Swansea City had to settle for a draw in the Potteries after an injury time equaliser from Tyrese Campbell salvaged a point for Stoke and new manager Alex Neil.
Whilst the Swans performance was a step up from what we had witnessed in previous games, the achilles heel of not being able to see games out once again came back to haunt Russell Martin and his men.
Martin said in his post-match press conference that he was proud of his team’s performance but was once again frustrated with the result and manner in which it came about.
One major bright spot for the Swans was the performance of Oli Cooper, who was handed his first Swansea City league start and showed much promise with an energetic and composed.
The Swans now face QPR at the Swansea dot com stadium on Saturday, with the home side still searching for their first home win of the season.
Team Lineups
Stoke City: Jack Bonham, Morgan Fox, Aden Flint, Sam Clucas, Lewis Baker (captain), Jacob Brown, Dwight Gayle (Tyrese Campbell 68), Jordan Thompson (Will Smallbone 68), Ben Wilmot, Liam Delap, Connor Taylor (Tariqe Fosu-Henry 68).
Unused Substitutes: Joe Bursik, Phil Jagielka, D’margio Wright-Phillips, Tom Saprrow.
Swansea City: Andy Fisher; Nathan Wood, Kyle Naughton, Harry Darling; Matty Sorinola (Michael Obafemi 79), Joe Allen, Jay Fulton (Olivier Ntcham 69), Matt Grimes (captain), Ryan Manning; Ollie Cooper (Jamie Paterson 69); Joel Piroe.
Unused Substitutes: Steven Benda, Luke Cundle, Liam Cullen, Armstrong Oko-Flex.
Referee: David Webb
Match Highlights
Watch highlights of the Swans draw at the bet365 Stadium, courtesy of the Swans Official YouTube channel.
Feature Image Credit: Swansea City Football Club