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Premier League preview:Liverpool host Swansea at Anfield live on Monday Night Football
The final Premier League match of 2014 sees Liverpool host Swansea City live on Monday Night Football.
Brendan Rodgers guided Swansea to promotion to the Premier League in 2011 and his former club currently sit three points clear of his current one in the table.
Both sides enjoyed 1-0 victories on Boxing Day, with Swansea beating Aston Villa at home and Liverpool winning at Burnley, but the Reds have won just two of their last eight Premier League games at Anfield.
Team news
Simon Mignolet will return to starting XI at the expense of the injured Brad Jones. The Belgian had been "indefinitely" dropped by Rodgers, but was called upon from the bench when Jones suffered a thigh injury against Burnley.
Brendan Rodgers felt Liverpool got a massive three points at Burnley and showed plenty of character.
Fabio Borini returns to the squad following suspension but defenders Dejan Lovren and Glen Johnson (both groin) and Jon Flanagan (knee) are still not fit.
Swansea winger Jefferson Montero is set to miss the game after he damaged a hamstring against Villa, although he will be assessed in the next 24 hours.
Gary Monk says his Swansea team were magnificent in difficult conditions and won the battle against Aston Villa.
Garry Monk is set to rotate his squad with possible recalls for Jazz Richards, Wayne Routledge and Bafetimbi Gomis, while on-loan Spurs midfielder Tom Carroll could replace former Liverpool man Jonjo Shelvey.
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After just one goal being scored in the first three Barclays Premier League games between Swansea and Liverpool, there have been 16 in the last three.
There have been three goals scored in the opening five minutes of the last two league meetings between these two teams.
Shelvey has scored in both of his appearances for Swansea against his former club.
Last season’s 3-4 defeat is the highest scoring away match that Swansea have been involved in away from home since they reached the Premier League (seven goals).
Wilfried Bony has scored the first goal of the game in three of his last four starts away from home for Swansea.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/live/match/313569/previewIf we want to go ahead of Swansea in the league, we need to win by a margin of more than 3 goals.