Swansea City AFC
Last Season SummaryLeague ranking: 3rd - League Championship (80 points)
Points per game (home: away): 2.17: 1.30
Goals per game (for: against): 1.50: 0.91
Number of clean sheets: 21 (out of 46 games)
Top league scorer: Scott Sinclair (22 goals)
Top league assister: Nathan Dyer (9 assists)
Transfers
In: Danny Graham, Steven Caulker
Out: Dorus De Vries, Scott Donnelly, Darren Pratley, Kerry Morgan
Predicted Season Finish: 18th
There wasn't anything too impressive about their statistics. Given no real impact signings yet thus far, Swansea is lacking the strength and depth to survive the tough challenges of Premier League in my opinion.
The English footballer was bought last year for £500k, and the investment has been superbly rewarded. This talented winger had scored 22 goals last season, and I expect he can score at least one-third of that figure at Premier League this season. His outstanding goalscoring ability should also nick him some bonus points.
The only downside, of course, is his lack of assists (only 2 last season).
Decent Picks: Danny Graham (£5.0m)
Danny Graham was the of Watford at League Championship last season, scoring 23 goals from as low as 58 shots. That kind of efficiency may lead Swansea off against relegation. Decent third striker in my opinion.
Worth Scouting: Angel Rangel (£4.5m), Ashley Williams (£4.5m)
Rangel and Williams are experienced right-back and centre-back respectively and form the integral part of Swansea's defence. It's still too early to judge how good can Swansea defend in Premier League, so we shall wait and see.
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