Swansea City vs West Ham: Prediction, team news, line-ups, start time, live coverage, head to head and betting odds - Premier League preview

Tom Dutton26 December 2016

West Ham have given themselves some breathing space with successive Premier League victories for just the second time this season ahead of today's Boxing Day clash in Wales.

Back-to-back home wins against Burnley then Hull propelled Slaven Bilic's men five points clear of the relegation places ahead of a trip to struggling Swansea.

Victory at the Liberty Stadium could fire the Hammers into the top half, while defeat would bunch up the chasing pack and suck West Ham back towards trouble.

Will West Ham brush aside the joint-bottom Swans? Standard Sport gives you the breakdown below.

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START TIME

The match will kick-off at 3pm on Monday December 26 at Liberty Stadium.

LIVE COVERAGE

The game will not be televised live but you can follow the best of the action at Standard Sport.

TEAM NEWS

Injured

Simone Zaza (West Ham)

Gokhan Tore (West Ham)

James Collins (West Ham)

Diafra Sakho (West Ham)

Reece Oxford (West Ham)

Federico Fernández (Swansea)

Doubtful

Sam Byram (West Ham)

Suspended

Pedro Obiang (West Ham)

POSSIBLE STARTING LINE UPS

Swansea XI: Fabianski, Rangel, Mawson, Amat, Taylor, Fulton, Britton, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Montero, Llorente

West Ham XI: Randolph, Koyate, Reid, Ogbonna, Antonio, Noble, Fernandes, Cresswell, Lanzini, Carroll, Payet

HEAD-TO-HEAD

PREDICTION

BETTING ODDS (via 888 Sport)

Swansea to win: 27/20

Draw: 49/20

West Ham to win: 9/4

Click here to place a bet. Odds correct as of 10:30am on December 26.

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