SWANSEA CITY v WEST BROMWICH ALBION
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his afternoon, we welcome West Bromwich Albion to
the Liberty Stadium. The two clubs last met in south
Wales on the final day of last season, when the
Swans came from behind to seal a 2 - 1 victory.
Jonny Evans’ first-half^ header^ put^ the^ visitors^ in^ front,^ but
two goals in the final 18 minutes turned the match on its
head.
Jordan Ayew levelled the contest with his first goal for the
club, before Fernando Llorente volleyed home the winner
four minutes from^ time.
Tony Pulis guided West Brom to 10 th place last season –
only their third top-half finish in the Premier League.
However, he was recently replaced by Alan Pardew
following the Baggies’ tricky start to the campaign.
The Swans will be^ aiming^ to^ extend^ their^ impressive
recent record against West Brom at the Liberty, where
they have come out on top in each of the last three
meetings.
Overall, the two clubs have faced each other 3 9 times
stretching back to^1927 , with^ the Swans banking^17
victories compared to 14 West Brom wins.THE BOSS:^ ALAN^ PARDEW
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his is the 56 - year-old’s second match in charge of
the Baggies since replacing Pulis at the end of last
month.
The Londoner has reached the FA Cup final on two
occasions as a manager –^ doing so^ with^ West^ Ham^ in
2 006 and Crystal Palace 1 0 years later.
He also guided Newcastle United to a fifth-place finish in
the 2011-1 2 campaign, winning the Premier League
manager of the season and LMA manager of the year
awards in the process.
Pardew’s managerial career, which has spanned almost 20
years, has also included stints with Reading, Charlton
Athletic and Southampton.