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BLACKPOOL 1 SWANSEA CITY 0

SWANSEA CITY SUFFERED A FRUSTRATING DEFEAT AT BLACKPOOL AS GARY MADINE’S EARLY HEADER SETTLED MATTERS AT BLOOMFIELD ROAD.

TEAM LINEUPS

Blackpool: Daniel Grimshaw, Callum Connolly, Reece James, Kevin Stewart, Josh Bowler (Owen Dale 89), Kenny Dougall, Gary Madine (Shayne Lavery 74), Marvin Ekpiteta (captain), Charlie Kirk (CJ Hamilton 74), Dujon Sterling, James Husband.

Subs not used: Stuart Moore, Jerry Yates, Ethan Robson, Oliver Casey.

Swans: Andy Fisher; Korey Smith (Nathanael Ogbeta 64), Ben Cabango, Kyle Naughton, Cyrus Christie; Flynn Downes, Matt Grimes (captain); Olivier Ntcham (Cameron Congreve 87), Joel Piroe, Jamie Paterson; Michael Obafemi.

Subs not used: Ben Hamer, Jay Fulton, Kyle Joseph, Joel Latibeaudiere, Finley Burns.

Referee: Stephen Martin

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PETERBOROUGH 2 SWANSEA CITY 3

JOEL PIROE FIRED HOME A STOPPAGETIME WINNER AS THE DUTCHMAN'S STRIKE AND A BRACE FROM MICHAEL OBAFEMI SAW SWANSEA CITY CLAIM VICTORY IN A BREATHLESS CONTEST AT PETERBOROUGH UNITED.

TEAM LINEUPS

Swans: Andy Fisher; Cyrus Christie, Ben Cabango, Kyle Naughton, Korey Smith (Olivier Ntcham 68); Flynn Downes, Matt Grimes (captain); Hannes Wolf, Joel Piroe, Jamie Paterson (Jay Fulton 90); Michael Obafemi (Kyle Joseph 80).

Subs not used: Ben Hamer, Nathanael Ogbeta, Finley Burns, Cameron Congreve.

Peterborough: David Cornell, Ronnie Edwards, Frankie Kent, Sammie Szmodics (Jack Taylor 68), Jonson Clarke-Harris (Joe Taylor 77), Josh Knight, Oliver Norburn (captain), Ricky-Jade Jones (Jack Marriott 61), Joe Ward, Bali Mumba, Jeano Fuchs.

Subs not used: Will Blackmore, Mark Beevers, George Grant, Harrison Burrows.

Referee: Oliver Langford

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MICHAEL OBAFEMI KEEN TO KEEP HOT STREAK GOING

Michael Obafemi hopes his Swansea City hot streak is a long way from being over after making it six goals in nine games with an important brace in the 3-2 win at Peterborough United.

After a difficult start to life in Swansea as he adjusted following a move from Southampton, the 21-year-old has really hit his stride over the last couple of months.

He put the Swans ahead at the Weston Homes Stadium with a nice finish from an acute angle, and then brought the visitors back level later in the contest with an instinctive cushioned volley after the ball had flown at him having struck the woodwork.

Obafemi now has seven goals to his name, but he has no intention of stopping there as he enjoys his “warm” spell. “It’s good to add to the tally, I feel I am warming up, that’s how my friends would describe it,” said Obafemi with a smile.

“I am just glad to be scoring goals and contributing, but I don’t want to just stop and think this is it, I want to keep going and get a few more.

“My job is to score goals, that’s what strikers are paid for. I’ve got my targets in my mind of what I want to do.

“I think double figures has to be the first aim, I hope I can get there quickly and keep going from there.”

Obafemi also praised the quality of the Swans’ dominant firsthalf display, where they could easily have led by more than the one-goal advantage they had at half-time, with the forward acknowledging he should have finished off one wonderful period of build-up play.

“We played really well in that first half, I thought we were exceptional at times and they could not get near us,” he added.

“We dominated the ball, and if anything they were fortunate to only be 1-0 down. I should have taken some of the chances we created.

“The one where I put it over, it probably would have been one of the goals of the season so I need to do a bit of work and make sure those go in.

“We knew they would come out second half and look to put us under pressure, but ultimately we were able to react well and get the three points.”

STILETTOS AND STUDS BY JULIE KISSICK

Football, it is often said, is about fine margins. We also know that teams fighting for survival often find something in their armoury at the tail end of the season which galvanises them and, sometimes, helps propel them to accumulate points.

