Swansea City
Swansea City 3 Nottingham Forest 1: A stone-cold classic
He was rooted to the spot for the first, a statue of the Liberty as Leon Britton struck a superb left-footed shot into the far corner of his net. He dived for the second, but for the second consecutive season conceded a play-off semi-final second leg goal to Stephen Dobbie. When the third crossed the line, scored by long-time Nottingham Forest target Darren Pratley, he was in the Swansea half.…
Nottingham Forest 0 Swansea City 0: Twenty reasons why
1] 2 mins - It took just 90 seconds for the first flashpoint of the play-offs. Swansea left-back Neil Taylor was given a straight red card by referee Mike Dean for a studs-up challenge on Forest playmaker Lewis McGugan. There was no intent to injure from Taylor, who naively tried to intercept a loose ball at knee height, but it was a definite sending-off.
Swansea captain Garry Monk replaced Stephen …
Bluffer’s guide to the play-offs: Swansea City
Missing out to eventual winners Blackpool in the battle for sixth spot last season, Swansea City have stormed to third place this time around under new manager Brendan Rodgers. Abigail Davies gives the Swans perspective ahead of their semi-final against Nottingham Forest.
Feeling confident? Hows your form?
The Swans should go into the first leg of the play-off semi-finals full of confidence as they travel to The City Ground on …
Championship play-off preview: The numbers game
With his own side falling out of the play-off race towards the end of the season, Leicester City fan Foxblogger has been kind enough to widen his usual scope and provide a few statistics about the four sides involved in the Championship’s end-of-season showdown.
Swansea City
Form: Won last three matches.
Pedigree: 1st appearance in the Championship playoffs.
Points won against other playoff contenders this season: 12
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Championship play-off preview: Past lessons
In the third and final of Marco Jackson‘s statistical play-off previews, the second tier comes under the microscope.
It never used to be like this, but in the last few years, the amount of importance put on that one game in late May, and the monetary value placed on people kicking a ball around, is getting greater and greater and greater. There’s been some pretty memorable games, too - …