MATCH DETAILS DATE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 VENUE: LIBERTY STADIUM REFEREE: GAVIN WARD
SWANSEA CITY 0 BIRMINGHAM CITY 0 MATCH REPORT LINEUPS S wansea City were left frustrated as they were held to a goalless draw by Birmingham City at the Liberty Stadium.
Steve Cooper’s side had the better of the contest, but found it hard to break down a stubborn visiting defence. However, they maintained their unbeaten start to the season as they kept a second consecutive clean sheet.
The hosts started brightly and Ben Cabango saw a header blocked from a corner, before Birmingham keeper Neil Etheridge did well to spot a cleverly taken free-kick from Matt Grimes. Morgan Gibbs-White fired straight at Etheridge from Grimes’ pass early in the second half, while Freddie Woodman kept out Harlee Dean’s header at the other end. Swansea looked set to snatch all three points when Marc Guehi met a half-cleared corner on the volley, but Etheridge was equal to the defender’s strike.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
Swans: Freddie Woodman; Ben Cabango, Joe Rodon, Marc Guehi; Connor Roberts, Korey Smith, Matt Grimes (captain), Jake Bidwell; Morgan GibbsWhite; Jamal Lowe (Liam Cullen 85), Andre Ayew. Subs not used: Steven Benda, Kyle Naughton, Jay Fulton, Wayne Routledge, Yan Dhanda, Kristoffer Peterson. Birmingham City: Neil Etheridge; Maxime Colin, Harlee Dean (captain), George Friend, Kristian Pedersen; Adam Clayton, Ivan Sunjic; Ivan Sanchez, Jon Toral (Gary Gardner 63), Jeremie Bela; Lukas Jutkiewicz. Subs not used: Zach Jeacock, Marc Roberts, Dan Crowley, Scott Hogan, Steve Seddon, Agustin Medina.
“WE’RE FRUSTRATED NOT TO WIN THE GAME, AND I THINK WE ALWAYS SHOULD BE IF WE DON’T WIN HOME GAMES. WE JUST DIDN’T DO ENOUGH TO GET ENOUGH CHANCES ON GOAL.”
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