Our midweek game against Championship basement side Peterborough United on a sodden Weston Homes Stadium pitch turned out to be anything but straightforward.

Twenty-three points from 36 games might tell the tale of the season so far for Posh, but they were certainly not surrendering, despite our dominant display in the first half.

Michael Obafemi’s goal just before the break rattled Grant McCann’s men and two goals from the hosts in eight minutes made for a difficult start to the second half for us.

A second Obafemi goal another eight minutes later and the nerves steadied before Joel Piroe got the party started just before the final whistle.

The full-time stats showed us with 71% possession and 17 shots - nine on target. They don’t look like fine margins, but ultimately, it’s goals that matter. They win games. They increase the points tally. They determine the league position.

So, let’s talk about our goals, and our goal scorers. In reverse order: Piroe, who got his 17th of the season to keep him in the top five goal scorers in the Championship. He is clearly loving life in a Swansea City shirt.

Obafemi’s brace means he has scored six in nine games. Cast your mind back to the start of November when he’d made just four appearances following his summer move from Southampton. He’s worked hard to change things around. And those goals – the first was the epitome of a fine margin. Jamie Paterson played Obafemi through on goal but the tightness of the angle meant he had to strike the ball with absolute precision – and he did.

The second appeared more straightforward after Cyrus Christie was unlucky with a header hitting the post but Obafemi showed his striker’s instinct to be in the right place to produce a volley which saw the ball safely into the net.

Swans great and honorary club president, Alan Curtis MBE, was on co-commentary duty on Swans TV for the game.

He had this to say about Obafemi and the partnerships he is developing: “The more goals he gets, the more confident he will get. Two different goals but two exceptional strikes.

“It’s a good partnership him and Joel Piroe and Jamie Paterson as well. I can’t stress enough what a good a player Jamie is and the pass for the first goal was top, top class.

“It was a much more difficult night than I thought it would be. Maybe the wet conditions played a part but no doubt we were the better team and we deserved to win.”

Football doesn’t always deliver what’s deserved, though focusing on the fine margins is where long-term improvement happens. And, three points ahead of the international break would set us up nicely for the game in a fortnight’s time. Anyone remember who we’re playing?!

KYLE JOSEPH " I'VE COME BACK HUNGRIER THAN EVER "

Kyle Joseph believes he has returned to Swansea City all the better for his loan spell at Cheltenham, and is determined to kick on for Russell Martin’s side.

Striker Joseph joined the Swans from Wigan last summer, and went on to spend the first half of the campaign on loan with Cheltenham Town where he scored five goals in 22 appearances.

Having featured in the Swans’ Carabao Cup games against Reading and Plymouth at the outset of the campaign, he has since returned and racked up six Championship appearances from the bench.

The 20-year-old dropped down into the under-23s’ side for their home fixture against QPR on Monday, and marked it with an impressive four-goal haul.

And the Scottish age-grade international is hungry and motivated to make his mark and earn more opportunities over the remainder of the season.

“It’s been really good since I came back,” said Joseph.

“It was a beneficial loan spell for me. It’s done me the world of good to be getting out, getting games, and scoring a few goals.

“Since being back, the level of training I’ve been doing, the standard, it’s all good for me. “I’m still 20 years old, it’s just hopefully a case of learning off the lads that are here, the senior players, seeing how they act around the place day to day.

“It’s just about taking in as much as I can for the rest of the season.

“I could have taken the easy option, I could have just stayed here and been around the first team, but I wanted to go out and show the manager I could handle playing regular first-team football.

“I think that I did that to an extent, and I’ve come back in and I hopefully want to carry on and continue showing him that I can be a player in the first-team squad.

“It’s gone well since coming back. Coming off the bench is quite difficult, but I think anytime I get on the pitch I’ve just got to try and take my chance and do the job that’s asked of me.

“I just want to be involved as much as possible, whether that be starting or coming off the bench. I just have to crack on and keep working hard.” Joseph showed a mixture of cool finishing and belligerent forward play as he helped himself to a four-goal haul at the Swansea. com Stadium on Monday.

Two of his goals finished off fine flowing moves by the young Swans, while the other pair were as a result of excellent, aggressive pressing that saw him win the ball and hold off defenders to find the net.

“It was good to get some minutes and it was good to get some goals, I was happy to help the lads put in a good performance and ultimately get a good win,” he added.

“I thought it was a really good team performance, with and without the ball. Some of the chances were coming from a lot of hard pressing work, others were from good play with the ball.

“That’s both sides of the game. You’ve got to be as good in possession as you are out of possession.

“I hope that will do me the world of good.”