Itay Shechter gets his first goal for Swansea as his shit flys past Joel Robles and into the far corner. Good response from the visitors. Swansea City FC (@SwansOfficial) May 7, 2013 Swansea scored one of the messiest goals in Premier League history last night if their Twitter commentary of the victory over Swansea [.
Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio said he would not be watching tonight's Premier League match between relegation rivals Wigan and Swansea but then admitted he was telling porkies. After his side's 1-1 draw with Stoke last night, Di Canio was asked in his interview with Sky Sports whether he would be settling down in [.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is set to continue his efforts to rebuild Swansea on Merseyside with a summer move for Swans captain Ashley Williams. The centre-back has been in imperious form this season, sparking a reported £9 million bid from Arsenal in January. That offer was turned down, and The Sun reports that a bid [.
Spurs face a potentially tough trip to the Liberty Stadium to take on Swansea and are a top priced 2.38 with William Hill to get back to winning ways.
After being in superb form they have lost there last three matches in all competitions, but if the stats are anything to go by then they have every chance of coming away with all three points.
1. This was distinctly the Capital Swan Cup Final. The ginormous Wembley pitch and Swansea's passing game did for Bradford. 2. In the battle of the birds, the Swans were unsurprisingly more powerful than the Bantams. Perhaps Bradford will consider becoming the Ostriches ahead of any future Wembley exploits.
Michael Laudrup is hoping to scare his Swansea players into action for Sunday's Capital One Cup final by showing them a DVD of opponents Bradford's giant-killing exploits to date. The Swans boss wants to guard against complacency from his Premier League stars when they face the League Two Bantams at Wembley, and he thinks a [.
Liverpool 5-0 Swansea City Premier League 17th February 2013
Liverpool brought to an end their five-game winless run with a thumping 5-0 thrashing of Swansea on Sunday afternoon.
Penalty goals from Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge book-ended a stroll in the park for the home side, with new-signing Philippe Coutinho getting on the scoresheet at the start of the second period and goals from Jose Enrique and Luis Suarez completing the mauling.
Things are really hotting up in the Crappyteam Won Cup, the competition no self-respecting team wants to win. After Premier League side Aston Villa attempted to give League Two Bradford a bye to to the final in their semi-final first-leg on Tuesday night, last night it was the turn of European champions Chelsea to give [.
Spurs face a tough home game against Swansea and are a best priced 1.67 with William Hill to emerge victorious.
The visitors have been a revelation this season and come into the game in 8th place just three points behind the Lilywhites.
The Welsh side have also won three of their last five Premier League games in London, including last time out at Arsenal, so clearly should not be underestimated
However the stats are good as far as Spurs are concerned, as they have won 12 and lost none of their 14 league meetings at home against the Swans.
Swansea City 1-0 Middlesbrough Capital One Cup 12th December 2012
Michael Laudrup's Swansea faced promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday night, in what proved to be a very tight encounter.
Tony Mowbray's side were well disciplined and for most of the game, coped well with the Swans passing game.
Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup has discarded Arsenal's title chances and believes that only the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea are fighting for the Premiership trophy.
Liverpool 13- Swansea City Capital One Cup 31st October 2012
Brendan Rodgers could only look on in disappointment as his former side knocked holders Liverpool out of the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night at Anfield.
It's fair to say that, on the night, the better side won with the Swans producing some fabulous football.
Swansea City 2-1 Wigan Athletic Premier League 20th October 2012
Swansea secured their first win in six games at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday, courtesy of strikes from Spaniards Pablo Hernandez on 65 minutes, and then Michu, just two minutes later.
Stoke City 2-0 Swansea City Premier League 29th September 2012
Peter Crouch was the goal-hero for Stoke on Saturday, with the gangly former England man netting a first-half brace to inflict a third straight defeat on Swansea.
Michael Laudrup's side started the season well but seem to have lost their mojo, with their backline looking particularly shaky.
Swansea tough nut to crack for Sunderland - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Swansea look one of the bets of the weekend at 2.2 with Boylesports to beat Sunderland.
Despite the fact that they have won all three of their games this season by an aggregate of 11
goals to one, and have a tremendous record at home bookmakers still seem to take them on.
szólj hozzá: Swansea vs West Ham 3:0 GOALS HIGHLIGHTS
What a shambolic display by West Ham! Jussi Jaaskelainen in goal just makes an unhloly mess as
he reacts too late to Angel Rangel's shot allowing it to deflect off his hands straight to goal.
Then more disaster as Michu steals James Collins's disaster of a chipped back pass and the rush is
on but the Spanish midfielder beats Jaaskelainen for his third Premiership goal.
Swansea appear to be resigned to losing pacy winger Scott Sinclair before the transfer deadline.
First-team coach Alan Curtis has stopped just short of saying that a 'Sorry You're Leaving' card is
currently being slyly passed around the Swans' training ground when Sinclair isn't looking. Curtis
said: "He's not really interested in signing a new [.
No sympathy for QPR the second time on opening day. This time the Swans bollixed them, 5-0 as
Michu got a brace on his debut. The situation got dire and then just when it couldn't get worse,
great scott, they were sent clear with a fifth and final goal. Michael Laudrup could not have asked
for a better start from Brendan Rodgers's old team.
After a fair bit of too-ing and indeed fro-ing, Brendan Rodgers has finally been reunited with
his favourite Welsh schemer, Joe Allen. One of the star's of Rodgers' Swansea success, Team GB star
Allen had been linked with a move to Anfield all summer.
Liverpool addition their dictation for Swansea midfielder Joe Allen to £15m, sparking a ware
construction in his declaration.
