Match Day Thread Sunderland 1 v 3 Swansea City

Harry Darling returns to the Swansea City starting line-up as Russell Martin makes one change to his side for this afternoon’s meeting with Sunderland.

Defender Darling comes in for Nathan Wood in the solitary alteration from the team that started the FA Cup draw at Bristol City.

Steven Benda continues in goal, while Darling joins Ben Cabango, Joel Latibeaudiere and Ryan Manning in the Swansea defence.

Captain Matt Grimes, Jay Fulton and Joe Allen all line up together in midfield, with Ollie Cooper set to operate ahead of them.

Liam Cullen and Joel Piroe lead the line for the visitors at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland: Anthony Patterson, Corry Evans (captain), Daniel Ballard, Patrick Roberts, Ross Stewart, Trai Hume, Jack Clarke, Daniel Neil, Luke O'Nien, Lynden Gooch, Amad Diallo.

Substitutes: Alex Bass, Bailey Wright, Danny Batth, Abdoullah Ra, Leon Dajaku, Jewison Bennette, Edouard Michut.

Swansea City: Steven Benda; Joel Latibeaudiere, Ben Cabango, Harry Darling, Ryan Manning; Jay Fulton, Joe Allen, Matt Grimes (captain), Ollie Cooper; Liam Cullen, Joel Piroe.

Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Olivier Ntcham, Luke Cundle, Nathan Wood, Kyle Naughton, Matty Sorinola, Cameron Congreve.

 

Rotherham have thumped Blackburn 4-0

 

3-1 loss

 

Well they are down to 10 mean with over 70 minutes to play - perhaps we will sneak a draw?

 

Winning 1-0 Piroe

 

Get in

 

True

 

Get in Culley son

 

We cannot be losing to this shower, we certainly had the rub of the green today, we seem to want goals more of late, not complaining......

 

Yes.

 

ah well **** happens at least you ref can afford a nice holiday in Barbados now

 

Needed that win

 

fixed for you mate i know you were blinded by the omo white tops

 

Keeps Doc Martin in a job I suppose

 

Stats....

https://www.fotmob.com/match/3915677?tz=Europe/London

 

if that ref is not from the gower peninsular, then all his family are, may you get him for all the matches you have left, you will be guaranteed promotion then best of luck if the yellow cards dont catch you out

 

The match turned on the penalty and sending off - from the ‘penalty incident’ the ball went to Joey who passed it to Cooper, who got clattered.

If Stroud had given the penalty, the foul and red card would never have happened.

I thought it should have been a penalty…..

I’ve not seen Piroe’s goal, but seen the other 3.

Latibeaudiere got skinned for the first goal and Darling caught off guard.

Cullen’s goal was fortuitous, the clearance hit his shin/leg and rolled in.

Cooper’s goal was a fantastic strike

 

His family own a cottage in Penclawdd

 

Since he sent off Rico Henry against us in the first leg play-off semi-final in 2020 (and it was overturned on appeal), he’s been terrible to us - seems a ‘nice change’ today