Swansea struck with an 84th-minute Joel Piroe penalty to earn a 2-2 draw against Wigan Athletic.The hosts found themselves 2-0 down after just 15 minutes but fought back for a point thanks to Piroe’s fifth goal of the season.Wigan are left in a perilous position, they sit in 23rd place in the league, three points away from safety.The Latics scored after just eight minutes when Will Keane f...Full Story »

Birmingham will be without Krystian Bielik when they host Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday.Derby loanee Bielik picked up his fifth booking of the campaign in Blues’ 2-1 win at Stoke at the weekend, earning him a one-match ban.Marc Roberts, George Friend and Nico Gordon are back in training after injury, but it is unclear whether they will be ready to feature against Swansea.M...Full Story »

Swansea will be without captain Matt Grimes for the Sky Bet Championship match against Wigan.Midfielder Grimes will serve a one-match suspension after collecting a fifth caution of the season in the midweek defeat at Preston.Forward Jamie Paterson, who had been out with a groin problem, is pushing for a start after impressing off the bench on Tuesday night.Veteran midfielder Joe Allen (hamstring...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe believes Preston’s character was the key factor in a 1-0 win over fellow promotion chasers Swansea at Deepdale.Brad Potts fired home the only goal 30 minutes into the first half after Swansea centre-back Harry Darling failed to clear.Lowe’s side were forced to defend for much of the second half, with the Swans finishing the match with 72 per cent possession, but unable to f...Full Story »

Brad Potts’ first-half goal proved the difference as Preston edged out play-off chasing rivals Swansea 1-0.Preston’s victory – a third in four matches – lifted them level on points with the Swans, who only remain in the top six on goal difference.Ryan Lowe’s side just about deserved their win against a previously in-form Swansea side who had won six of their previou...Full Story »

Preston look set to be as they were last time out when they host Swansea in the Sky Bet Championship on Tuesday.Ryan Lowe’s men appeared to come through Saturday’s 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough without picking up any fresh injury problems.Defender Patrick Bauer (appendix) and on-loan forward Troy Parrott (hamstring) remain unavailable.North End are currently 10th in the Championship...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson was justly proud of his illness-hit Bristol City side after they had the better of a 1-1 Championship draw with high-flying Swansea.Tommy Conway fired the hosts in front in the midday kick-off with his eighth goal of the season on 24 minutes, a low drive from Nahki Wells’ perfectly-paced pass.But other chances went begging and the Swans levelled on 76 minutes, substitute Oliv...Full Story »

Substitute Olivier Ntcham volleyed a second-half equaliser to earn Swansea a 1-1 draw againt illness-hit Bristol City at Ashton Gate.Nigel Pearson’s side took a deserved 24th-minute lead when Tommy Conway latched onto a Nahki Wells pass to drill home his eighth goal of the season from 12 yards.But Swansea levelled on 76 minutes, Ntcham finding the bottom corner with a volley from 20 yards ...Full Story »

Swansea maintained their south Wales derby dominance as a 2-0 victory over 10-man Cardiff steered them into the top four of the Sky Bet Championship.Ollie Cooper and Michael Obafemi scored either side of the interval to secure Swansea a sixth win in eight derby meetings, with Cardiff claiming just one victory in that time.Cooper’s strike was particularly sweet for the fast-maturing midfiel...Full Story »

Harry Darling could start for Swansea as they prepare to face Cardiff in the South Wales derby.In place of Kyle Naughton, Darling made his second consecutive home start against Reading midweek and bagged a goal to spark a comeback against the Royals.Joel Piroe is still suspended for the Swans following his red card at Burnley.Joe Allen and Jamie Paterson are expected to remain sidelined with inj...Full Story »

Swansea boss Russell Martin insists Ollie Cooper is good enough to be named in Wales’ World Cup squad for Qatar – but does not expect the talented midfielder to make Robert Page’s party.Cooper underlined his growing credentials again by scoring in Swansea’s 3-2 Sky Bet Championship comeback win over Reading.It was the 22-year-old’s second goal in as many home games,...Full Story »

Swansea produced a remarkable turnaround to beat Reading 3-2 and leapfrog them in the Sky Bet Championship table.Reading struck twice in the opening 33 minutes through Yakou Meite and Tom Ince as the visitors sought to end their worst run of the campaign – three games without a win.But Harry Darling halved the deficit before the interval, and second-half goals from Ollie Cooper and Jay Ful...Full Story »

Swansea forward Joel Piroe will sit out Tuesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Reading through suspension.Piroe is banned after being sent off for lashing out at midfielder Josh Cullen during Saturday’s 4-0 defeat at Burnley.Defender Ryan Manning will be assessed after missing the game at Turf Moor through injury.However, midfielder Joe Allen and forward Jamie Paterson will ...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin says the club will make a decision over whether to appeal against Joel Piroe’s red card following their 4-0 Championship defeat at Burnley.Piroe appeared to stamp on Josh Cullen after the Burnley man fell to the ground and tugged at the Swans striker.Martin says the player has pleaded his innocence and confirmed that the club would study the video to determin...Full Story »

Jay Rodriguez struck twice as Burnley despatched 10-man Swansea 4-0 to step up their Championship promotion push.The Swans’ run of four-straight wins was brought crashing to an end by goals from Vitinho, Rodriguez and Anass Zaroury, and their misery was completed by a straight red card for top scorer Joel Piroe for violent conduct with 15 minutes remaining.The Clarets extended their unbeat...Full Story »

Burnley hope to have goalkeeper Aro Muric back for the visit of Swansea.The stopper missed last week’s win at Coventry with a knock and his fitness will be assessed after Friday’s training session.The Clarets hope to have Scott Twine available soon after a lengthy lay-off, but boss Vincent Kompany will not put a timescale on his return.Midfielder Ashley Westwood (ankle) and winger Da...Full Story »

Swansea manager Russell Martin challenged his players to be “consistent and relentless” after they notched a fourth successive Championship win with a 2-1 success at home to Sunderland.Martin saw his side move to three points off the top of the table thanks to first-half goals from Ollie Cooper and Harry Darling.Jack Clarke replied for Sunderland early in the second half but the host...Full Story »

Swansea made it four Championship wins on the bounce as they held on for a nervy 2-1 win against Sunderland at the Swansea.com Stadium.First-half goals from Ollie Cooper and Harry Darling were enough for Russell Martin’s men who cemented their sixth place in the table, despite a 51st-minute strike by Black Cats winger Jack Clarke.Swansea were ultimately made to work hard for the three poin...Full Story »

Swansea’s clash with Sunderland may come too soon for midfielder Joe Allen.Allen picked up a hamstring injury against Hull in September and has been back in training, but Swans manager Russell Martin warned his return is more likely to be next week.Jamie Paterson is edging closer to a return from a groin injury, but this weekend could also come too quickly.Liam Cullen is still expected to ...Full Story »

Slaven Bilic refused to blame the freak circumstances that extended his first home game as Watford manager by 20 minutes for the goal that gave Swansea a 2-1 victory.Ben Cabango headed home in the eighth minute of time added on after play had been stopped for almost 10 minutes near the end of normal time when the officials’ communication equipment failed.“It is a situation that doesn...Full Story »