Swansea sign USA youth international Kristian Scott

Young midfielder signed from Stoke is latest youth player to make the switch to SA1

A big Swansea City welcome to Kristian, who's just signed on from Stoke City in what you'd have to assume is a move based very much on the style of football the club plays. 18 years old, he previously went through the Bristol City academy and is the son of ex-Newcastle defender Kevin Scott. He's actually one of two footballing offspring and his younger brother Kyle plays for Chelsea's youth-team, once apparently drawing the attention of Barcelona and Real Madrid.

As for Kristian, he featured for the US U15 side in 2009, before being called up to the U18 squad in March of last year. Domestically, he'd made it into the Bristol City U18 side by the age of 15 and after his father moved from his role as academy scout at Bristol to the same position at the Potters, he followed suit and joined the Stoke City academy. 

While researching the young midfielder online, I came across an American "soccer" forum where I learned quite a bit about him, in fairness. One quote of note was someone who'd seen Liverpool Academy vs Stoke Academy, and it remarked that Scott was clearly the most technically gifted player in the Stoke midfield. The player himself tweeted two days ago that he'd officially joined the Swans, and seemed pretty excited about it.- it shows how far we've come that responses to his tweet were of the "wow what a great move for you!" variety. 

Another interesting snippet from the US forum stated that the poster knew of Scott as his son had played with him, and during a month-long training camp (possibly when he was called up the the U15's?) Kristian decided to leave to return to Bristol City, as he wasn't impressed by the calibre of the training facilities. Sounds like we've got someone who's serious about improving his game! By moving from Stoke to Swansea you'd surely expect that, as far as an appreciation of an attractive playing style goes, he'll be considerably better off, and what's more he'll also get to train with Michael Laudrup. From the quotes on the official site, he sounds pretty happy to be here:

“I’m really pleased to be here. Swansea is a great club and they play excellent football. The way they play the game suits me and I’m looking forward to try and make an impact in the Under-21 squad. 

“This is a good move for me and one I’m really excited about.” Kristian Scott 

Read more at http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/kristian-scott-signs-1031163.aspx?#BDyA3igBXceZhxXv.99 

I found a match report from December 2012 where Kristian played in a 4-0 away win over Brighton. With the score at 3-0 he regained possession before apparently chipping the keeper from 40 yards. Ferrie Bodde, anyone? There're also a few articles from the middle of August this year showing that Ireland U19 boss Paul Doolin called him up to the squad for two games with Norway, but due to injury he didn't feature. He qualifies on account of his grandmother, and with three different international options (his father Kevin is English) he really does have the world at his fingertips. Sadly, he confirmed to me on Twitter he doesn't qualify for Wales...

It seems we've signed a player held in high regard by various footballing associations, and one who could well go on to big things. With this summer's additions also including fellow youngsters Alex Gogic, Gregor Zabret & Jernade Meade, it's clear the Swans are looking to bolster their academy and build for the future. Damn right too.

Hopefully it won't be too long until we see him challenging for a place in the first team. Welcome aboard, Kristian.

Golazo! It turns out Alvaro packs a punch...

Swansea's new singing may not have the best goals to games ratio, but he does love a screamer

So, I get home from work and decide to have a look at some videos of Alvaro Vazquez. This was after reading on the official site that he's happy to be here, and that he already knows quite a bit about the club:

“I’m very happy to be here. This is a really good opportunity and I will try to make the most of it this season. I know a lot about Swansea, not just the club but the players as well. They have a lot of Spanish players that I was aware of, and of course Michael Laudrup as well. 

“I’m also aware of the great season that they had last year and now they are playing in the Europa League as well. I have never played in that competition and I’m really looking forward to it. Playing in the European Championships was very good. We managed to win it and I’m sure it will help me in the Premier League. 

“Also, having a manager that speaks my language is great. Also, coming to a new country and new culture, I now have lots of other Spaniards here that will be really helpful. I speak to Jordi [Amat] very often. As soon as he knew I was coming he rang me and told me it would be a great move. 

“He spoke highly of the club and said I would fit in well here. I know Laudrup as a player, and as a manager as well. When I was playing for Espanyol I played against his Mallorca team.  I have seen lots of videos of him as a player, and I know his teams play good football and achieve great results. 

