Swansea City winger Gylfi Sigurdsson. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lowly squads Swansea City AFC (6-15-3, 21 points) and Leicester City FC (5-13-6, 21 points) will both try to climb up the 2016-2017 Premier League table to avoid relegation as they meet at the Liberty Stadium on Feb. 12, Sunday.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 11:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Swansea City has climbed out of the bottom three relegation area with three wins in their last five outings, putting their win total this season to six so far. The team is now in the 17th spot of the 20-team league table, only one point above the relegation zone.
The Swans are coming off a heartbreaking 1-2 loss to Manchester City last Sunday on the road at the Etihad Stadium, as per SkySports.
Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for the hosts in the 11th minute with a close-range shot in the penalty area off a pass by English midfielder Raheem Sterling.
Icelandic winger Gylfi Sigurdsson was able to find the equalizer in the 81st minute with a 22-yard shot from an assist by Dutch midfielder Luciano Narsingh to level the count as time slowly ticks away.
However, Jesus scored another one in stoppage time to snatch away the win and three points for City, handing head coach Paul Clement's squad their 15th loss of the season.
Meanwhile, Leicester City succumbed to its fourth straight defeat after they fell to Manchester United, 0-3, on their own home ground of King Power Stadium also last Sunday, The Sun reported.
The defending champions continued with their forgettable campaign this season as head coach Claudio Ranieri's side is now in a battle to avoid relegation than to defend their title.
The loss was Leicester's fifth consecutive winless performance as the team has dropped to the 16th spot in the overall standings. They are tied on points with Middlesbrough and Swansea City but has a higher goal differential than the Swans.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 1-0 decision for Swansea City.
Swansea City starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Fabianski; Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson; Fer, Cork, Carroll; Routledge, Llorente, Sigurdsson
Leicester City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Schmeichel; Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs; Drinkwater, Ndidi; Mahrez, Okazaki, Musa; Vardy
