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Post by Football News on Nov 4, 2017 17:42:26 GMT
Swansea 0 - 1 BrightonGlenn Murray strikes for Brighton as lacklustre Swansea stumble again Away team scorersGlenn Murray 29 The mood has turned mutinous at Swansea City. It was like the first half of last season all over again as the Swansea supporters vented their anger, turning on the board after another woeful performance culminated in a fifth league defeat in six matches. “We want our club back” was one of the more polite chants on a day when Glenn Murray scored for the third game in succession to lift Brighton & Hove Albion up to eighth place. Swansea registered only one shot on target all afternoon and the brutal truth is that they already look like a team destined for the Championship. This was a fifth defeat in six home matches and it was alarming to see a team at this level playing with so little belief and conviction, never mind quality. The closest they came to scoring was in injury-time, when Luciano Narsingh hit the crossbar, but the 90 minutes prior to that were dreadful. Brighton, in contrast, march on. The frustration among the home supporters had just been starting to build when Brighton took the lead and it was an awful goal to concede from Swansea’s point of view. Sam Clucas, a midfielder filling in at left-back, gave Anthony Knockaert far too much time and space to deliver an inswinging cross from the right that Federico Fernández seemed to leave, allowing Murray to ghost in behind him and nudge the ball over the line with his knee from a couple of yards out. What a gift. At the other end Swansea had created nothing at that point, their prosaic, ponderous football playing into the hands of a disciplined Brighton side that could easily have been 2-0 up before the interval. Murray, getting away from Alfie Mawson far too easily following a throw-in, drilled a right-footed shot from inside the area that took a deflection off Fernández to send the ball behind. From the corner Swansea’s inability to defend set-pieces was exposed once again. Knockaert’s cross was met with a thumping header from Lewis Dunk and only a superb reflex save from Lukasz Fabianski, who pushed the ball over the bar, prevented the visitors from extending their advantage. Swansea looked like a team drained of belief and even with so much of the game left it was hard to see a way back. Tammy Abraham cut an isolated figure up front, Jordan Ayew was anonymous and the home supporters turned on Tom Carroll, who was jeered off when he was withdrawn early in the second half. Paul Clement was unable to conceal his frustration on the touchline, turning around in despair on several occasions as Swansea carelessly gave away possession during a listless, desperately poor opening 45 minutes. Finally, with 52 minutes gone, Swansea created a chance. Carroll picked out Nathan Dyer on the edge of the Brighton area and the winger slipped a neat pass into the path of Abraham, whose shot struck Mathew Ryan in the face as the goalkeeper raced from his line to narrow the angle. There was an almighty goalmouth scramble from the corner that followed as Ayew had two attempts at turning the ball home. Swansea were now dominating possession but rarely looking like prising Brighton open. The sight of Clucas taking two awful set-pieces in quick succession proved to be a tipping point for the fans. Narsingh, fed by Abraham, could still have salvaged a point but the woodwork denied him as he broke through on the right. The boos at the final whistle were loud and predictable as Swansea slipped into the bottom three. Guardian
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Post by rugbytoffee on Nov 5, 2017 7:58:57 GMT
A good win for Brighton , showing they are no pushovers. Swansea fans must be a tad worried
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