Summary

  • Swansea XI: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Cork, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Ayew, Paloschi.

  • Norwich XI: Ruddy; Pinto, Martin, Klose, Brady, O'Neil, Howson, Redmond, Hoolahan, Naismith.

  1. As it standspublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2016

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    Quick reminder of the Premier League table looks for these two teams.

    Sixteenth-place Swansea are six points clear of Norwich, who are third from bottom.

    Sunderland, who play Southampton at 15:00 GMT, sit between the two sides and are level on points with the Canaries on 24. 

    I'm not one to drag out the old relegation six-pointer cliche but it's a big one, this. 

  2. 'Norwich deperate for a change'published at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2016

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    Mark Scott
    MOTD commentator

    "Francesco Guidolin had one eye on Norwich's visit to south Wales when he named a much-changed team in midweek, so to win at Arsenal was all the more of a boost.

    "Guidolin missed the Arsenal game because of illness and he won't be back in the dugout on Saturday. But the side will be in safe hands, with Alan Curtis' shuffling of formation in midweek coming up trumps.

    "Alex Neil said he felt 'like a broken record' after Norwich made it eight without a win, the familiar tune being calls to take their chances and cut out silly mistakes.

    "Given that most of their upcoming games are against teams in and around them, they desperately need that soundtrack to change soon."

  3. Prynhawn da, Mr Presidentpublished at 14:47 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2016

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    There's a special guest at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon.

    The new Fifa president Gianni Infantino is in Wales for the 130th International Football Association Board annual general meeting, which takes place in Cardiff.

    So he's decided to nip over to Swansea to take in some good old Saturday afternoon football. 

    Gianni InfantinoImage source, Getty Images
  4. LLDLLLLLpublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2016

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    Alex NeilImage source, Getty Images

    Norwich have had a tough few weeks in terms of results. 

    Actually, they've had a tough 2016 so far. 

    Since their win over Southampton on 2 January, they've picked up just one point in the league - losing seven from eight. 

    But manager Alex Neil has got his defiant face on: "The one strength we have as a club is that everybody is stuck together and is fighting really hard - you see no dissent, the lads are fighting for the cause and there are no issues within the squad whatsoever."  

  5. A relegation decider?published at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2016

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    Tom Garry
    BBC Sport at the Liberty Stadium

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    "After Wednesday’s shock win at Arsenal, there is a real air of optimism around the Liberty Stadium this afternoon.

    "The Swans fans sense they could take another huge step towards Premier League survival if they could win again, against a Norwich side on a dismal run of form.

    "The Canaries will be hoping to take advantage of Francesco Guidoli’s absence from the dugout, but the Welsh side are in safe hands under Alan Curtis.

    "Approaching the ground this afternoon, supporters were adamant that games that like this will decide who goes down in May - and they are right. It is simply a massive game for both clubs."

  6. Guidolin absent againpublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2016

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    Additional team news from the Swansea bench.

    Manager Francesco Guidolin is absent again as he continues to recover from a chest infection.

    Coach Alan Curtis will take charge of first-team affairs, as he did in the win over Arsenal on Wednesday. 

    Francesco GuidolinImage source, Getty Images
  7. Team newspublished at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2016

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    Swansea make six changes from the team that beat Arsenal on Wednesday.

    Federico Fernandez, Angel Rangel, Neil Taylor, Leon Britton, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Alberto Paloschi all return to the starting XI.  

    Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, Fernandez, Williams (C), Taylor, Britton, Cork, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Ayew, Paloschi.    

    Subs: Nordfeldt, Naughton, Amat, Fer, Montero, Barrow, Gomis.

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    Norwich make two changes from their defeat by Chelsea. Gary O'Neil and Steven Naismith return to the starting line-up.

    Norwich: Ruddy; Pinto, Martin, Klose, Brady, O'Neil, Howson, Redmond, Hoolahan, Naismith.

    Subs: Rudd, Mbokani, Bamford, Jarvis, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Bennett.  

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  8. The battle at the bottompublished at 14:30

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    The look on your face when you score the winner against Arsenal...

    SwanseaImage source, Getty Images

    Can struggling Norwich bring buoyant Swansea back down to earth with a bump?