Swansea City secured their third victory in four games by defeating Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium with the help of Joel Piroe’s two goals.
The Dutch striker kicked off the scoring in the 14th minute with a left-footed finish that went past Ben Amos. Piroe then doubled Swansea’s lead just after the half-hour mark, finishing off an excellent sweeping move by the team, to score his 16th League goal of the campaign.
Wigan had more opportunities in the second half, with Will Keane missing a volley from the edge of the box, and Thelo Aasgaard’s attempt being denied by a brilliant save from Swansea’s goalkeeper, Andy Fisher.
The Swans maintained their lead and kept their third clean sheet in four games, earning three points on the road and sending the 778 Jacks at the DW Stadium home happy.
Russell Martin was clearly a happy man after the game, telling the post-match press room – “I really enjoyed the performance,”.
The Swans now welcome Neil Warnock and his Huddersfield Town side to the Swansea.com stadium on Saturday.
Team Lineups
Swansea City: Andy Fisher; Joel Latibeaudiere, Nathan Wood, Ben Cabango, Ryan Manning; Joe Allen (Ollie Cooper 63’), Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain); Olivier Ntcham (Harry Darling 84’), Jamie Paterson (Liam Cullen 73’); Joel Piroe.
Substitutes: Lewis Webb, Luke Cundle, Morgan Whittaker, Kyle Naughton.
Wigan Athletic: Ben Amos, Ryan Nyambe, Tom Naylor (Tom Pearce 79’), Jack Whatmough, Max Power, James McClean (Scott Smith 79’), Callum Lang, Christ Tiehi (Thelo Aasgaard 55’), Ashley Fletcher (Josh Magennis 55’), Tendayi Darikwa (captain), Charlie Hughes (Will Keane 65’).
Substitutes: Jamie Jones, Omar Rekik.
Referee: Sam Allison
Attendance: 11,634 including 778 Jacks
Match Highlights
Watch extended highlights of the Swans win at the DW Stadium.
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