Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Stoke City and Swansea City. The first-division clash scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
Stoke City's Steve Sidwell had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Stoke Sentinel): "When I was at Fulham, it was a short spell from January to the end of the season, but it was exactly the same as it's been here. He [manager Mark Hughes] wants it to be fast, attacking football and if we lose the ball, it's about short recovery runs and getting into a shape to be hard to break down."
"He wants to play football that's pleasing on the eye and that was produced definitely towards the end of last season with Stoke," he added. "Hopefully, we can get back to that level."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Swansea City's Gylfi Sigurdsson has been instrumental in the club's early season success. The 25-year-old has six assists and is averaging 2.6 key passes per match.
Stoke City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Begovic; Pielters, Wilson, Shawcross, Bardsley; Whelan, N'Zonzi; Arnautovic, Adam, Diouf; Crouch
Swansea City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Taylor, Fernandez, Williams, Rangel; Sung-Yueng, Carroll; Routledge, Sigurdsson, Dyer, Bony
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 3 | Southampton | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 16 | |||
| 4 | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Arsenal | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 7 | Swansea City | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 11 | |||
| 9 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 10 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 13 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 9 | |||
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 | |||
| 15 | Stoke City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 | |||
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 8 | |||
| 17 | Sunderland | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 | |||
| 19 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 | |||
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 4 |
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