Swansea City striker Bafétimbi Gomis. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling squads Aston Villa (1-7-1, 4 points) and Swansea City (2-3-4, 10 points) have not gained a win in the last five weeks of 2015-2016 Premier League action. They face each other on Saturday, October 24 at the Villa Park and finally one of these two clubs will experience a victory for the first time in a long while.
The Villans have lost five straight games and have not won since their opening day 1-0 triumph over Bournemouth. This resulted in their relegation to the bottom three where only Sunderland has a lower point total in the overall standings.
Their last match was a 0-2 defeat in the hands of struggling defending champions Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday, as reported by ESPN.
Jose Mourinho's boys blanked Tim Sherwood's side courtesy of a Diego Costa-Willian rebound play at the 34th minute and an own goal from defender Alan Hutton at the 54th to succumb to their fifth consecutive loss.
Meanwhile, Swansea had been winless in their last five outings with three losses and two draws to boot. Their last win was a 2-1 upset over Manchester United way back in late August.
Stoke City edged them at the Liberty Stadium on Monday, 0-1, which made them move down to the 14th spot in the league table.
Spanish winger Bojan Krkić scored a penalty kick at the 4th minute and it stuck as the lone goal of the scrappy match, as per BBC Sport.
The prediction is a close 1-0 win for Swansea City. The odds favor Garry Monk and his Swans a little bit in this matchup as Villa had been struggling with their plays this whole season.
Aston Villa starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Guzan; Richardson, Hutton, Richards, Lescott; Westwood, Ayew; Gueye, Gil, Grealish; Gestede
Swansea City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Fabianski; Rangel, Taylor, Fernández, Williams; Ayew, Montero; Shelvey, Cork, Barrow; Gomis