“It’s an honour for me to be here and I will try to do my best and repay him for showing faith in me.” Alvaro Vazquez

Read more at http://www.swanseacity.net/news/article/vasquez-on-swans-1034019.aspx?#t4RUqZT3fhOHqlgk.99 

Good on you Jordi! It's quite clear that once again Laudrup's high standing in Spain swung this deal for us, and if you take a good look at the first video you can see a Laudrup-esque "look one way pass the other" assist which leads to Alvaro scoring an absolute belter.

This next one you have Talksport to thank for flagging up earlier today - it's another peach!

So it seems the guy does indeed produce some amazing goals, and hopefully we can give him the platform to do it on a more regular basis than he has done so far in his career. When you look at the video in yesterday's profile of him he produced a hat-trick of varied finishes, so there's clearly talent there, and I for one am more and more encouraged by this signing. With a growing feel-good factor within the squad in terms of self-belief there's reason to be confident we can kick on again this season and push on to unparalleled heights.

He's been pretty active on Twitter since signing- you can follow him @AlvaroVazquez91 and he seems likely to retweet more or less anything you send him. Good on him! I'm really looking forward to seeing him play now, and once the international break is done and dusted the games will be coming thick and fast, so I expect him to feature sooner rather than later. Let's hope he produces plenty of finishes as evidenced above as we chase success on multiple fronts this season. Good luck, Alvaro.

Swansea sign Alvaro Vazquez on loan: A statistical profile of our new signing

What do the numbers tell us about our new frontman?

Alvaro Vazquez scoring a hat-trick in the Copa Del Rey

I won't be alone in knowing next to nothing about Swansea's newest addition to the squad, but when it was announced that the Swans had secured Getafe's Alvaro Vazquez on loan for the season it brought a smile to my face - if only because it meant we wouldn't be signing Peter Odemwingie or David N'Gog. 

With that in mind I thought I'd turn to the internet to see what statistics I could dig up to hopefully give us some idea of what to expect. Given I'm yet to find a reliable source of information for previous season's statistics it's proved quite a struggle, but I've managed to put something together.

Alvaro (as he's normally more simply known) was born in Barcelona and was a product of the Espanyol youth system. He progressed into the first team by the age of 19 and his main claim to fame during his time there was scoring a hat-trick which saw him help his team through to the quarter finals of the Copa Del Rey.

In the summer of 2012 Getafe paid £2.6million for the striker who'd shown a lot of promise for the Spanish youth teams, and he's continued to feature for them - picking up a winners' medal in this summer's European U21 Championship. Despite being 22. You have to love football. 

If we're looking at recent stats, last season he featured 31 times (16 starts) and only scored 5 goals. In his breakthrough season he scored 4 goals, before grabbing five the season before last too, so at least he's consistent...

One area he does seem to have improved in is shooting accuracy. In his first season he managed 11 of 31 shots on target (35.48%), followed by 14 out of 39 (35.89%) the season after and 14 out of 30 (46.67%) last season. A steady improvement and getting almost half your shots on target isn't bad for a young striker. The lack of goals isn't encouraging but at least the boy knows where the goal is. Having said that, this season in his only appearance (as a 62nd minute substitute) he had three shots and none of them were on target. Stats, eh?

Given the frequency of his appearance as a substitute last season he averaged a goal every 288 minutes last year, which really is actually a lot more respectable than the stats suggest. For example, Michu averaged one every 167 minutes last year, so while it's not great it's definitely not that bad. Sadly, I've been unable to find any passing statistics for last season, but at around 6 foot tall we'll have to hope he's capable of holding the ball up and linking play when needed.

Let's hope we see him replicate some of the finishing in the video above, and that we get the most out of a player who Laudrup clearly rates. Beinvenido, Alvaro!

Who's the mystery striker?

Laudrup promised to bring in a forward today...but who is it?

Over the last week we've seen continued rumours that we could expect to see West Brom's wantaway striker Peter Odemwingie moving to SA1, as well as heavy rumours we have been in for Getafe's Alvaro Vazquez. In the last 24 hours though a new name has emerged, that of Bolton's David N'Gog. 

David N'Gog?! I think most fans would be forgiven for being perhaps a little less than enthused about this one. Maybe Laudrup sees something we don't because at present Bolton are rock bottom of the Championship and the former Liverpool striker is yet to open his account for the season, despite featuring in the last few matches. Even Darren Pratley has scored twice so far - I'd rather see Pratters return than bring in N'Gog!

