Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud. (Photo : Getty Images)
Reeling club Swansea City AFC (4-13-3, 15 points) is set to host powerhouse squad Arsenal FC (12-3-5, 41 points) at their home field of Liberty Stadium on Saturday, Jan. 14 as the 2016-2017 Premier League season moves forward.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 10:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Swansea City has snapped a four-game losing slide after pulling off a tough 2-1 victory over lowly team Crystal Palace on the road at the Selhurst Park during their most recent fixture on Jan. 3, as per the Evening Standard.
English defender Alfie Mawson opened the scoring in the 42nd minute with a header off a free kick by Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson, giving the visitors a 1-0 advantage at the halftime break.
Palace midfielder Wilfried Zaha equalized the count in the 83rd minute, but the Swans' Angel Rangel buried the winner five minutes later to give head coach Paul Clement's side the much-needed win.
Meanwhile, Arsenal was held to a 3-3 tie by a 10-man Bournemouth squad on the road at the Vitality Stadium also on Jan. 3, via Daily Mail Online.
Bournemouth scored the first two goals of the match with strikes from Charlie Daniels and Callum Wilson in the 16th and 20th minutes respectively as the hosts built a 2-0 lead at the half.
Thing got worse for head coach Arsene Wenger's squad when Boscombe midfielder Ryan Fraser netted another one in the 58th minute to give Bournemouth a 3-0 advantage.
However, the Gunners fought back with one goal apiece from forwards Alexis Sanchez and Lucas Perez in the 70th and 75th minutes respectively.
Arsenal caught a nice break in the 82nd when Bournemouth defender Simon Francis was booked with a red card following a hard foul on Aaron Ramsey.
French striker Olivier Giroud was able to preserve a draw and a share of a point in the overall standings by scoring a stoppage time goal against a 10-man Cherries side.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-0 romp by Arsenal.
Swansea City starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Fabianski; Taylor, Mawson, Fernandez, Naughton; Cork, Fulton, Ki; Sigurdsson, Routledge, Llorente
Arsenal starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Cech; Monreal, Koscielny, Bellerín, Mustafi; Sanchez, Ramsey; Coquelin, Iwobi, Xhaka; Giroud
