Swansea vs Crystal Palace preview: Eagles must look to Emmanuel Adebayor to be their saviour

A look ahead to the Premier League fixture at Liberty Stadium

It’s a big game for…

Emmanuel Adebayor: Alan Pardew has talked up Adebayor as having the potential to be one of Palace’s best ever players. Now, following a cameo outing against Bournemouth on Tuesday night, the mercurial Togolose will be straining at the leash to make his first Eagles start. With 96 Premier League goals to his name, an on-song Adebayor could be just what Palace need to re-ignite their faltering campaign.

Best stat…

Two: None of these sides’ five Premier League meetings has yielded any more than two goals.

Remember when…

One season wonder Michu scored his final Premier League goal for Swansea City, at Selhurst Park in September 2013? It was one of just two Premer League goals he would score that season, after taking the league by storm and recording 18 a year earlier.

Player to watch…

Gylfi Sigurdsson: So often integral to everything Swansea do well, it is no coincidence that the Icelandic playmaker’s return to form has coincided with his team rediscovering their mojo.

Past three-meetings…

Crystal Palace 0 Swansea City 0, Premier League, December 2015

Crystal Palace 1 (Chamakh) Swansea City 0, Premier League May 2015

Swansea 1 (Bony) Crystal Palace 1 (Jedinak, pen), Premier League, November 2014

Form guide…

Swansea City: LLLWWD

Crystal Palace: WLLLWL

Vital information…

KICK-OFF TIME: 3pm

TV: Highlights on Match of the Day on BBC1 10:30pm