Out of the three names mentioned above I'd be inclined to lump for Vazquez - assuming Laudrup rates him. I'm basing that purely on not being a big fan of N'Gog or Odemwingie - for differing reasons. N'Gog for me is a footballing decision, and I simply don't rate the guy, whereas Odemwingie made headlines last January for driving to London with the aim of securing himself a move to QPR. Given Huw's continued insistence we only sign players who are committed to the cause, it surely seems unlikely we'll bring in a player who could upset the apple-cart, so to speak. That being said, we did sign Leroy Lita...

Whoever we bring in today, at least it makes deadline day interesting. Long terms fans will be reminiscing of times gone by, where Huw would go play golf and turn his mobile phone off. Ah, those were the days...

Ki loaned to Sunderland - what's all that about?!

Korean midfielder is deemed surplus to requirements despite impressing last season

Now, anyone who's a regular visitor to the site will know I'm a big fan of Ki Sung-Yueng. The midfielder impressed me massively throughout last season, despite playing the entirety of it out of position as a defensive midfielder - finishing as the Premier League's most accurate passer to boot.

Let's put that into perspective - when Leon Britton finished his first PL season with the same accolade the national media jumped all over it - comparing him to Xavi and Iniesta. When the same feat was achieved a year later by a player new to the Premier League, his team and what's more the position he found himself playing in, it was only flagged up by his most loyal of fans and those with an interest in statistics. 

Something I've been banging on about for a week or two now is how Swansea aren't running the midfield like they used to, and I firmly believe this is because a number of times so far this season we've lined up without one of Leon or Ki at the base of our midfield, and I think we suffer as a result. I'm not saying it's impossible for us to adapt to playing without one of the two, just that at present I'd still prefer to see one or the other anchoring out midfield. They operate unlike any of the other midfielders we have in the squad, and the selfless nature of their respective games allows the team around them to flourish.

The game against West Brom yesterday was easily the best we've performed without either of the two in the team, and I am pretty confident as our new look midfield gels we'll continue to see an improvement in terms of ball retention and our possession game, but I can't help but feel that Ki can legitimately feel quite hard done by. For his part, Laudrup has stated the Korean has a future at the Swans despite moving on loan to Sunderland, and we do have an option to recall him in January if necessary, so we may yet see Ki featuring for us before the end of the season. 

I for one hope we haven't seen the last of a player who we broke our transfer record to sign for £5.5million. Good luck Ki - show us what you can do!

WBA 0 - 2 Swansea City: Highlights & match report

Swansea deliver first league win of the season 

Another game against West Brom, another win for the Swans. Given previous results against the Baggies I was confident of a result, and so it proved to be as Laudrup's charges proved too much for Steve Clarke's men.

The Swans had what you'd consider a first-choice XI out, and with Canas & Shelvey both showing a growing appreciation of what's needed from a Swansea City midfielder they set to work early on dictating play and controlling the tempo of the game. In defence it was Davies, Chico, Ash & Rangel and they all enjoyed sterling games from the off, pressing high up the field and regularly cutting out hopeful passes from the WBA midfield.

Early on it was all a bit end to end. With Rangel and Davies bombing forward at every opportunity it was leaving gaps which a more clinical side would have taken advantage of. Anelka got free early on but his cross was poor, before good work down the Swans left saw Michu shoot over.

In the first twenty minutes Pablo lost possession a few times, but he made up for it soon after when in the 21st minute he broke past his man down the right hand side. His cross from the byline was blocked but he controlled the rebound and hooked a cross back into the area which found Ben Davies advancing. The young left-back made no mistake and guided a sweet volley with the inside of his foot across goal into the top corner - a truly fantastic finish. Alan Curtis had previously said how Davies possessed a cannon of a left foot, so hopefully that'll give him a bit of confidence as ten minutes prior to that he'd passed up a good shooting opportunity in favour of a shot.

The goal drained any confidence WBA previously had, and for the next ten minutes the Swans probed time and again for openings in the home defence. Before half time the home fans almost had something to cheer though. Anelka fired just wide after turning past Ash, before the Baggies enjoyed an extended spell of pressure, but the Swans always looked dangerous on the break; Routledge's touch letting him down after a neat one two with Michu allowing Myhill to collect.

