Swansea vs Tottenham Preview, Team News, Line-Ups, Betting Tips & Prediction
Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to keep the pressure on Chelsea when they take on Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium this evening.
Spurs were given a glimpse of hope that the Premier League title race is back on after Chelsea slipped to a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace at the weekend.
Mauricio Pochettino’s men secured an impressive 2-0 win at Burnley to move to within seven points and with the Blues taking on Man City at Stamford Bridge, Spurs have a great chance to close the gap even further tonight.
They should be confident of doing so as the north Londoners faces a Swansea side that sits 17th in the division and just one point above the drop zone following Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough.
Team News
Tottenham will be without Harry Winks after the midfielder suffered a serious ankle injury at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon.
Victor Wanyama was also forced off against Burnley with a back problem but the Kenyan international will be given every chance to prove his fitness ahead of tonight’s game.
Danny Rose is still recovering from a knee injury while Harry Kane and Erik Lamela are also still unavailable due to long-term injuries.
As for Swansea, they expect Fernando Llorente to be back in contention after he missed the weekend action due to a minor ankle injury.
Wayne Routledge could also be back involved in the squad while Ki Sung-yueng is pushing for a start in midfield.
Likely Line-Ups
Predicted Score
Swansea 1-2 Tottenham: Spurs have an excellent record against Swansea having won 9 and drawn 2 of their 11 Premier League meetings so far. The Swans desperately need points to help them move away from the relegation zone but I fancy Tottenham to edge this one and keep the pressure on Chelsea.
Betting Tips
Tottenham are the 7/10 favourites to win the game with the bookmakers but if you want more value then here are some other bets I like the look of:
- Both teams to score at: 17/20 – a £10 bet would return £18.50
- Exact score of 2-1 Spurs win at: 15/2 – a £10 bet would return £85
- Son to score first in a 2-1 Spurs win at: 20/1 – a £10 bet would return £210
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