Can Burnley Escape Relegation Zone With Swansea Win?

Burnley have every chance of moving out of the relegation zone with a result at home to Swansea tomorrow, what with 17th placed QPR not playing this weekend. Sean Dyche`s Clarets currently share 22 points with Rangers and Aston Villa in 19th and have been placed in the final relegation position as a result of their goal difference. Should Burnley fail to win, they may well be superseded by Villa, who are away at Newcastle and could be dragged further into the relegation quagmire.

Swansea are stuck comfortably in mid-table and could make their way up to eighth place with a victory away from home tomorrow. Should they take home all three points and West Ham lose against Crystal Palace, Garry Monk`s side will move up this one position. A failure to win could see them replaced in ninth by Stoke who host the struggling Hull.

The two clubs have only met once this season, Swansea running out the slight winners at the Liberty Stadium back in August. Burnley failed to recover after conceding an early Nathan Dyer goal and could not get back onto level terms following a goalless second half. Those thinking that Swansea may well run out the 1-0 victors once again can back their correct score prediction at 8/1 at bet365 or Betvictor. betway have 6/5 on the game ending in a one goal margin of victory whilst Dyer is available at 12/1 (Bwin) to open the scoring once again.

Bookmakers across the country are expecting a close game here though many have installed the Turf Moor outfit as the favourites to steal all three points. Bwin have the best price on a Burnley win at 23/17, however Swansea can be picked up at a price of 19/10 at most reputable tuft accountants. A draw is up for offer at 12/5 with boylesports, sportingbet and Stan James.

Confidence in the Clarets will stem from their hard-earned draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last time out, central defender Ben Mee sharing the spoils for his side in the last 10 minutes as Branislav Ivanovic put the Blues in front in the first 45.

Burnley`s recent home record is mixed having accumulated a total of seven points from their last five games in the North West. In these matches Dyche`s men have scored seven goals, the same number that they have conceded. Having only kept one clean sheet in this period, a home win to nil seems unlikely with Totesport offering odds of 7/2 on the Lancashire side winning without conceding.

With three goals from these five games, Danny Ings is his club`s top scorer in this string of home clashes. Ings did not hit the back of the net first on any of these three occasions so it might be best to not back him to be the first goalscorer at 11/2 (Numerous). The out-going striker is, however, available at 21/10 (ladbrokes) to grab himself a goal at any time.

As well as having beaten Manchester United in their last game in the Premier League, Swansea are also unbeaten in two in the top tier of English football. Monk`s men have racked up seven points from their last five games on the road, having scored the equivalent of a goal in each game. Indeed, the last time the Whites had failed to hit the back of the net in the Premier League away from home was against West Brom in a 2-0 defeat a fortnight ago. This was, on the other hand, their first profligate away game since a goalless draw at Goodison Park at the beginning of November. As a result, Swansea are 2/5 with Betvictor to bag over 0.5 goals tomorrow.

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