At half time stats showed the Swans had enjoyed 61% of the possession, and things didn't really change after the break. A pattern had developed which saw both sides enjoy spells of retaining the ball, before one team would make a frantic break into opposition territory when it seemed prudent. The difference was that for West Brom, a combination of profligacy in front of goal and a solid Swansea back four meant they got no joy all afternoon, and Vorm was never truly tested.

Pablo, Michu and Routledge all had further chances before the latter was replaced by Alex Pozuelo, and Bony was also replaced by Jonathan De Guzman as Laudrup looked to secure the three points, and in fairness the substitutions worked well as the fresh legs of the two replacements caused some consternation at the back for WBA.

Pablo had looked better and better as the game wore on and was starting to link really well with Michu, as well as picking out advancing team-mates with clever passes, and so it was that he nearly made it two nil with a crashing shot which clipped Boaz Myhill's bar on it's way over. He didn't have long to wait though as minutes later good work from Michu on the left saw him pick out his fellow Spaniard and Hernandez had the simple task of steering the ball home with the keeper stranded. 2-0, and game over.

The rest of the game was played out much like the other 80-odd minutes, and West Brom looked, by the end, a well beaten team. The win comes at a brilliant time for the Swans as with two weeks until the next match (against Liverpool) it was important to get a positive result heading into an extended break period.

If you were looking to pick holes in today's performance, you could say that West Brom spurned some excellent counter-attacking chances, and you'd be right, but would there be any point picking out the negatives today? A first league win of the season is something to be enjoyed, and I don't see the point in nit-picking too much. No doubt there are things which Laudrup will have seen today and plans to address in training, but the main benefit will be the positive mindset you pick up after a resounding win.

Two weeks until the next match then - Liverpool away then Valencia away. Times are good, and they could get even better. 

WBA v Swansea City Live Blog

Welcome to live coverage of today's match against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. Keep refreshing the page to stay up to date with the action.



15:21
FULL TIME WBA 0 - 2 SWANSEA


15:20
That'll be all she wrote. Rosenberg blasts a shot over the bar and after Vorm has restarted play the referee draws time on the fixture. 

15:17
Canas showing he's gaining more and more of an understanding of the Leon Britton role in the team. Much, much better every time I see him. 

15:16
Three minutes of injury time.

15:15
Almost into injury time here. Unless something drastic happens the amount of injury time is unlikely to affect the outcome of the match. The travelling Swans contingent can be heard loud and proud on TV.

15:13
There was a 10 or 15 pass spell there from the Swans where they played some really sexy football. Jonjo Shelvey is almost the benefactor of the move, but gets there later than Jonas Olsson, and in fairness I'm amazed he wasn't booked for his attempted "tackle" on the defender. The Swans regain possession quickly though, and WBA look like a beaten team.

15:11
It's almost three! De Guzman narrowly misses out on Pablo's floated centre, and can only get the faintest of nicks off his toe. WBA clear and surge upfield, but the cross in is poor and Vorm collects easily. 

15:09
GOAL WBA 0 - 2 SWANSEA (Pablo 82')
Swansea simply dissected WBA there. They'd committed too many men forward, and the Swans broke into space. Michu found his way into the box and his centre was blocked, but he got to the rebound first to square for Pablo to fire home past two defenders on the line, with the keeper stranded. 

15:08
Great counter-attacking by the Swans almost brings them their second goal. Michu pays Pablo into space down the left, and he drifts across his man before unleashing a shot which clips Boaz Myhill's bar before going over.

15:04
After some frantic defending, it's eventually cleared away and the Swans have possession again, but Ben Davies pumps a long ball forward which Michu has no intention of running for. WBA take control again, but Rosenberg's flick didn't quite find his man, and the Swans come away with it. De Guzman breaks down the right, and it goes across field to Pablo, but his shot is blocked behind for a Swans corner. Expect Shelvey to take his time about it...

15:03
WBA corner...The Hawthorns is rocking with "Come on you Baggies" sounding very, very loudly...

15:02
Pozuelo booked for a rugby tackle down by the right corner flag. The cross comes in to the Swans box but again it's been cleared out. WBA still pressing though. 

