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It seems that every match preview over the last few months has hinted at 'six pointer' status, this Saturday's match (Yes that rarity of a home match on Saturday kicking off at 3pm) against Burnley is not a six pointer on account of the fact that Burnley are so much further up the table that they are realistically unreachable even at this stage of the season.

Authur Masuaku's six match ban for spitting at an opponent should have been the least of the club's worries, but if West Ham United continue their downward Premier League spiral Masuaku's dismissal will be increasingly significant, the club has embarked on a series of terrible results akin to the last days of Slaven Billic, it appears that Mauaku's massive influence on the team's fortunes was grossly under estimated when trying to fill his boots.

Swansea: Fabianski, Mawson, Naughton, Fernandez, Van der Hoorn, Olsson, Clucas, King, Sung-yueng, Jordan Ayew, Andre Ayew. Subs: Nordfeldt, Britton, Abraham, Narsingh, Dyer, Carroll, Bartley.
West Ham: Adrian, Cresswell, Zabaleta, Evra, Rice, Reid, Kouyate, Noble, Lanzini, Arnautovic, Hernandez. Subs: Hart, Hugill, Mario, Byram, Antonio, Cullen, Browne.