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Swansea v Southampton (Tuesday May 8, 1945 BST, Sky Sports Premier League)

The very definition of a six-pointer.

It is crunch time in the Premier League and, with two games of the season remaining, it is hotting up in the race to avoid the drop.

Southampton, 17th, currently hold the advantage over Swansea in 18th, only on goal difference, but they could – and possibly should – have been two points clear of the bottom three going into this one.

Mark Hughes' side were moments away from sealing a vital win at Everton at Saturday, before a deflected goal deep into stoppage time secured a point for the home side.

Gutting. A key victory was snatched away from them at the last minute and now their reaction is vital. Will confidence be completely knocked, or can they bounce back in time for the trip to Wales?

If Saints can't get up for this game then they deserve to go down, quite frankly. They face an away trip to champions Man City on the final day, only accentuating the 'must-win' element against their relegation rivals even if City were held by Huddersfield at the weekend.

Pressure aside, Southampton are unbeaten in their last three Premier League outings and travel to the Liberty Stadium as 7/5 favourites.

Carlos Carvalhal’s honeymoon period with the Swans is well and truly over, with the weekend defeat at Bournemouth extending their winless run to eight matches.

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Posted at 1300 BST on 07/05/18.

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