Swansea vs. Watford live stream: Watch Premier League online
Swansea City host Watford at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday, October 22. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
Bob Bradley takes charge of his first home match as Swansea manager as The Swans welcome Watford to the Liberty Stadium in round nine of the Premier League fixture list. Bradley had a difficult first game away at Arsenal — one which Swansea narrowly lost. In the post match interview the American manager said that if his team shows the kind of grit and determination that they did against The Gunners, then he is sure that they will remain in England’s top flight.
Their opponents for the afternoon come in the form of Walter Mazzarri’s Watford. The Hornets replaced Quique Sanchez Flores with Mazzarri and despite this change the team does not look that much different from last year. Last week, they gave a strong defensive performance away at Middlesbrough to win 1-0 at the Riverside. A clean sheet is a tougher ask this week though as they face off against Bob Bradley’s fired up Swansea who are desperate to climb the table.
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Swansea should not fear Watford though because they have an equally strong, if not stronger, side. They can also learn a lot from two of Watford’s last three games in which they struggled to deal with Burnley’s physicality and were cut open by Bournemouth’s slick play. Although they could have won the match, Watford were quite fortunate to come away with a point from Bournemouth and they also struggled to deal with a bullish Burnley.
Swansea have attacking threats like Mo Barrow and Gylfi Sigurdsson who can expose any defence. As well as this they have a solid keeper in Lukasz Fabianski who can keep them in games. It’s clear that The Swans weakness is their defence but I don’t believe this should be the focus for Bradley today. Right now he is in a managerial honeymoon period where there is no pressure on him because the fans understand it takes time for someone new to come in and impose their style on a team. This gives Bradley the opportunity to really go after Watford and place an emphasis on attack rather than defence.
The Premier League match between Swansea and Watford will be broadcast live on NBCSN and NBC Universo. Live streaming is available on NBC Sports App and Sling Blue, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions, either online or through the NBC Sports App, or through a free trial from Sling Blue.
Date: Saturday, October 22
Start time: 7:00 a.m. ET
Location: Swansea, Wales
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
TV Info: NBC Sports, NBC Universo
Live Stream: NBCSports, Sling Blue
Swansea have Fernando LLorente back from injury but Borja Baston may keep his place in the side after scoring last week at the Emirates. Watford’s Issac Success is a doubt while Craig Cathcart remains out for The Hornets. If Troy Deeney manages a goal it will be his 100th for the club.