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"Swansea City" vs. "Manchester City"
Match time and place: May 15 at 17:00 at Liberty Stadium in Swansea;
Referee: Mike Dean;
Head-to-head history: "Manchester City" has won 19 times, "Swansea City" has celebrated victory in 7 matches, and 3 games ended in a draw;
Team form: "Swansea City" (3 wins, 2 losses), "Manchester City" (1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses);
Tournament situation: After 37 rounds, "Manchester City" with 65 points occupies the fourth place in the "Premier" league, while "Swansea City" with 46 points is in eleventh place.
Team news:
"Swansea City":
Owners confirmed that all four players participating in the European Championship - Ashley Williams, Neil Taylor, Gylfi Sigurdsson, and Lukasz Fabianski will not play in the last round. They have been decided to rest before the European championship.
The team will also surely miss Jefferson Montero and Alberto Paloschi, who are currently injured. Fans can expect a debut in goal - 26-year-old Swedish keeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt will play his first match in the Premier League.
If they win and "Stoke City" loses points, the "Swans" would rise to tenth place in the Premier League, but if they lose, they could lose two positions and end up in thirteenth place.
"Manchester City":
Samir Nasri returns to the squad after recovering from an injury, but the team also has losses - it is unlikely that the partially recovered Aleksandar Kolarov will be thrown into the mix, and Vincent Kompany, David Silva, and Pablo Zabaleta will miss the last round match.
"City" can still rise to third place, but for that they not only need to win on Sunday, but also need "Arsenal" to be unsuccessful against "Aston Villa" in the last place. If they secure at least a draw, "Man City" would be calm about fourth place, but in case of defeat, they would have to wait for "Manchester United" to stumble against "Bournemouth".
Key facts ahead of this meeting:
"Swansea" has only won one out of nine matches against "Manchester City" in the Premier League, and in the last five matches, they had to admit the opponents' superiority;
The "Swans" have won the last two league matches and have scored seven goals in total in those matches;
For the first time in the club's history, "Swansea City" has won four consecutive home matches in the Premier League. Tonight they could further improve the team's record and extend the streak to five;
At home, the "Swans" have conceded only three goals in the last seven league matches;
Bafetimbi Gomis scored in the last two Premier League matches against "Man City";
"Man City" has won only one of the last four matches in the English championship (2 draws, 1 loss);
The "City" team has celebrated victory in only one of the last five away matches to end the season (2 draws, 3 losses);
Manuel Pellegrini's team has won only five out of their last 13 matches (3 draws, 5 losses);
Wilfried Bony scored in both matches against his former team - "Swansea City";
Sergio Aguero has scored in the last six Premier League matches - the longest scoring streak of this player in these competitions.
