SWANSEA V CRYSTAL PALACE

When: Saturday, December 23. 3pm kick-off Where: Liberty Stadium Betting odds Swansea City win Draw 21/10 Crystal Palace win 21/10 7/5 Key Men Tammy Abraham (Swansea City) The Swans will be without forward Wilfried Bony for the visit of the Eagles, meaning Abraham is set to get the nod up front.

Abraham has not started in any of the Swans’ last three matches but will undoubtedly be the man tasked with unlocking the Crystal Palace defence this afternoon. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) Zaha netted in his side’s moraleboosting 3-0 win against Leicester at the King Power Stadium last weekend and will have added pressure on his shoulders given that Palace will be without Christian Benteke who is suspended for the game in South Wales. What the managers have said Leon Britton (Swansea City caretaker manager) “I have their respect as a player and person, they’ve been as good as gold,” said Britton.

“Whatever I need the club have said they are behind me. It has to serve as a wake-up call. If the situation we are in is not a wake-up call I don’t know what is. We have a big battle on our hands, we have a big responsibility as we as players have not performed.” Roy Hodgson (Crystal Palace) “Three points against Swansea will give us more confidence going into games against Arsenal and Man City, but there are no free passes in this league,” said Hodgson.

“I knew they won the one at the start of the season. I won’t go into it thinking they have won the last three times, we haven’t played them in my time here.

“Every game is a vital game and one that we need points.” Probable teams Swansea City: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Mesa, Carroll, Clucas, Narsingh, Dyer, Abraham. Crystal Palace: Speroni, Kelly, Tomkins, Dann, Schlupp, McArthur, Cabaye, Milivojevic, Loftus-Cheek, Townsend, Zaha. Referee: Craig Pawson