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But having lost six of their last eight encounters with Liverpool, Swansea broke their run against the Reds with a 3-1 win at the Liberty Stadium in May, thanks to a brace from Andre Ayew plus a goal from Jack Cork. The Swans will be hoping for more of the same today

An incident-filled match saw Swansea come from behind to lead on home soil, before Diego Costa netted his second of the match to secure a point for the visitors, who are still unbeaten this season

The Swans found themselves in the bottom three when Francesco Guidolin was confirmed as manager in January, but they can breathe easily going into the final trio of matches this season knowing that safety is all but secured

This season, though, Champions League qualification is the aim. As it stands, Liverpool sit six points adrift of the top four. Their home form remains suspect, with Klopp drawing one and losing one of his first two league games at Anfield, but surely that will fall into place

Swansea ended a poor stretch of results with victory over Aston Villa last weekend and they will be confident of picking up a result against the Gunners, who were beaten in the League Cup in midweek

Both sides came into the match short of form, with Villa having lost seven of their last eight league games since their only win of the season to date on the opening day, but it was the hosts, without a home league win since May, who started the brighter

The Black Cats began their campaign by suffering a 4-2 defeat against Leicester City, and it got even worse a week later, as they were booed off pitch by their own fans in a 3-1 loss to Norwich City