Head-to-head
- Swansea have mislaid their last three visits to Newcastle in all competitions without scoring a target since a 2-1 victory within the old Division Two in October 1980.
- This is the 35th meeting involving the sides. Newcastle lead by 21 wins to nine, with four matches drawn.
Newcastle
- Newcastle have won all seven league matches this year where they scored the opening goal. They and Bolton would be the only two clubs that are yet to decrease points from winning positions.
- Alan Pardew's side have conceded 11 goals within their last four matches. They let in only eight in their first 11 games.
- Newcastle's starting line-up against Norwich last weekend was their youngest in nearly four years, having an average chronilogical age of Twenty five years and 124 days.
- Demba Ba has scored 18 Premier League goals this year - only Robin van Persie (33) and Wayne Rooney (22) have scored more this year.
- Yohan Cabaye will trigger a one-match ban if he could be booked for the fifth time in 2010.
Swansea
- Swansea have kept seven clean sheets inside the league - the joint highest with Man utd.
- This is Swansea's 100th match in top-flight football.
- Scott Sinclair has attempted 55 shots this year. Only Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Luis Suarez and Clint Dempsey have attempted more.
- Danny Graham is poised to make his 250th career league appearance.
- Michel Vorm makes more saves from shots within the box (38) than some other Premier League goalkeeper this year.
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