West Ham vs Swansea: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash at the London Stadium

  • West Ham have been given a boost by the return to fitness of Manuel Lanzini
  • The influential Michail Antonio is also in the squad for the visit of the Swans
  • Swansea skipper Leon Britton is under consideration for a Premier League return
  • On loan youngsters Tammy Abraham and Renato Sanches could also return

Ahead of this weekend's action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.

Here is all the information you need for West Ham's home clash with Swansea.

 

West Ham vs Swansea (The London Stadium, Saturday 15:00)


Team news

West Ham

Manuel Lanzini and Michail Antonio are in the West Ham squad for the visit of Swansea.

Lanzini is fit after a month out with a knee injury and Antonio has shrugged off the groin problem which forced him off against Tottenham last weekend.

West Ham have been given a huge boost with the return to fitness of Argentine Manuel Lanzini

West Ham have been given a huge boost with the return to fitness of Argentine Manuel Lanzini

Pedro Obiang is still missing with a muscle injury and James Collins has ankle trouble.

Provisional squad: 

Hart, Adrian, Zabaleta, Byram, Masuaku, Cresswell, Reid, Ogbonna, Fonte, Rice, Kouyate, Noble, Lanzini, Arnautovic, Antonio, Ayew, Carroll, Sakho, Hernandez.

Swansea

Swansea skipper Leon Britton is under consideration for a Premier League return at West Ham.

The veteran's only appearance this season came on the opening day at Southampton but he has now made a full recovery from a knee injury as head coach Paul Clement considers his midfield options.

On-loan Renato Sanches and Tammy Abraham could also return as Ki Sung-yueng (knee) and Nathan Dyer (Achilles) prepare to build their fitness in an under-23 game against Celtic.

On-loan Bayern Munich man Renato Sanches could make his return in time for the fixture

On-loan Bayern Munich man Renato Sanches could make his return in time for the fixture

Provisional squad: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Van der Hoorn, Mawson, Olsson, Clucas, Carroll, Ayew, Abraham, Bony, Sanches, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Britton, Mesa, Fer, Fulton, Narsingh, Routledge, McBurnie.

Key stats - Supplied by Opta

- West Ham have only lost one of their last nine Premier League games against Swansea (W5 D3), a 4-1 defeat at the London Stadium in May 2016.

- Swansea have never kept an away clean sheet at West Ham, conceding 74 goals in 31 games in all competitions, stretching back to an FA Cup match in 1922 (W2 D7 L22).

- Swansea have kept as many away Premier League clean sheets so far this season (3) as they managed in the previous two seasons combined.

- Only three Premier League teams have ever kept a clean sheet in their first four away games of a season – Manchester United in 1997/98, Leicester City in 2000/01 and Chelsea in 2004/05.

Swansea have never kept an away clean sheet at West Ham, conceding 74 goals in 31 games

Swansea have never kept an away clean sheet at West Ham, conceding 74 goals in 31 games

- West Ham United have only held the lead for 18 minutes in the Premier League so far this season – only Crystal Palace (0 mins) have been in front for less time.

- Swansea City have allowed their opponents 72 more shots in total & 23 more shots on target than they have attempted themselves in the Premier League this season; the biggest negative differential by a team in 2017-18 so far.

- The Swans have scored just three goals and attempted 10 shots on target in the Premier League this season; the same goal tally as West Ham striker Javier Hernandez (3) who has attempted seven shots on target alone.

- Javier Hernandez has now scored 40 Premier League goals – all inside the box. The only players with more goals in the competition to have all come from inside the box are John Terry (41) and Tim Cahill (56).

- Andy Carroll has been involved in eight goals in six Premier League games against Swansea for the Hammers, scoring five goals and assisting three. Carroll has been involved in six of the eight home goals the Hammers have scored against Swansea in the Premier League (three goals, three assists).

- Slaven Bilic has averaged 1.35 points per league game as West Ham United manager – this is the best record of any permanent manager the Hammers have had in the Premier League.

WEST HAM VS SWANSEA

Kick-off: 15:00pm, Saturday

Referee: Roger East

Odds (subject to change):

West Ham 10/11

Draw 12/5

Swansea 7/5

Managers:

Slaven Bilic (West Ham)

Paul Clement (Swansea)

Head-to-head PL record:

West Ham wins: 5

Draws: 3

Swansea wins: 2

League form (latest result first):

West Ham - LDWLL

Swansea - LDLWL

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