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Liverpool are rumoured to be close to agreeing a deal with Swansea for midfield star Joe Allen.
According to reports in the South Wales Evening Post, the Kop giants have been in discussions with
Allen's representatives over personal terms, while Swansea decide whether to accept a refuted
£12.5 million offer.
Following the success of last year's experiment of paying hugely inflated transfer fees for British
players, Liverpool have made a successful £13.5million offer for Swansea midfielder Joe Allen. The
22-year-old, currently on Olympics duty with Team GB, is set to link up with former Swans boss
Brendan Rodgers at Anfield.
The race to qualify for next season's Champions League kicks into top gear in England, with both Chelsea and Arsenal in action today against quality opponents.
Chelsea will welcome Swansea City to Stamford Bridge, where The Swans will attempt to secure their first league win since early March.
Manager Michael Laudrup expects his Swansea side to face a much-improved Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. The Swans enjoyed a 3-1 success over the Reds when they met on Merseyside in the Capital One Cup in October, putting one over on former manager Brendan Rodgers. The Welsh club also claimed a point in the league meeting at the Liberty Stadium, and sit above Rodgers' team in the table after the Reds lost to West Brom on Monday.
Swansea City 1-1 Manchester United Premier League 23rd December
The £2million purchasing of Michu by Michael Laudrup must go down as one of the canniest signings of this season at least, with the attacking midfielder flourishing in a striking role for the Swans.
Liverpool have joined the race to sign Swansea City star striker Michu, according to the Mirror. The report states Reds manager Brendan Rodgers will move for the 26-year-old if he fails to sign Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge. Michu signed for the Swans in the summer from La Liga club Rayo Vallecano, and has since impressed hugely.
Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup has demonstrated his genius once again by lining up the
brilliant signing of Valencia winger Pablo Hernandez in anticipation for Scott Sinclair's move to
Manchester City.
It was confirmed earlier today that the Swans had accepted a bid from the Citizens in the region
of £8 million and the same source has indicated that Laudrup is engaged in talks with Valencia to
bring Hernandez while Sinclair undergoes his medical in the Eastlands.
Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup has told reporters that Scott Sinclair's transfer to
Manchester City isn't as smooth as earlier suggested. The defending Premier League champions have
officially submitted a £6 million bid for the attacker, but the Swansea chairman is not happy
with the speed and decisiveness of City's approach.
Swansea City 3-0 West Ham United Premier League 25 August 2012
A clash of two rather different styles of play here, with Michael Laudrup's smooth and sexy
Swans starting well against Sam Allardyce's more prosaic Hammers.
Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup has warned Liverpool that they must prepare to pay at least
£20 million for midfielder Joe Allen.
Former Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has seemingly made 22-year-old Allen a high priority target
as Liverpool seek to improve upon their disappointing 8th placed finish last season, but the
Anfield club have already seen at least one offer turned down by the Danish manager, as he seeks to
hold onto the metronomic midfielder.
Joe Allen claims to be 'loving every second' of his time at Liverpool, with the Anfield new boy
living the dream after securing a summer switch to the Reds.
Brendan Rodgers raided his former employers Swansea during the summer transfer window for Wales
international Allen, with a £15million deal taking him to Merseyside.
Nicks' note: We have a Liverpool post for you today. Rather like the
transfer of Oussama Assaidi, this one is completely out of the blue.
Moonmoon, a writer for Sports Illustrated India, has written for BigFourZa
before; and she comes out of cryogenic sleep here to stop the bad press about Joe Allen.
Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly joined Liverpool in the race to sign Swansea City's Joe
Allen.
The Anfield club was the only side reported to have a serious interest in the Team GB midfielder,
but now a report in The Sun claims Spurs have joined the race.
Allen was impressive for the newly-promoted Swans last season and, when boss Brendan Rodgers made
the switch to Merseyside earlier this summer, it was quickly being reported that he wanted his
former charge to make the same move.
Swansea City 2-2 Sunderland Premier League 1st September 2012
Steven Fletcher celebrated his debut for Sunderland with a fine brace which would ultimately
earn the Black Cats a creditable share of the points at the Liberty Stadium.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says he had an approach to join Manchester City prior to his
appointment as Swansea City boss two years ago.
Rodgers was out of work after leaving Reading in December 2009 and he was invited to have a look
around City with a view to a possible coaching role.
However, after being impressed by the set-up at the Etihad Stadium, the Northern Irishman was
subsequently offered the job of Swansea manager.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is ready to return to former club Swansea to sign Ashley
Williams, as Daniel Agger is targeted by Manchester City.
According to the Daily Mail, the former Swans boss - who has also been knocked back in his attempts
to entice Team GB star Joe Allen to Anfield - is facing up to the reality of the Danish defender's
departure, despite still having two years to run on his existing contract.
Sky Sports understands that Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is planning a surprise swoop for Dorus
de Vries, a goalkeeper he knows well.
De Vries worked under Rodgers during their time together at Swansea City, with the pair helping the
Swans secure promotion to the Premier League.
They parted company in the summer of 2011, with De Vries opting to link up with Wolves as a free
agent.
Per Mertesacker admitted that Arsenal's two important clean sheets came after their manager Arsene Wenger had them watch video playback of the loss to Spurs last weekend.
The Gunners completed consecutive 2-0 away wins over Swansea City and Bayern Munich this week, the latter being Bayern's first home loss this season.
The clash of two unbeaten teams playing attractive, attacking soccer and it was the Baggies
walking away with the full three points. Deservedly so. They were the dominant team bossing Everton
in the midfield because of the excellent Youssuf Mulumbu. And a constant threat down the flanks
through Peter Odemwingie and Liam Ridgewell.
