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Swansea City v Stoke City tips - Swans can soar past tired Potters

Swansea are 9/5 to win in the Liberty Stadium on Saturday (credit: Wikipedia)
Stoke City may once again be caught out after a Europa League game when they face Swansea in the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.

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The Potters have one of the Premier League's smallest squads a fact that is made very apparent when they rest players for seemingly less important matches. Tony Pulis made multiple changes for the trip to Sunderland, which came after a Europa League trip to Ukraine to play Dynamo Kiev, and Stoke lost 4-0.

On Thursday they play a vital European match with Besiktas and that could mean that similar rotation, and another defeat, could follow on Sunday against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium. It is 9/5, at totesport, that the hosts win in Wales and that price looks very attractive.

Stoke are a poor away side at the best of times but their exertions in drawing 1-1 with Manchester United last weekend, plus the cumulative effect of multiple midweek matches, may prove too much for a side that bases its game almost entirely on physical strength and team spirit. They are 15/8, at Victor Chandler, to win at the Liberty Stadium but if Matt Etherington, Jonathan Woodgate, Robert Huth and Kenwyne Jones are absent then that will prove very difficult.

Added to this is the fact that Swansea aren't a bad team. They may have lost 4-1 to Chelsea last weekend but they caught the Blues on a good day and before that they had impressed when beating West Brom 3-0. Brendan Rodgers is aware that home form will be crucial if his side are to stay up this season and so far they are unbeaten at home.

Scoring goals is a slight problem but Leroy Lita (19/2, Victor Chandler) has at least broken his duck and the pace of Scott Sinclair (15/2, Victor Chandler) and Nathan Dyer (16/1, Blue Square) will ensure that the Swans will always create chances. If they can take a couple of Sunday then they can beat Stoke.

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