Liverpool will no doubt still be beaming from their thrilling 4-3 win over Manchester City last week.
The Reds brought an end to the Premier League leaders’ unbeaten streak this season.
Liverpool top scorer Mohamed Salah and defenders Dejan Lovren and Ragnar Klavan are all expected to recover from illness to face Swansea on Monday.
Centre-back Virgil van Dijk returns to the side after a tight hamstring ruled him out of last week’s win over Manchester City.
Swansea have been linked with ambitious moves for Atletico Madrid pair Kevin Gameiro and Nicolas Gaitan and Ajax winger Amin Younes, and Carvalhal admits that transfer negotiations are difficult in modern-day football.
Here, we look at the key statistics and match facts ahead of Monday’s clash including Salah’s stunning goal-scoring record this season.
– Although Swansea have conceded 27 goals in 13 Premier League games (W3 D3 L7) against the Reds, just six of those have come at Liberty Stadium.
– 14 of Liverpool’s last 15 Premier League goals in this fixture have been scored in the second half (93%).
– Since Swansea and Liverpool last met in the Premier League at Liberty Stadium in October 2016 – Francesco Guidolin’s last match in charge – the Swans have had five different managers take charge of a Premier League game (Bradley, Curtis, Clement, Britton and Carvalhal), spanning 54 games; by contrast, Liverpool have had five different managers span 517 Premier League games.
– Liverpool, who won 5-0 in the reverse fixture, haven’t won both league matches in a season by such a margin or greater against an opponent since 2001-02 against Ipswich Town (6-0 away, 5-0 at home).
– Roberto Firmino has scored five goals in his last three Premier League games against Swansea, including braces in each of the last two.
Roberto Firmino
– Mo Salah has scored 18 goals from 44 shots on target in the Premier League this season – Swansea, by contrast, have scored just 14 goals as a team from 52 shots on target.
– This will be Liverpool’s first away league visit to a side starting that day bottom of the Premier League since February 2016, when they won 6-0 at Aston Villa.
– Swansea have lost each of their last three Premier League games played on a Monday, conceding at least three goals each time.
– The Reds have scored at least twice in each of their last six Premier League away games – just one short of their record in the competition of seven between February and May 2014.
– The Swans have scored fewer home goals than any other Premier League side this season (6), while Liverpool have scored the most away from home (29).
Statistics provided by Opta
