Swansea City News, Match Reports & Academy
Although I could stay only for the first half before wandering down to the main stadium for the Norwich game, here’s a partial view of this U18s contest to the interval. We greeted back a number of our age grade internationals and notably rotated the side and to offer what looked to be quite strong …
Anyone who follows Swansea in the Championship knows how quickly things can turn. Two wins and everyone’s talking about the play-offs. One bad week and the table looks a lot less friendly. If you’re a fan who likes a bet, that’s a good reason to look past the headline price. Odds are a snapshot of …
In an entertaining, competitive contest played at frantic pace, the Swans finally came through, although there were times in the second half where the visitors pressed us hard as they fought their way back into the match. We fielded a number of U18s and also welcomed Ramon Rees-Siso and Tom Searle back to the squad. …
A couple of quick-fire goals late in the game provided a convincing win for a young Swans side here at sunny Landore. Fleetwood had briefly threatened an unlikely late comeback when they took advantage of a soft penalty award to bring the score to 3-2 with just over 10 minutes remaining. A late resurgence by a …
Playing the same opposition who gained a 2-2 draw with our U21s last week, the Swans endured a really tough first half examination in the humid drizzle today at the stadium and finally secured a creditable – if what appeared at times unlikely – 2-0 victory. Huddersfield named 7 of the players who started at …
A draw in a game our U21s really should have won comfortably. We fielded a decent side and dominated large stretches of play, weakly conceding goals at times when we looked at our strongest. Newcomer Tom Iorpenda was given a start in a midfield alongside Harlan Perry. Coach Anthony Wright probably had to shoehorn available …
A really unusual match – we went 2 up early in the 2nd half but collapsed after Barnsley made some effective substitutions and sprung into life. The visitors could count themselves unlucky not to take full points from the game. It’s very rare to see our academy side completely lose control of the ball in …
A comfortable victory over Category 3 visitors Swindon who took a surprise lead but soon capitulated to a convincing Swans performance in the constant drizzle here at Landore academy. Although Jon Beale’s line-up featured a number of U-16s, the starting line-up otherwise had a degree of U-18 experience, with the exception of newcomer Cameron Williams, …
A return to the stadium, but a rather flat performance against a well-organised Sheffield United side. As was the case in the opening game last Friday, we started with a 4-3-3 formation but moved quickly to 3-4-3 with right back Bill Clarke joining midfield, leaving a back 3 of Iestyn Jones, Arthur Parker and Jack …
A surprisingly comfortable opening win for our young U18s today at a sunny Landore over an increasingly frustrated Sheffield Wednesday side. Centre half Lawal had already been booked before he launched himself into a wild challenge on Bobby Lewis where he was never going to win the ball, getting himself sent off after 54 minutes. …