Match Highlights

WATCH HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA CITY 1 BLACKBURN ROVERS 0

MICHAEL OBAFEMI NETTED HIS FIRST GOAL AT THE SWANSEA. COM STADIUM TO GIVE 10-MAN SWANSEA CITY VICTORY OVER PROMOTION HOPEFULS BLACKBURN ROVERS.

TEAM LINEUPS

Swans: Andy Fisher; Ben Cabango, Flynn Downes, Ryan Manning; Cyrus Christie, Olivier Ntcham (Korey Smith 58), Matt Grimes (captain), Hannes Wolf; Jamie Paterson; Joel Piroe (Joel Latibeaudiere 72), Michael Obafemi (Ryan Bennett 55).

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

Blackburn Rovers: Thomas Kaminski, Ryan Nyambe (Joe Rankin-Costello 68), Joe Rothwell, Scott Wharton, Ryan Hedges (Ben Brereton Diaz 60), John Buckley, Jan Paul van Hecke, Darragh Lenihan (captain), Lewis Travis, Ryan Giles, Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Reda Khadra 60).

Subs not used: Aynsley Pears, Bradley Johnson, Daniel Ayala, Jacob Davenport.

Referee: Tim Robinson

Attendance: 16,933

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STOKE CITY 3 SWANSEA CITY 0

TEN-MAN SWANSEA CITY FELL TO DEFEAT AT STOKE CITY AS A TRIO OF SECONDHALF GOALS SAW THE HOSTS CLAIM ALL THREE POINTS AT THE BET365 STADIUM.

TEAM LINEUPS

Stoke City: Joe Bursik; Ben Wilmot, Phil Jagielka, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Josh Tymon; Joe Allen (captain) (D’Margio Wright-Phillips 80), Nick Powell (Sam Clucas 75), Lewis Baker; Tyrese Campbell (Josh Maja 45), Jacob Brown, Jaden Philogene-Bidace.

Subs not used: Jack Bonham, Tommy Smith, Liam Moore, Steven Fletcher.

Swans: Andy Fisher; Ryan Bennett, Flynn Downes, Ben Cabango; Cyrus Christie (Kyle Joseph 56), Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Hannes Wolf; Korey Smith (Joel Piroe 46), Olivier Ntcham (Jamie Paterson 56); Michael Obafemi.

Subs not used: Ben Hamer, Yan Dhanda, Joel Latibeaudiere, Finley Burns.

Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Attendance: 17,720 (346 away)

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STILETTOS AND STUDS BY JULIE KISSICK

From the elation of a 1 – 0 win to the exasperation of a 3 – 0 defeat in the space of just over three days. Oh, the joy of being a football fan!

It isn’t easy, is it? And the win/lose, play well/ badly roller coaster is never a comfortable ride, but hey, that’s football. It doesn’t change!

It sucks us in. We come back, game after game, give everything we’ve got to those 90 plus minutes and live and breathe for every morsel we can find outside of match days.

We know, because Russell Martin has told us, that this season is one for ‘building something and having a running start next season’. He’s also talked about the need for supporters to support the team during this building process.

And we know that when you build, the quality of your foundations makes the difference in the long run.

Football isn’t a science, you don’t find a formula and ‘hey presto’, everything falls into place.

Football is about people and every last one of us, whether we are fans, players, coaches, investors etc has a part to play in making our club better.

Of course it’s disappointing when results and performances don’t go the way we think they should, but sometimes trusting the process and savouring the positives is what needs to be our focus.

Let’s be fair, most people weren’t expecting a result against second-placed Blackburn last weekend. We were hoping for a point and bracing ourselves for less. But what we got on the pitch was more than decent and what we got off it was a sight to behold – two players trying to channel their inner professionalism and failing, but succeeding in putting a smile on a lot of faces.

If you don’t know what I’m referring to, it is the post-match interview with Michael Obafemi and Jamie Paterson. It was the job of Sophie Davis, one of the media team here at Swansea City, to get the post-match reaction from both players. Let’s just say she earned her money and showed great patience to boot.

If you haven’t seen it, do go and check it out because it really is very funny, especially because both players are trying their best to do what is required of them – but not succeeding!

Kudos to Sophie, who kept going with her attempts to find out how Obafemi was feeling after scoring his first goal for the club, but we all know what it’s like when you get a fit of the giggles! What should have been a simple couple of minute reaction piece ended taking considerably longer. 10 out of 10, Sophie!

The video went viral and was picked up by Sky, among others.

And it got me thinking about the importance of enjoying the wins, savouring the small victories - whatever they might be - and going with the flow, especially with the unexpected things that put a smile on our face.

Sometimes, being able to share a laugh with a mate is priceless.

WELSH COLUMN BY OWAIN LLYR, BBC RADIO CYMRU

Dydi hi ddim yn ymddangos y bydd Abertawe yn y ras am ddyrchafiad ar ddiwedd y tymor. Gyda 16 gêm o’r tymor yn weddill mae’n ymddangos fod y bwlch rhwng y chwe safle uchaf a’r Elyrch yn ormod.

Doeddwn i ddim yn disgwyl i Abertawe fod ymysg y ceffylau blaen yn y Bencampwriaeth y tymor yma hynny'n yn fwy na dim oherwydd y ddiffyg amser paratoi gafodd Russell Martin ar ôl cael ei benodi ym mis Awst. Mae’r cyfnod ‘preseason’ mor bwysig i bob rheolwr, ond chafodd Martin ddim amser o gwbl i weithio efo’r chwaraewyr ar y maes ymarfer cyn i’r tymor ddechrau.

Wrth gwrs fe all unrhyw beth ddigwydd yn ystod y pedwar mis nesaf, ac os y caiff Abertawe rediad da mae cyrraedd y gemau ail-gyfle yn dal yn bosibl. Ond dw i’n cael y teimlad y bydd y tîm hyfforddi yn defnyddio’r gemau sy’n weddill i ddechrau paratoi ar gyfer y dyfodol.

Mae ‘na resymau i fod yn obeithiol ar gyfer y tymor nesaf yn barod. I ddechrau mae arddull Russell Martin o bêl-droed yn sicr yn plesio’r cefnogwyr. Maen nhw wedi cael y mwyafrif o’r meddiant yn y rhan fwyaf o’r gemau y tymor yma, ac mae’n ymddangos fod y chwaraewyr wedi perchnogi’r dull o chwarae. Be sydd angen i’r tîm ei wneud yw troi’r holl feddiant yn goliau.

Mae Martin hefyd wedi dangos yn ei gyfnod byr wrth y llyw fod ganddo lygaid am chwaraewyr da. Mae Flynn Downes wedi bod yn fargen am £1.5m, a dw i’n disgwyl ei weld yn mynd yn ei flaen i chwarae ar y lefel uchaf. Mae Jamie Paterson wedi bod yn un o chwaraewyr mwyaf dylanwadol yr Elyrch y tymor yma (er be sydd wedi digwydd yn ddiweddar), tra fod Andy Fisher yn edrch fel golwr hyderus sy’n gyfforddus hefyd efo’r bêl wrth ei draed.

Mae’n bwysig bod Abertawe yn gorffen y tymor yn gryf fel bo ganddyn nhw ychydig bach o fomentwm yn mynd i fewn i’r tymor nesaf. Dyma gyfle rhai chwaraewyr i ddangos eu bod am fod yn rhan o gynlluniau hir-dymor Russell Martin. Mae ‘na dal ddigon yn y fantol i’r Elyrch, gan ddechrau efo’r gêm yn erbyn Bristol City heddiw.