs Arsenal – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Arsenal will be ready to pounce on any potential slip-ups by leaders Manchester City as they travel to South Wales for a tricky game against a Swansea City side that did the double over them last term. The hosts’ victory at lowly Aston Villa was a hugely welcome result after a build-up tinged by a number of malicious rumours concerning boss Garry Monk, who has done an exceptional job throughout his 20-month reign. It came after his first real run of poor results, culminating in an unimaginative display against Stoke…

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Aston Villa vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Aston Villa continue their search for a first Premier League win since the opening day of the season when they take on another out-of-form side, Garry Monk’s Swansea City. There was not a great deal between Villa and defending champions Chelsea last weekend, but they slipped to another defeat which already leaves them four points adrift of the safety line. It was largely self-inflicted, with goalkeeper Brad Guzan and defender Joleon Lescott combining to gift the Blues their opener, and such is the extent of Villa’s struggles at present, they…

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Swansea vs Stoke – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Swansea City will be hoping to win for the first time in five Premier League games on Monday evening when they come up against Stoke City, who are after their third successive three-point haul. After a run of games where they had performed well below par and failed to find the back of the net, the draw at home to Tottenham before the international break was an improvement as far as Swansea were concerned, as they played with more fluency going forward and saw summer signing Andre Ayew get back among…

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Swansea vs Tottenham – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Tottenham will be aiming to collect their fourth Premier League win in succession when they make the trip to South Wales to face Swansea City, who have been badly off form in recent weeks. Something mysterious seems to have happened to Swansea since the international break, which they entered having played some sparkling football in accumulating eight points from a possible 12. As another such interruption looms, Garry Monk is now calling on his side to make a drastic improvement from a run of matches which have seen them score just…

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Southampton vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Two sides who finished in the top eight last season but have taken just a single point from the last six available will be keen to return winning ways on Saturday as Southampton face Swansea City in what promises to be a game full of attractive football. It was fine margins that cost the Saints last time out at home to Manchester United, as the width of a post and the brilliance of David De Gea combined to frustrate them at one end, while an incorrect offside call and a defensive lapse…

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Swansea vs Everton – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Everton have never lost a Premier League match away to Swansea City, and they enter this latest visit in good shape after their memorable win over the champions last time out. The hosts, meanwhile, have had a week to mull over an off-colour performance at Watford which condemned them to a first defeat of the season, failing to raise their game even after their opponents went down to 10 men. Even the Player of the Month for August, Andre Ayew, could not produce that piece of magic to help his side get…

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Watford vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Watford will be looking to end a run of four games without a goal in all competitions and secure their first Premier League victory of the campaign, but face a tough task on Saturday as they host in-form Swansea City. While in their opening three matches – which all ended in draws – they did not hold back and attacked with purpose, the Hornets were forced into a rearguard action on their trip to leaders Manchester City just before the international break. They succeeded in holding out until half-time, only…

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Swansea vs Man Utd – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Two sides who boast unbeaten records after two matches meet at the Liberty Stadium as Swansea City aim to have the better of Manchester United for the fourth time in five meetings in all competitions. There was a tinge of disappointment for Garry Monk and his players after they were held to a draw by Sunderland last weekend, having missed a number of chances to put the game beyond doubt during a period of dominance early in the second half. On the bright side, it was another positive, dynamic performance…

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Crystal Palace vs Swansea – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Swansea City complete a highly satisfactory season with a trip to Crystal Palace, who could achieve a top half finish should they win and other results go in their favour. The home side are now well on their way to emulating their opponents and becoming an established Premier League team, showing real quality since the turn of the year and outplaying Liverpool at Anfield in their most recent outing, somewhat spoiling Steven Gerrard’s farewell. Jason Puncheon has repeated his exploits at the tail end of last season by being among…

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Monk: Swansea stars not for sale

Stephen Donovan

Swansea City manager Garry Monk has insisted that only ‘astronomical’ transfer fees would see any of his star players prised away from South Wales during the summer, BBC Sport has reported. It has been suggested that a number of key names in the Swansea squad could be highly sought after thanks to a superb season all round for the club. Ahead of Sunday’s final game of the season at Crystal Palace, they have already achieved their highest Premier League finish of eighth, with a record 56 points, in what has…

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Swansea vs Man City – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Manchester City will be aiming to notch a fifth consecutive Premier League and move a step closer to finishing in second place by winning at Swansea City. The former champions have the home side to thank for being in pole position, as Swansea did a superb job on Arsenal on Monday evening. Another fine defensive performance was complimented by Lukasz Fabianski being in unstoppable form in goal in his first game back at his former club. And it got even better for the men from South Wales as Bafetimbi Gomis…

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