Match ends, Swansea Metropolis 3, Stoke Metropolis 0.
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Swansea City 3-0 Stoke City: Cullen, Grimes and Key goals leave Potters in survival fight
Swansea Metropolis eased their relegation considerations with a 3-0 cruise previous Stoke Metropolis which leaves the Potters nonetheless scrapping for Championship survival.
Liam Cullen’s crisp end gave Swansea a first-half lead earlier than Niall Ennis thought he had claimed a weird leveller, just for his effort to be dominated out for a foul on goalkeeper Carl Rushworth.
Matt Grimes drilled in from the spot to offer Swansea respiratory area early within the second half earlier than Josh Key’s high-quality counter-attack aim sealed what was finally a complete victory.
Swansea’s first win in 4 video games might effectively show to be the end result which ensures they are going to nonetheless be within the second tier subsequent season.
Luke Williams’ facet are actually seven factors away from Twenty second-place Sheffield Wednesday with simply 4 league video games remaining on this marketing campaign.
However whereas Swansea look near security, Stoke have a lot work to do to safe their Championship standing after their three-game unbeaten run got here to an abrupt finish.
Steven Schumacher’s facet are simply three factors above the drop zone with a doubtlessly pivotal recreation in opposition to the Owls to return at Hillsborough on Saturday.
This was a gathering of two golf equipment who, having begun 2023-24 with a point of optimism, have spent the vast majority of the season licking wounds.
Swansea responded to their newest painful day, at Middlesbrough final weekend, by exhibiting rather more objective in opposition to Stoke.
They must have gone forward when Jamie Paterson spun away from Ki-Jana Hoever and pulled again for Jay Fulton, however a giant likelihood went begging because the Scot’s shot hit the submit.
The opener got here from a free-kick close to midway, Paterson exchanging passes with Grimes earlier than crossing invitingly for Cullen to information house.
The aim prompted an enchancment from Stoke, who thought that they had equalised on the half-hour after Ennis inadvertently knocked the ball from Rushworth’s grasp.
Ennis rolled the ball into the empty web – however noticed his strike disallowed for a foul although the contact with Rushworth had been unintentional.
Stoke got here once more, Million Manhoef twice firing huge because the guests discovered some momentum earlier than half-time.
But Swansea have been gifted the prospect to reassert management because of Luke McNally’s clumsy problem on Ollie Cooper.
The preliminary contact might have occurred outdoors the field, however Cooper tumbled into the world and referee Keith Stroud pointed to the spot.
There was no signal of nerves from Swansea captain Grimes, who drove his penalty excessive into the web.
A Stoke comeback by no means appeared seemingly after that, notably when Josh Laurent dragged huge, and Swansea wrapped up victory in fashion when Paterson’s move despatched Jamal Lowe breaking down the left.
After a intelligent dummy flummoxed McNally, Lowe squared for the onrushing Key to burst past Michael Rose and smash in his first house aim in a Swansea shirt.
Swansea head coach Luke Williams:
“Once we sit and overview video games, with out the emotion on the day, we’re controlling the sport [in] the final three video games we performed.
“We get in there and we fizzle out a bit. We gave not an excessive amount of to the opposition however one thing was lacking as a result of we’re getting there and never fairly scoring, we’re conserving the opposition out however then they rating from nothing.
“There was one thing lacking however tonight the depth and aggression, all of that beautiful stuff, we put again in and received a extremely nice end result.”
Stoke head coach Steven Schumacher:
“I felt we received overwhelmed by the higher group on the evening. Swansea in all departments have been higher than us.
“They received the entire battles, the 50-50s, they usually additionally handed the ball higher and have been brighter from set-piece moments.
“It was a poor efficiency from us and it is one which we weren’t anticipating as a result of we have been enjoying very well.
“There’s additionally just a few key choices that is gone in opposition to us. In any recreation within the Championship you want these large choices to go for you, tonight sadly they did not go our manner.”
Line-ups
Swansea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 22Rushworth
- 2KeySubstituted forAbdulaiat 77′minutes
- 5Cabango
- 6DarlingBooked at 61mins
- 14Tymon
- 4FultonSubstituted forWalshat 76′minutes
- 8Grimes
- 35Pereira Martins
- 31CooperSubstituted forLoweat 69′minutes
- 12PatersonBooked at 43minsSubstituted forGoveaat 77′minutes
- 20CullenBooked at 67minsSubstituted forPatinoat 83′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fisher
- 9Yates
- 10Lowe
- 18Patino
- 19Kukharevych
- 28Walsh
- 33Humphreys
- 37Govea
- 47Abdulai
Stoke
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Iversen
- 17Hoever
- 23McNally
- 5Rose
- 3StevensBooked at 38minsSubstituted forBakerat 79′minutes
- 28Laurent
- 6BurgerSubstituted forThompsonat 63′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 42ManhoefBooked at 61minsSubstituted forLérisat 63′minutes
- 22BaeSubstituted forCundleat 45′minutes
- 7Cunha Vidigal
- 14EnnisSubstituted forCampbellat 63′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Baker
- 10Campbell
- 13Bonham
- 15Thompson
- 16Wilmot
- 20Haksabanovic
- 24Tchamadeu
- 25Cundle
- 27Léris
- Referee:
- Keith Stroud
- Attendance:
- 14,692
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Second Half ends, Swansea Metropolis 3, Stoke Metropolis 0.
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Offside, Stoke Metropolis. Josh Laurent is caught offside.
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Nook, Stoke Metropolis. Conceded by Josh Tymon.
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Try missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea Metropolis) left footed shot from outdoors the field is excessive and huge to the left from a direct free kick.
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Jordan Thompson (Stoke Metropolis) is proven the yellow card for a foul foul.
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Aimar Govea (Swansea Metropolis) wins a free kick within the attacking half.
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Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke Metropolis).
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Try saved. André Vidigal (Stoke Metropolis) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is saved within the centre of the aim. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
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Nook, Stoke Metropolis. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
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Try blocked. André Vidigal (Stoke Metropolis) proper footed shot from a troublesome angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
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Foul by Liam Walsh (Swansea Metropolis).
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Lewis Baker (Stoke Metropolis) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Azeem Abdulai (Swansea Metropolis) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Foul by André Vidigal (Stoke Metropolis).
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Substitution, Swansea Metropolis. Charlie Patino replaces Liam Cullen.
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Try missed. Jamal Lowe (Swansea Metropolis) proper footed shot from greater than 35 yards is only a bit too excessive. Assisted by Josh Tymon following a quick break.
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Substitution, Stoke Metropolis. Lewis Baker replaces Enda Stevens.
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Substitution, Swansea Metropolis. Azeem Abdulai replaces Joshua Key.
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Substitution, Swansea Metropolis. Aimar Govea replaces Jamie Paterson.
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