Swansea 3 Sunderland 0 - result.
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staggerstags — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 06:37 AM)
Swansea City: Fabianski, Rangel, Mawson, Amat, Taylor, Fulton, Britton, Barrow, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Llorente.
Subs: van der Hoorn, Fer, Nordfeldt, Montero, Cork, Naughton, McBurnie.
Sunderland: Pickford, Jones, Kone, Djilobodji, Van Aanholt, Pienaar, Ndong, Denayer, Larsson, Defoe, Anichebe.
Subs: Mannone, Borini, Khazri, OShea, Manquillo, Kirchhoff, Januzaj.
Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire).
Swansea 21/20
Sunderland 11/4
Draw 12/5
Game of the day for me, this one. Swansea can climb at least above Sunderland with a victory here, while a Black Cats win would put them at least 16th from 18th, possibly higher dependent on the game at Burnley.
I rather fancy Moyes' boys to get the job done here and they are temptingly priced at 11/4 for the spoils.
Preamble by Scott Murray
Its a huge afternoon of classic Saturday 3pm action in the Premier League! So, OK, weve started todays Clocko with a bare-faced lie. But if everyone involved with politics is allowed to gambol across post-truth terrain these days, then those inhabiting the world of sport should be allowed a slice of that hot disingenuous action too. Four matches! From a round of ten! Featuring just the one team from the top eight! Woooooooooooo-hoo!
Arsenal v Stoke City
Burnley v Bournemouth
Hull City v Crystal Palace
Swansea City v Sunderland
Ah but how about we spin things in a more optimistic fashion? For a start, theres a chance for Arsenal to snatch top spot from Chelsea, who play tomorrow. A two-goal margin of victory will seal off that achievement for Arsene Wengers men. A valedictory title for the grand old boy could be on the cards, you know. Few outside of Tottenham and certain sections of Manchester with long memories would begrudge him. Not that its going to be easy. Opponents Stoke are going great guns right now, with five wins from their last seven, and theyve already taken a point at Old Trafford, so they shouldnt be fazed today.
Elsewhere, there are three matches which all participants will view as relegation six-pointers, even at this early stage of the season. Its probably stretching the point to include Burnley and Bournemouth, given that the Clarets were mightily unlucky to come away with nothing from their match last weekend against Manchester City, while Bournemouth registered one of the results of this or any other season with that astonishing never-say-die 4-3 comeback win over Liverpool. Both teams look highly impressive on their day; fingering them as possible relegation candidates is almost certainly unfair. But neither Sean Dyche nor Eddie Howe will be counting any chickens yet, so for the purposes of this preamble, into todays tasty relegation bouillabaisse they go.
Hull, Palace, Swansea and Sunderland are in slightly more serious danger, one would suggest. So the two remaining clashes could be really something. Only Sunderland are in form. Until recently in all sorts of bother, theyve won three of their last four, and the other was a very impressive defensive display in a narrow loss at Anfield. Palace had lost six on the spin, but pulled themselves out of a tailspin last week with a fine three-goal thrashing of usually parsimonious Southampton. Hull and Swansea need a cuddle. Much to play for in those games, then. Some Christmas crackers, please!
Not quite so bad, huh?! Just the four matches, but a world of fascination opens up ahead of us. Plus news from Scotland and the oldest and most awkwardly rebranded league in the world, the Championship. So then: its a huge afternoon of classic Saturday 3pm action! Its on! Woooooooooooo-hoo! -
MrFurious — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 06:41 AM)
Hope MoyesBoys continue their great run but feel sorry for the Yank.
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staggerstags — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 07:51 AM)
The referee blows his whistle for half-time, so nothing more will happen in the first half of this match.
Well, a decent first half here. It's certainly not boring, but not the best match either. It was a fairly one-sided opening 45 minutes. Swansea have shown no fear going forward and are much better so far. The home team tries to prevail using combination football, while the away teams uses mostly counter-attacks.
A subdued first half from Sunderland as Swansea pressed them throughout. Moyes has been quiet on the touchline and may want to think about getting his arse off the bench in the second half to ignite his side. One shot on target each and the Swans bossing possession and to my eyes, surprisingly, look the most likely to get the better of things here.
HT Book
Swansea 13/10
Sunderland 3/1
Draw 8/5 -
staggerstags — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 08:41 AM)
'80
Swansea's Montero weaved and winded his way into the edge of the box and his angled cross was met by Llorente who potted his second of the game.
With Hull currently leading Palace, it could be bottom place for Moyes' boys in a few minutes from now. -
staggerstags — 9 years ago(December 10, 2016 08:53 AM)
The referee blows for the end of today's match.
Today's game was very poor. There weren't many thrilling moments. Swansea were dominant and more threatening of the two sides. It was a fairly one-sided match. Short passing and possession was the style of the home side, while the visiting side tried to hit their opposition on the break.
Back to bottom spot for Sunderland.