West Ham United take on Swansea City on Saturday in the Premier League and HITC pundits give their predictions on the likely outcome.
West Ham United 1-3 Swansea City
After a brief and impressive resurgence, the Swans are back where they started. Hull’s 4-2 beating of Middlesbrough means Paul Clement’s side are now two points from safety. However, even without Fernando Llorente, they showed enough attacking intent against Spurs on Wednesday to suggest they could get back on form against a Hammers side winless in seven.
Swansea City manager Paul Clement
West Ham United 2-2 Swansea City
Both sides are going to be desperate for the win, and I can see the two sides cancelling each other out through a sheer will to out-score the other. If West Ham fail to win this game, I think Slaven Bilic could well be in risk of losing his job!
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
West Ham United 1-1 Swansea City
Only Sunderland are in worse form in their last six in the Premier League than West Ham, the Hammers losing games to the likes of Hull City, Bournemouth and Leicester. The pressure has really ramped up on Slaven Bilic, and whilst his side still have a six point buffer and some talent in their squad, they need to start putting points on the board again as soon as possible. After a huge upturn in form under Paul Clement, things have tailed off for Swansea somewhat. A point here would be good for no-one, but not disastrous either, and I think it’s the most likely outcome.
West Ham United 1-1 Swansea City
A really tough game to call – Swansea will have been devastated at the way their lead slipped to defeat against Spurs, having defended admirably for 88 minutes of the game. West Ham need to win this having been on an awful run of form, including a poor second half against Arsenal. It’ll be tight and it’ll be desperate at times, but I can see a draw coming, which will help neither side.
Swansea City’s Alfie Mawson celebrates scoring with team mates
West Ham United 1-2 Swansea City
Five successive defeats have left the Hammers looking like relegation candidates once more and although Swansea’s form has dipped of late, I reckon they’ve a bit more fight than their opponents and could inflict yet more damage at the London Stadium.
West Ham United’s Andre Ayew
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