Swansea vs Tottenham

SWANSEA Vorm Rangel, Williams, Chico, Davies Ki, Britton, De Guzman Dyer, Michu, Pablo

TOTTENHAM Lloris Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto Lennon, Parker, Dembele, Holtby Bale Adebayor

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup will be without Neil Taylor for the game at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday as he steps up his return from a a fractured ankle, instead being earmarked for a reserve game next Tuesday against Colchester United.

There is some good news for the Dane, though, with Kemy Agustien expected to be passed fit after recovering from a hip injury while centre-back Chico Flores could make his first start for the side since featuring against QPR in February.

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas only has two players on the casualty list, with Sandro (knee) and Younes Kaboul (knee) both long-term absentees, with Gareth Bale expected to shake off both the ankle strain and stomach virus which dogged his time away with the Wales team on international duty.

• The last time that Swansea defeated Spurs was back in September 1991 in the League Cup.

• The Swans have not won any of the 16 Premier League games that they have fallen behind in this season, drawing six and losing ten.

• No player in the top flight this season has scored more goals at home than Michu, who has 10 so far.

• Michael Laudrup's side have scored just four goals from set-pieces all season, the lowest in the league.

• At the other end of the pitch, though, they have conceded 18 goals from them, which is a league high.

• Tottenham have won three and drawn one of their last four competitive meetings with Swansea, winning 1-0 at White Hart Lane in December with Jan Vertonghen grabbing the only goal.

• No player has scored more goals from outside the area in the top five European Leagues this season than Gareth Bale (pictured right), who is level with Lionel Messi on six.

• Andre Villas-Boas' side have the second-best away record in the division in terms of points accumulated on the road with 26 to league leaders Manchester United's 32.

• After a 12-game unbeaten streak, the visitors have lost their last three games across all competitions.

• Spurs have kept seven clean sheets in the league this term to Swansea's eight.