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Team news ahead of Swansea's Premier League clash with Stoke at The Liberty Stadium on Sunday (kick-off 3pm).

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Etherington: Dead leg

Etherington: Dead leg

Midfielder Leon Britton is the major fitness concern for Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers.

Britton is still struggling with the back complaint that saw him withdrawn early against Chelsea last weekend but Rodgers is hopeful his playmaker will be available.

Striker Danny Graham could come back into the starting line-up in place of Leroy Lita but midfielder Ferrie Bodde is set to undergo yet another operation in the latest setback to his recovery from a series of knee injuries.

Garry Monk and Ashley Williams are again the only fit centre-halves with Alan Tate (broken leg), Steven Caulker (knee) and Kemy Agustien (hamstring) all sidelined.

Stoke winger Matthew Etherington will undergo a fitness test ahead of the Potters' trip to Wales.

Etherington limped out of Thursday night's 2-1 Europa League Group E victory over Besiktas with a dead leg.

Defender Jonathan Woodgate is available again having missed that game because he is not part of Stoke's squad for Europe, and the rested Asmir Begovic is set to return in goal in place Thomas Sorensen.

Salif Diao (fractured cheekbone) is another injury doubt, while Kenwyne Jones (hamstring) is not expected to make his comeback until after the international break.

Swansea (from): Vorm, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Graham, Sinclair, Dyer, Dobbie, Routledge, Monk, Lita, Moore, Bessone, Moreira, Rangel, Allen, Tremmel, Gower, Richards, Lucas.

Stoke (from): Begovic, Wilson, Huth, Shawcross, Upson, Wilkinson, Woodgate, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Walters, Sorensen, Shotton, Arismendi, Pennant, Delap, Crouch, Palacios, Jerome, Nash.

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Premier League Fixtures

Sunday, 19 May 2013
16:00
Chelsea v Everton
Liverpool v QPR
Man City v Norwich
Newcastle v Arsenal
Southampton v Stoke City
Swansea v Fulham  
Tottenham v Sunderland
West Brom v Man Utd
West Ham v Reading
Wigan v A Villa

Barclays Premier League

Position Team P GD PTS
1 Man Utd 37 43 88
2 Man City 37 33 78
3 Chelsea 37 35 72
4 Arsenal 37 34 70
5 Tottenham 37 19 69
6 Everton 37 16 63
7 Liverpool 37 27 58
8 West Brom 37 -4 48
9 Swansea 37 -1 46
10 West Ham 37 -10 43
11 Stoke City 37 -11 41
12 Norwich 37 -18 41
13 Newcastle 37 -22 41
14 Southampton 37 -11 40
15 Fulham 37 -13 40
16 A Villa 37 -22 40
17 Sunderland 37 -12 39
18 Wigan 37 -26 35
19 Reading 37 -28 28
20 QPR 37 -29 25

Updated Tue, 14 May 2013

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