Swansea City was denied a win over Birmingham City at St Andrew’s as Jordan James’ last-gasp equaliser secured a draw for the home side, despite goals from Harry Darling and Jamal Lowe.
For Luke Williams’ first league game in charge, the Swans made nine changes from the FA Cup win over Morecambe, with Sam Parker and Nathan Wood the only players retaining their places.
Harry Darling opened the scoring with a header in the first half, to send the near 2,000 strong Jack Army wild, but Siriki Dembele quickly leveled for Birmingham City, who were being managed by Tony Mowbray for the first time.
In the second half, Jamal Lowe turned in Josh Tymon’s precise cross just before the hour mark, giving Swansea the lead. However, Jordan James’ late strike leveled the score, denying the Swans all three points.
After the match new Head Coach Luke Williams acknowledged the toughness and resilience shown by his team under pressure and praised their character.
While pleased with certain aspects, Williams highlighted the need for cleaner and more controlled play
The Swans next Championship game see’s high flying Southampton visit the Swansea.com stadium on Saturday for a 12:30 kick-off.
Team Lineups
Swansea City: Carl Rushworth; Jay Fulton, Harry Darling, Matt Grimes (captain), Jamal Lowe (Jerry Yates 65), Jamie Paterson (Charlie Patino 84), Josh Tymon, Liam Cullen, Nathan Wood, Bashir Humphreys (Kyle Naughton 74), Sam Parker (Joe Allen 64)
Unused Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Nathanael Ogbeta, Yannick Bolasie, Ollie Cooper.
Birmingham City: John Ruddy, Lee Buchanan, Dion Sanderson (captain), Krystian Bielik, Scott Hogan (Tyler Roberts 65), Koji Miyoshi (Lukas Jutkiewicz 84), Cody Drameh, Siriki Dembele, Kevin Long (Emanuel Aiwu 84), Jay Stansfield (Jordan James 65), Ivan Sunjic (Juninho Bacuna 65).
Unused Substitutes: Neil Etheridge, Keshi Anderson, Gary Gardner, Oliver Burke.
Referee: Matt Donohue
Attendance: 21,166 including 1,986 Jacks.
Match Highlights
Watch extended highlights of the Swans draw at St. Andrew’s.
Feature Image Credit: Swansea City Football Club