West Ham United midfielder Mark Noble. (Photo : Getty Images)
Bottom three club Swansea City AFC (3-11-3, 12 points) is set to clash with rising team West Ham United FC (5-8-4, 19 points) in a 2016-2017 Premier League season encounter on Monday, Dec. 26 at the Liberty Stadium.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Swansea City is on a two-game losing streak at the moment and had been winless in four of their last six matches. The team has been alternating as cellar-dwellers with newly-promoted side Hull City in the past several rounds. Right now, they are tied on points with the Tigers but has a higher goal difference to take the 19th spot.
The Swans dropped an embarrassing 0-3 game to another newly-promoted team, Middlesbrough, on the road at the Riverside Stadium last Saturday for their second consecutive defeat, as per Sports Mole.
Spanish forward Alvaro Negredo had a brace in the 18th and 29th minutes while Dutch midfielder Marten de Roon netted one in the 58th to complete Middlesbrough's three-goal clean sheet win.
It was the second straight game that head coach Bob Bradley's side conceded three goals as the team is evidently having issues on the defensive side of the pitch these days.
Meanwhile, West Ham United has slowly been climbing in the overall standings with a two-game winning run. The team has been unbeaten in four of their last six matches to rise to the 13th spot of the league table from close to being in the bottom three relegation area.
The Hammers are coming off a tough 1-0 victory over current cellar-dwelling side Hull City last Saturday at their home ground of London Stadium, ESPN reported.
Team captain Mark Noble provided the winning goal for head coach Slaven Bilić's squad with a successful penalty kick in the 76th minute following a foul by Hull City midfielder Tom Huddlestone on West Ham forward Andre Ayew inside the box.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-1 win by West Ham United.
Swansea City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Fabianski; Taylor, Amat, Rangel, Mawson; Routledge, Sigurdsson; Britton, Barrow, Fulton; Llorente
West Ham United starting lineup (3-4-2-1 formation): Randolph; Ogbonna, Reid, Kouyate; Cresswell, Noble, Obiang, Antonio; Carroll, Lanzini; Payet
