This Premier League Preview showcases two live Super Sunday matches.

The first match sees Manchester City take on Swansea at the Etihad Stadium, with both sides in excellent recent form, particularly Swansea who are battling relegation.

Manchester City vs Swansea – Sunday 5th February 2017 – 13:30 - Sky Sports 1

Manchester City

Manchester City welcome Swansea to the Etihad in the Premier League, with both sides looking to build on their excellent wins.

Guardiola's side come into this match on the back of a 4-0 win against West Ham, their second emphatic win at the London Stadium.

Kevin de Bruyne (17) opened the scoring for City, with the visitors making an excellent start.

David Silva (21) and new signing Gabriel Jesus (39) scored a further two goals, making it 3-0 going into the break.

Yaya Toure (67) converted a fourth from the penalty spot, midway through the second half.

City In Great Form

City have been in mixed form of late, although they are now unbeaten in their last three matches.

Guardiola's men will be wanting to secure a top four position as the minimum, they are 10 points behind Chelsea.

The defeat against Everton has been City's most recent blemish, they are level with Liverpool who are in fourth place.

Same Again For Pep

The match against Swansea sees Manchester City emerge as favourites, with their excellent form finding favour with the bookies.

A win will mean they have won five of their last seven matches, they will be looking to break into the top four.

Pep will be looking for City to continue their overall record against Swansea, with City winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 3 of their 16 meetings.

Man City are 2/9 with Sergio Aguero at 3/1 to score first.

City_Of_Manc_StadiumClement Enjoying Great Start

Swansea come into this match on the back of a 2-1 win at home against Southampton, an excellent result for the Swans.

Alfie Mawson (38) opened the scoring for Swansea, ensuring that the hosts went into the break with a 1-0 lead.

Shane Long (57) equalised for the Saints, with Long scoring his second goal in three matches.

Glfyi Sigurdsson (70) scored the winner for Swansea, with Paul Clement's side securing back to back wins.

That result means that they go into this match on the back of successive wins, City will be a huge challenge.

Swans Seek Triple

Despite a tough start to life for Paul Clement, those two wins will give the Swans great confidence.

They have managed to keep key players such as Sigurdsson and Llorente at the club, this will be crucial in their fight for survival.

The Swans find themselves out of the bottom three still, with that excellent win taking them to 21 points.

Swans Underdogs

Swansea head into this fixture as the underdogs, with Manchester City another level of opponent altogether.

They will be looking to register their seventh win of the season, in the process securing three successive wins.

The Swans will be looking to improve their recent record against Man City, they have lost seven of the last eight meetings.

Swansea are 11/1 with Fernando Llorente at 13/2 to open the scoring.

 

The second match sees Leicester take on Manchester United at the King Power Stadium.

Leicester are in dire form and in serious threat of relegation, therefore wins are at a premium.

For United they have slipped back into their early season form, dominating games but failing to score. They also need the wins to secure Champions League football.

Leicester vs Manchester United – Sunday 5th February 2017 – 16:00 - Sky Sports 1

Leicester welcome Manchester United to the King Power Stadium in the Premier League, with both sides looking to better their midweek results.

Claudio Ranieri's side come into this match on the back of another poor away performance, this time a 1-0 defeat against Burnley.

Claudio Ranieri's side have had a shocking season so far, with their title defence capitulating completely.

Sam Vokes (87) scored for the second successive home match, to ensure that the Clarets gained all three points.

It was another wretched away performance from the Foxes, who along with Burnley still remain the only side without an away win.

Consistency Needed

Leicester's away form this season has been truly abysmal, but their home form has been good.

They face a United side who have remained unbeaten for large parts of the season, that will be a huge challenge.

That defeat means that Leicester have now lost three of their last four matches, with just one win in their last six.

The Foxes find themselves 16th in the Premier League, one places and two points above the relegation zone.

Leicester Underdogs

Leicester come into this match as the underdogs, with their dismal record this season informing those odds.

They will need to start winning, with relegation a real possibility given their current position.

Ranieri's side will be looking to better their overall record against United, with the Foxes winning 22, drawing 22 and losing 42 of their 86 meetings.

Leicester are 4/1 with  Islam Slimani and Jamie Vardy at 8/1 to score first.

LeicesterUnited Struggling Again

United come into the match on the back of a 0-0 draw against Hull, with United slipping back into familiar old habits.

It was United's second fixture in less than a week against Hull, and yet again they have frustrated Jose Mourinho.

United were the dominant side at home, missing a hatful of chances and failing to break down a stubborn Hull defence.

Along with the 2-1 win at the KCOM, manager Marco Silva will be delighted with the application shown by his side.

United Back To Winning Ways

Manchester United have been on an excellent run since the Chelsea defeat, securing a 17 game unbeaten run.

Despite immediately returning to winning ways, United struggled to create any clear cut chances.

Jose Mourinho's side will be looking to put in a much better result and performance in this match.

United Favourites

Manchester United come into this match as favourites, despite drawing their last fixture against Hull.

This will be a tough fixture for Jose Mourinho's side, with Leicester fighting for their lives at the bottom.

The Red Devils will be looking to continue their overall record against Leicester, with United winning three of their last five fixtures.

Man United are 7/10 with Zlatan Ibrahimovic at 7/2 to open the scoring.

Both teams are 10/11 on to score. The first goalscorer odds for Leicester are Islam Slimani and Jamie Vardy at 8/1 with Shinji Okazaki at 9/1. For Manchester United, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is at 7/2 with Marcus Rashford and Wayne Rooney at 4/1.

The last time that these two sides met Manchester United won 4-1 and the odds of the same result are 33/1.

 

Betting Tips

Tip 1 – Llorente to score first @ 13/2 and a 2-2 draw @ 22/1

Tip 2 – Vardy to score first @ 8/1 and a 2-2 draw @ 16/1

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