The Next Few Fixtures

The next two fixtures for the Swans are two daunting trips to North London to visit Spurs (Feb 28th) and Arsenal (March 2nd). There follows a six-pointer against Norwich (March 5th) which promises to be more like a cup final than a Premier League match.

The prospect of getting zero points from the two trips to London is real and my initial reaction was that we would be in the relegation zone by the time Norwich arrived. Having now looked at the other teams fixtures I’m not so sure!!

So where will we be by the time the Canaries arrive? Here’s the up and coming fixtures to be played before March 5th:

Bournemouth (28pts)
27th Feb: Watford (A)
1st March: Southampton (H)

Swans (27pts)
28th Feb: Spurs (A)
2nd March: Arsenal (A)

Norwich (24pts)
27th Feb: Leicester (A)
1st March: Chelsea (H)

Newcastle (24pts)
28th Feb: Man City (H) (Postponed)
2nd March: Stoke (A)

Sunderland (23pts)
27th Feb: West Ham (A)
1st March: Crystal Palace (H)

Aston Villa (16pts)
27th Feb: Stoke (A)
1st March: Everton (H)

 

Where we are now.

 

The matches against Villa (h), Bournemouth (a) & Norwich (h) could very well decide where we will be playing next year.

3 wins - and we should be in the PL

3 defeats - and we should be in the Championship

7 pts is the minimum requirement.

 

Hard to predict - look at Sunderland beating Man U yesterday. My best guess is 17th, sadly. Just outside the drop zone.

 

Here's my prediction, with Sunderland making their move out of the relegation zone after some fine recent performances.

Bournemouth (29pts)
27th Feb: Watford (A) - 1pt
1st March: Southampton (H) - 0pts

Swans (27pts)
28th Feb: Spurs (A) - 0pts
2nd March: Arsenal (A) - 0pts

Sunderland (27pts)
27th Feb: West Ham (A) - 1pt
1st March: Crystal Palace (H) - 3pts

Norwich (24pts)
27th Feb: Leicester (A) - 0pts
1st March: Chelsea (H) - 0pts

Newcastle (24pts)
28th Feb: Man City (H) (Postponed)
2nd March: Stoke (A) - 0pts

Aston Villa (17pts)
27th Feb: Stoke (A) - 0pts
1st March: Everton (H) - 1pt

 

We wont reach safety without the help of other teams imo. It could even go down to the last game of the season before it will be decided and we don't want that not being able to score more than one goal......

 

Bournemouth (28pts)
27th Feb: Watford (A) 0pts
1st March: Southampton (H) 1pt =29

Swans (27pts)
28th Feb: Spurs (A) 0pts
2nd March: Arsenal (A) 0pts =27

Norwich (24pts)
27th Feb: Leicester (A) 0pts
1st March: Chelsea (H) 1pt =25

Newcastle (24pts)
28th Feb: Man City (H) (Postponed)
2nd March: Stoke (A) 0pts =24

Sunderland (23pts)
27th Feb: West Ham (A) 0pts
1st March: Crystal Palace (H) 3pts =26pts

Aston Villa (16pts)
27th Feb: Stoke (A) 0pts
1st March: Everton (H) 0pts =16pts

 

Bournemouth (28pts)
27th Feb: Watford (A) -0 points
1st March: Southampton (H)-points

Swans (27pts)
28th Feb: Spurs (A) -0 points
2nd March: Arsenal (A) -1 point = 28 points

Norwich (24pts)
27th Feb: Leicester (A) -0 points
1st March: Chelsea (H) -0 points

Newcastle (24pts)
28th Feb: Man City (H) (Postponed)
2nd March: Stoke (A) -0 points

Sunderland (23pts)
27th Feb: West Ham (A) -0 points
1st March: Crystal Palace (H) -1 point =24 points

Aston Villa (16pts)
27th Feb: Stoke (A) -0 points
1st March: Everton (H) -0 points

 

Good thread PGFWhite, and it it's why I had predicted the three relagated teams as Villa, Norwich and Sunderland, but I think that Sunderland might well escape, and be replaced by Newcastle.

As for our next two games, both Spurs and the Gunners will attack which suits us, there will be no 10 men behind the ball in these games, saying that Spurs have been our bogey team, much like Everton? But I can see us getting 1 point at Arsenal maybe even 3........

 

I just can't see that. Our best hope is grabbing a point in these games and then beating Villa and Norwich. Those are the important 6 pointers.

 

There is a good chance fat Sam will save Sunderland and i fear we will take their place.

 

Bournemouth (32 pts)
27th Feb: Watford (A) - 1 points
1st March: Southampton (H) - 3points

Swans (27 pts)
28th Feb: Spurs (A) - 0 points
2nd March: Arsenal (A) - 0 points

Norwich (24 pts)
27th Feb: Leicester (A) - 0 points
1st March: Chelsea (H) - 0 points

Newcastle (25 pts)
28th Feb: Man City (H) (Postponed)
2nd March: Stoke (A) - 1 points

Sunderland (26pts)
27th Feb: West Ham (A) - 0 points
1st March: Crystal Palace (H) - 3 points

Aston Villa (16pts)
27th Feb: Stoke (A) - 0 points
1st March: Everton (H) - 0 points

 

Regardless of any points picked up v Arsenal and Spurs (best case scenario for me is 1 point), failure to take maximum points against these two will be a disaster.

 

Exciting season aye, is it a good time to buy shares in Swansea city?...........

 

Still hoping for a win against either Spurs or Gunners seeing we got nothing from the saints .
But it's not the end of the world even if we get nothing .
If we don't get at least 6 or 7 points from Norwich , Bournemouth and Villa next month though.... It is the end of the world .

 

I would just like to remind you that we always bounce back after a bad game at the office, the mighty Swans just might surprise you......

 

And I would just like to remind you that we are ****e.

 

This is so very true! But I like to stay positive, I'm a glass half full kind of guy.......

 

No team has won 6 on the bounce in the league this year next team to go for it spurs 1 0 swans after Europe league exploits

 

Taff is 100% correct so far!