Swansea City vs Aston Villa - English Premier League

Swansea City vs Aston Villa
Premier League: 12. Round:
Date: 27. November 2011 - 13:30 ET
Stadium: Liberty Stadium (Swansea / Wales)

Swansea City play host to Aston Villa on Sunday in the sides' first game since 1983. Brendan Rogers has minimal selection worries with Caulker nearing a return from his knee injury, while Alex McLeish should have a full strength match day squad.

Villa's top half position doesn't tell the full story of their season so far; while they sit eighth, they are closer to the relegation zone than they are to Arsenal above them, with the top seven starting to break away. Villa have drawn more games than any other Premier League side so far, and a lack of inspiring football has led to some unrest among the fans. Agbonlahor and Bent have been forging a threatening strike partnership, but having sold Downing and Young over the summer, there are some question marks over the supply from the Villa midfield.

Swansea have succeeded in making the Liberty Stadium a tough place to visit, conceding just two goals there in the league so far - their 1-0 loss to Manchester United last time out was their first home defeat of the season. Up front, Danny Graham had started to show why Swansea chose to sign him over the summer with four goals in as many games, but their two tough fixtures against United and Liverpool didn't yield any goals.

HEAD to HEAD
Last Meeting : 1982/1983, Swansea City 2-1 Aston Villa
Wins Swansea City : 2
Wins Aston Villa : 2
Draws : 0

RECENT PERFORMANCE
Swansea City - L/D/W/D/L
Aston Villa - L/L/D/W/L

POSSIBLE LINE-UP
Swansea City : Vorm - Williams, Taylor, Caulker, Rangel, Britton, Dyer, Allen, Agustien, Graham, Sinclair.
Aston Villa : Given - Hutton, Warnock, Dunne, Collins, Cuellar, Petrov, Herd, Brent, Agbonlahor, Heskey.

BETTING TIP / PREDICTION
Swansea City play host to Aston Villa on Sunday in the sides' first game since 1983. Brendan Rogers has minimal selection worries with Caulker nearing a return from his knee injury, while Alex McLeish should have a full strength match day squad. Our prediction : Home