Swansea City News, Match Reports & Academy
With 21 goals scored in the last 3 home academy matches, regular observers at Landore can’t really complain about a lack of entertainment! I won’t repeat the detail of the OS report, here are some personal observations:
West Yorkshire official Tom Nield has been appointed the referee for the midweek Championship game between Swansea City and Norwich City on Wednesday evening. The official will be taking charge of his very first Swans game, having only made his Championship bow last season. Referee Tom Nield will be assisted by Sam Lewis and Matthew …
Swansea City clinched their second consecutive win in the Championship by defeating Millwall at The Den. Jamal Lowe put the Swans in the lead during the first half with a penalty kick, and in the middle of the second half, Matt Grimes extended their advantage with a powerful long-range shot. Although Millwall tried to fight …
Here is an image slideshow from the Under 18 Professional Development League game between Swansea City and Charlton Athletic at the Swansea City Academy in Landore on Saturday, 30 September 2023. Swansea City Under-18s suffered a heavy defeat against the reigning Professional Development League South champions Charlton Athletic in an action-packed match at Landore. In …
A thoroughly entertaining 9 goal contest at Landore today – unfortunately 6 goals to the visitors! At half-time we were 3-2 up, but our defence went missing after the interval and Charlton seemed to score at will. Not that our defenders were particularly poor – Jack Fanning, Arthur Parker and U16 graduate Ben Phillips all …
A convincing 2nd half performance gave our U21 a 4-0 win over Hull in the Premier League Cup this evening. It wasn’t easy, Hull fought hard but crumbled after the first goal immediately into the 2nd half. Line-up: 3-5-2 : Ben Hughes; Harry Jones, Filip Lissah (captain) (s – Kai Ludvigsen 80m), Richard Faakeye; Joe …
Swansea City secured their first Championship win of the season by defeating Sheffield Wednesday at the Swansea.com Stadium. Jamal Lowe scored the first goal from a penalty kick in the first half, after Josh Ginnelly was fouled in the penalty area. Jerry Yates, who came on as a substitute, scored his third goal of the …
Cumbria born official Anthony Backhouse has been appointed the referee for the Championship game between Swansea City and Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday afternoon. The referee will be taking charge of his very first Swans game, having only been promoted to the Select Group 2 list of officials for the start of the 2023/2024 season. Referee …
Swansea City were denied their first league win of the season as Lyndon Dykes’ stunning injury time header grabbed a point for QPR on yet another frustrating night at the Loftus Road Stadium. To make matters worse for the Swans, substitute Ollie Cooper was sent off in injury time after picking up two bookings in …
A thrilling cup victory via penalties over this evening over our near neighbours. It wasn’t plain sailing. We should have been out of sight well before having to go to penalties – although our players came through that challenge with flying colours. The particulars: we played 4-2-3-1 – Evan Watts; Sam Parker, Kai Ludvigsen, Filip …