Last season's first meeting with Watford marked the beginning of the end for then-manager Garry Monk. A miserable 1-0 defeat derailed Swansea's fast start and precipitated a plunge towards the bottom of the table which eventually cost Monk his job. With Swansea having the exact opposite start this season -- a cluster of defeats rather than wins -- perhaps this fixture can provoke positive changes instead.
Bob Bradley acquitted himself well in his first test as a Premier League manager during last Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Arsenal. His team struggled to keep the ball out of their own net, but more than doubled their own average goal output.