Swansea City secured their fourth straight win with a 2-1 win over Sunderland at the Swansea.com stadium.
Two first half goals from Ollie Cooper and Harry Darling were enough to give the Swans all 3 points, despite Jack Clarke pulling a goal back for the Black Cats on 51 minutes.
With the relentless Championship schedule in mind Russell Martin made changes to the side that won at Watford in midweek, with Darling, Joel Latibeaudiere, Luke Cundle and Cooper replacing Matthew Sorinola, Kyle Naughton, Olivier Ntcham and Michael Obafemi.
But it didn’t seem to affect his side, with the win ensuring the Swans remained in 6th place in the Championship and having now only lost once in the last 7 games.
The Swans next game is a trip to Burnley on October 15, when they will come up against former Swans Connor Roberts and Jack Cork.
Team Lineups
Swansea City: Steven Benda; Nathan Wood (Matty Sorinola 77’), Ben Cabango, Harry Darling; Joel Latibeaudiere, Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Ryan Manning; Luke Cundle (Michael Obafemi 60’), Ollie Cooper (Olivier Ntcham 60’), Joel Piroe (Armstrong Oko-Flex 87’).
Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Fin Stevens, Kyle Naughton.
Sunderland: Anthony Patterson, Corry Evans (captain), Danny Batth, Elliot Embleton (Jay Matete 77’), Patrick Roberts (Jewison Bennette 64’), Lynden Gooch, Luke O’Nien, Jack Clarke, Alex Pritchard (Amad Diallo 77’), Daniel Neil (Abdoullah Ba 77’), Aji Alese.
Substitutes: Alex Bass, Dannis Cirkin, Bailey Wright.
Referee: Gavin Ward
Attendance: 18,008
Match Highlights
Watch highlights of the Swans victory over Sunderland at the Swansea.com stadium.
Russell Martin reacts to Sunderland win
Here is what Swans boss Russell Martin had to say about the win against the Black Cats.
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