Swansea City’s Emirates FA Cup journey came to an end in the fourth round as they faced a heavy defeat against Premier League side Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
Bournemouth took a commanding lead within 15 minutes, with goals from Lloyd Kelly, Alex Scott, and Luis Sinisterra, all assisted by David Brooks.
Welsh International Brooks added another goal, exploiting the Swans’ offside trap, and Dominic Solanke extended the lead to 5-0 before halftime.
Despite no further goals in the second half, the score line remained a difficult one for the Swans, as Head coach Luke Williams took full responsibility for his side’s defeat in the post-match press conference.
One solitary bright note for the Swans was a first-team debut for 19 year old defender Filip Lissah, who was introduced with 15 minutes remaining, on the back of his impressive form when leading the Swansea City Under-21s.
The Swans return to Championship action on Tuesday evening, when they travel to the King Power stadium to take on league leaders Leicester City.
Team Lineups
Swansea City: Andy Fisher, Jay Fulton, Joe Allen (Ollie Cooper 69’), Matt Grimes (captain), Jerry Yates, Charlie Patino (Yannick Bolasie 57’), Liam Cullen (Jamie Paterson 76), Nathan Wood, Kyle Naughton, Harrison Ashby (Filip Lissah 76), Bashir Humphreys.
Unused substitutes: Carl Rushworth, Kristian Pedersen, Harry Darling, Nathanael Ogbeta, Mykola Kuharevich.
Bournemouth: Mark Travers, Lewis Cook, Lloyd Kelly (Milos Kerkez 45’), David Brooks (captain) (Marcus Tavernier 71’), Dominic Solanke (Kieffer Moore 45’), Ryan Christie, Alex Scott, Luis Sinisterra, James Hill (Gavin Kilkenny 57), Marcos Senesi, Illia Zabarnyi.
Unused substitutes: Andrei Radu, Chris Mepham, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo, Dominic Sadi.
Referee: Darren England
Attendance: 10,166.
Match Highlights
Watch extended highlights of the Swans heavy defeat at the Vitality stadium.
Feature Image Credit: Swansea City Football Club