Rodgers: Troubles on the road

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West Brom v Swansea City

Swansea will go in search of only their second away win of the season when they make the short trip to the Hawthorns to take on West Brom on Saturday.

The Swans were cruelly denied victory at Chelsea in midweek as Neil Taylor was credited with an own goal in the final minute of injury time to hand the Blues a 1-1 draw.

That result left Brendan Rodgers’ men 14th in the standings, although they still enjoy a nine-point gap between themselves and the relegation zone.

The Baggies, meanwhile, are one place further down in 15th and have only won one of their last six Premier League encounters. The reverse fixture makes for equally disturbing reading for West Brom, who lost the Liberty Stadium encounter 3-0.

In team news, Albion boss Roy Hodgson looks set to be without Shane Long as the club’s top scorer is still recovering a stomach virus which forced him out of the 1-1 draw against Fulham in midweek.

The manager is still without long-term absentees Chris Brunt and Zoltan Gera, while Paul Scharner’s recovery from an Achilles injury has not come in time for the weekend encounter.

City are a bit more fortunate on the injury front with Ferrie Boddie the only recent casualty, although Andrea Orlandi remains out for a further six weeks with a hamstring strain.