15:01
A nice flick from Michu gives Pozuelo some space, but his shot goes just over the bar. WBA make a double change, with Rosenburg coming on for Yacob and Berahino coming on for Scott Sinclair.

14:59
Freekick goes into the Swans box but Gareth McAuley's header is just over the bar. Close. The Swans need to be playing their football further forward otherwise the last twenty minutes will be very nervy.

14:58
Wayne Routledge is replaced by Alex Pozuelo.

14:57
Lovely pass through from Pablo finds Routledge going clean through, but the WBA defence get back and lean on him just enough to not give away a penalty, and he scuffs his effort into the arms of the awaiting goalkeeper.

14:56
Rangel booked. He was pushing his luck...


14:55
The Swans break upfield and a bit of pinball sees the ball find Pablo, but his shot is deflected up and floats through to Boaz Myhill.

14:54
Angel Rangel's innate ability to smile his way out of almost any situation just saved him a booking there. Anelka went down (it was pretty soft) and the free-kick comes in from the WBA left. A group of players go up for it, and the ball heads softly to Vorm.

14:51
Bony's first touch really is class. He's shown it a couple of times today, and is proving too hot to handle for Jonas Olsson - who's booked for a cynical trip when Bony had muscled him out of contention out wide. The ball comes in low from the free kick but it's cleared out. It finds it's way to Davies out on the left but he's offside, which gives Laudrup the chance to make his first sub - Wilfried Bony comes off to be replaced by Jonathan De Guzman. 

14:48
Shelvey puts a cross in from the free kick, but Anelka gets his head to it first and puts it out for a corner. There's a temporary reprieve before the Swans come again and Pablo puts a dangerous cross in which is scrambled behind for another corner, which comes out to Ben Davies to have a pop, but his shot is blocked. The ball goes back in to Ashley Williams - still up from the corner - but he's flagged offside.

14:46
The Swans finally get the ball back, and break quickly down the left. The ball in is too deep for anyone up with play though, and West Brom regain possession. Only briefly though - the Swans win the ball before Michu is fouled - and the Spaniard is clearly not happy about it. He shoves his man in the chest and is, in all honesty, lucky to still be on the field. He receives a yellow when I've seen people sent off for a lot less.

14:44
The Baggies break again - this time down the left, but the cross in is heavy and it's out for another goal kick. They're definitely enjoying more possession so far in the second half.

14:42
West Brom pressing harder now. A shot is blocked and charged down, before Billy Jones tried to get to a cheeky through ball, but he's muscled out and knocks the ball behind for a goal kick.

14:40
Pablo is taken out on the right hand side, which allows the Swans to get the big boys up from the back and swing in a cross. It's deep though, and Ash is penalised for a push on his man. WBA clear.

14:38
Michu & Bony clearly have a much better understanding than they did a few weeks ago. Lots of little interchanges going on, and there's reason to believe we're seeing the birth of a seriously competitive forward-line. 

14:36
Jose Canas has been outstanding so far. We really needed a midfielder like him. Also, I just saw Bony give the ball away. Jinxed. 

14:35
A great ball through puts Routledge in, but he overruns it slightly with Bony inside him and the ball rebounds first off Myhill, then the Swans' winger and it's out for a goal kick.

14:33
Some good movement from the Swans goes awry after a loose pass from Jonjo Shelvey. WBA look to be playing with their heads up a bit more so far, but Sinclair's left-footed cross is poor and goes straight out for a goal kick.

14:31
One change for WBA. Morrison off and he's replaced by Graham Dorrans. Swansea straight back into knocking the ball around...

14:30
The teams are coming back out for the 2nd half. A stat just showed Bony has had 18 touches on the ball, Anelka 37. Give the man the ball, and he will score. 

14:18
Half Time WBA 0 - 1 Swansea
The half time stats show the Swans have now had 61% of the ball. Get in! I've been saying for a while we haven't been running midfields like we used to, and perhaps WBA were the perfect team to face to get back on track (given our relative success against them of late). We've had 5 shots (3 on target) while WBA have had one more effort, but have only tested Vorm once. If they can be a touch more clinical we could see a goal from the Baggies yet. 

14:15
I can honestly say in all the matches I've seen Bony feature in, I can't remember him giving the ball away once.

14:14
The Swans had all 11 players behind the ball then and WBA couldn't find any kind of chink in their defensive armour. The ball eventually went out for a Swansea throw, much to the annoyance of Scott Sinclair.

