Wolverhampton vs Swansea City - English Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Swansea City
Premier League : 9. Round
Date : 22. October 2011
Stadium : Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton / England)
Referee : Michael Oliver

Wolverhampton Wanderers host Swansea City in Saturday's early kick-off, with Mick McCarthy hoping to arrest a losing run that has now stretched to five games. Swansea's recent fortunes have been slightly better, winning two of their last four, but both sides are likely to be involved in the relegation battle to some extent this season and so both will be desperate to perform in this fixture.

The two sides shared the spoils the last time they were in the same division, winning one game each back in 2008/09. However much has changed since then with both sides strengthening after promotion from the Championship. With only a point between the sides and near identical goals for and against, this remains a tough game to call. The Wanderers' positive results of the season so far came against relative strugglers Blackburn and Fulham, whereas Swansea beat Stoke and West Brom (both currently higher up the table than either Wolves or Swansea), so perhaps the away side can claim better form going into this encounter.

Alan Tate, Ferrie Bodde, Steven Caulker and Craig Beattie are all on the injured list for the Jacks, while Wolves should have a fully fit squad to choose from, which could be significant with Zubar, Foley, Craddock, Edwards, Guedioura and Fletcher all having suffered with problems since the start of the season, weakening the West Midlands side significantly.

Head to Head :
Last Meeting : 28. October 2008, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Swansea City
Wins Wolverhampton : 2
Wins Swansea City : 2
Draws : 1

Recent Performance :
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Lose / Win / Lose / Lose / Lose
Swansea City - Lose / Win / Lose / Win / Lose

Possible Line-Ups :
Wolverhampton : Hennessey - Stearman, Ward, Johnson, Berra, Henry, Hunt, Jarvis, O'Hara, Fletcher, Doyle.
Swansea City : Vorm - Williams, Taylor, Monk, Rangel, Britton, Dyer, Routledge, Allen, Graham, Sinclair.

Betting Tip / Prediction :
Wolverhampton Wanderers host Swansea City in Saturday's early kick-off, with Mick McCarthy hoping to arrest a losing run that has now stretched to five games. Swansea's recent fortunes have been slightly better.
Our prediction : Draw