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Swansea v Liverpool preview: Jurgen Klopp quotes, confirmed teams, odds, stats and more
SWANSEA host Liverpool with their manager’s future hanging in the balance - so here’s everything you need to know about the clash.
Jurgen Klopp and Francesco Guidolin
Saturday October 1, Swansea v Liverpool, 12.30pm kick-off (Live on Sky Sports 2 from 11.30am)
Key statistics
While Swansea have a less than impressive overall record against Liverpool, at home they have a 50% win record having emerged victors eight times.
But the Swans have just four points from six games, their worst ever start to a top-flight season.
Liverpool are in prolific goalscoring form with 24 in the first eight games in all competitions this season, while only Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have scored more times in the Premier League.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: “We had to make a lot of changes v Swansea last season. In that moment it was too much for us.
“Now we have no excuses.
“We have time to recover, time to prepare and time to analyse.
“We try to show that every week.”
Swansea team news
Federico Fernandez missed last weekend’s defeat to Manchester City with a groin problem and has failed to regain fitness.
Nathan Dyer is still out with an ankle injury though and is not expected back until November.
Otherwise, Guidolin has a fully fit squad to choose from.
Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, Van der Hoorn, Amat, Naughton, Fer, Cork, Britton, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Borja.
Subs: Nordfeldt, Mawson, Tayor, Fulton, Ki, Barrow, McBurnie.
Liverpool team news
Mamadou Sakho returned for the under-23s during the week but remained outside the first-team squad this weekend.
Divock Origi was a doubt after picking up an impact injury to his foot and but passed a late fitness test.
Dean Lovren has recovered from a viral infection.
Liverpool: Karius, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Milner, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Lallana, Mane, Coutinho, Firmino.
Subs: Mignolet, Sturridge, Klavan, Moreno, Lucas, Can, Origi.
Match officials
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn
Fourth official: Paul Tierney