Swansea City will face off against rival Newcastle United on Saturday, placing two of the English Premier League's closely followed teams against each other.

Swansea City, coming out of a 0-0 tie with Sunderland, is expected to be the favorite of the match.

Swansea City manager Garry Monk said his team is a soft target for referees, the Daily Mail reports. 

"I just feel at this moment in time it is far too easy to book a Swansea City player,' Monk said ahead of Newcastle's visit to south Wales on Saturday. I have analysed every single foul we have committed this season and every foul against us, and in terms of the consistency level it does not add up," he said, according to the newspaper.

"We are getting punished for everything but some teams come here and they commit five or six fouls straight away. Their plan is to be physical and that is the whole game plan, and when we stand up for ourselves we get punished for it."

Newcastle United, coming out of a 1-0 loss to Stoke City, is expected to be the underdog of the match.

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew said he is unhappy as his family has been affected by controversy surrounding his future with the team, BBC Sports reports.

"My family and friends worry me a little bit, because it's started going past football media at times," he said, according to the site.

"That's not nice. But it makes me more determined. That's the make-up I have."

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