14:11
Barring a few nice touches and a show of strength and skill which drew a foul from Gareth McAuley earlier, Bony has been a peripheral figure so far, but he just had a yard of space and produced a cannon of a shot with his left which, luckily for Myhill, went straight at the keeper. He's exciting to watch is big Wilfried. 

14:10
The Swans are throwing loads of bodies forward every time we counter, and if WBA were a little more composed about their counter-attacking they could well have been level by now. That being said, the Swans defence have repelled almost everything that's been thrown at them so far. 

14:07
Great break from the Swans. Michu and Routledge end up playing a one two which goes slightly too far ahead of the Swansea winger, and Myhill collects, but a possession stat just popped up - Swansea have had 57% of the ball - which reinforces how well the Swans have played so far. 

14:05
West Brom are definitely coming into this more now. Swansea haven't got out of their half for the last five minutes.

14:01
CLOSE! Anelka just about gets around Ash but his shot flashes across Vorm and just past the post.


13:58
WBA are coming back into it a bit more with half an hour gone, but they're coming up against some resolute defending from the Swans. Ben Davies was penalised for a tackle on Morrisson but nothing came of the free kick.

13:54
The goal seems to have shaken WBA and the Swans are enjoying some extended pressure here. Pablo links well with Rangel again and the right-back produces a dangerous cross, but despite panic in the WBA ranks there's no-one there to capitalise on it. 

13:51
GOAL WBA 0 - 1 SWANSEA (BEN DAVIES 21')
Pablo Hernandez just redeemed himself. He went round his man, crossed from the right and it was blocked out, but he got to the rebound and floated a cross deep across the box. Ben Davies arrived late and, ten minutes after rejecting a better shooting opportunity, he opened his body up to guide a wonderful side-footed volley into the top corner. Awesome finish. 

13:48
Swansea have two corners in a row cleared, and again WBA break after a mistake by Pablo Hernandez. If it hadn't been for some really criminal attacking (Morrisson was called offside when there really was no reason to be so) WBA could well be 1-0 up. Pablo and Morrisson are having similar games so far...

13:46
Michu is penalised for what was a great tackle out on the right. It's swung in and somehow Morrisson's header didn't go in - seeming to hit Scott Sinclair and rebounding out of the area. Swansea look to break but settle back into pinging it around the midfield. 

13:43
Some more great work from the Swansea midfield is almost undone by a sloppy centre from Pablo. WBA break and almost get something for their efforts, but the combined efforts of Ash & Chico are enough to put it out for a corner, which is subsequently cleared.

13:42
Both teams are creating chances. Anelka is looking lively up front for WBA and Michu looks like he's got a point to prove. 

13:40
Decent first ten minutes from the Swans. Midfield looking snappy. Some patient possession sees Rangel get played in down the right but his cross is half blocked and picked up easily by Myhill...

13:36
Good work from Wayne Routledge, Michu and Ben Davies sees the Spaniard find space on the edge of the area, but his first time shot goes over the WBA bar. Better from the Swans. 

13:34
Anelka breaks free down the right but his cutback is easily held by Vorm. Pressure averted...

13:33
Easily saved by Myhill though...


13:32
Early Swansea free-kick just outside the box...

13:27
If that doesn't work/stops working just click "play now" on any of the links listed as "Flash" from this directory. Plenty of choice!

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=211450&part=sports

13:25
This seems like a decent stream of the game...

http://nutjob.eu/njtvx6.html

13:21
Scott Sinclair is being booed by a minority of Swansea fans. Little harsh possibly, but we'll have to be careful to guard against his pace. Nicolas Anelka is a mercurial talent who the Swans will also have to keep an eye one, and is capable of fashioning a goal from nowhere. When he wants to...

13:09
So Bony gets his first PL start. Hopefully he'll be grabbing the headlines, and we can keep former Swan Scotty Sinclair off the scoresheet to boot. Tweet your predictions and thoughts to @TheSwanseaWay and I'll include them here!

13:05
Twenty minutes to kickoff and team news is out:

WBA: Myhill; Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell; Morrison, Yacob, Mulumbu Sinclair; Anelka, Long

Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Williams, Chico Flores, Davies, Canas, Shelvey, Michu, Routledge, Hernandez, Bony.