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Swansea City 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – Under 21 Professional Development League

With a side packed full of attacking intent, our U21 got a deserved 3-1 win today over a capable Sheffield Wednesday.Wednesday got something of a 2nd wind in the last quarter of an hour of the game. We defended our 2-0 lead well though and a late exchange of goals completed the contest. Adapting to …

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Liam Cullen celebrates scoring against Leeds

Match Highlights – Swansea City 3 Leeds United 4

Swansea City’s new chapter began with a thrilling but frustrating defeat, as Wilfried Gnonto’s stoppage-time goal gave Leeds United a dramatic 4-3 win at the Swansea.com Stadium. Harry Darling opened the scoring for Swansea with his first goal of the season just nine minutes in, but Manor Solomon quickly brought Leeds level. Liam Cullen, fresh …

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Swansea City 2 Fleetwood Town 3 – Under 21 Professional Development League Cup

A poor 2-3 result against Fleetwood in the Premier League Cup this evening and, sadly, we didn’t perform to the heights of Monday. The portents looked good. We selected a decent looking starting XI and a very strong set of substitutes. The opening minutes were encouraging. Morgan Bates had a point blank shot instinctively saved …

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Swansea City 3 Brentford 3 – Under 21 Professional Development League

Our U21 pulled back from 0-2 and 2-3 down to secure a spirited 3-3 draw this evening, in filthy weather at Landore. We operated mostly 3-5-2, with Morgan Bates making his home starting debut at this level: Ben Hughes; Iestyn Jones, Arthur Parker, Richard Faakye; Zac Jeanes (s – Kyrell Wilson 59m), Mitchell Bates (captain), …

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Swansea City 2 Millwall 1 – Under 18 Professional Development League

The Swans clinched a thrilling 2-1 comeback win this afternoon against one of our traditional bogey teams. 2nd half goals by Morgan Bates and an excellent direct free kick by Josh Pescatore won us the points. Delighted for the boys, who showed tremendous appetite. A really exhilarating 2nd half performance won us the points today …

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