S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Swansea City 1 Portsmouth 0 | Att: 18,163 | 09/12/25 | The EFL Championship | The Swansea.com Stadium

[Muteswan]

Some random thoughts from your Spanish correspondent, freezing his nuts off tonight in the Swansea com stadium.
This was a tense, tense match played between two teams desperate for points. You could feel the tension from minute one. Pompey came primarily for a point, and hoping for more via a fluke or mistake. They slowed the game down at every opportunity, and fouled relentlessly, aided and abetted by yet another blind ref. Where does the EFL get them from?
Our players:
Vig 7 - competent, classy, didn't have to do too much.
Galbraith 8 - the boy oozes class in everything he does, how did we manage to sign him?
Cabango 6 - got caught out once or twice tonight, could have had red for one poor rugby tackle foul, but put a shift in.
Burgess 7 - good solid defending, nothing fancy, nothing dangerous
Tymon 8 - another gem of ours, put in a great display despite receiving some cynical fouls
Stamenic 8 - gutsy display, really got stuck in breaking up attacks, he's a big unit and one or two Pompey players felt his wrath tonight, like a bulldozer on steroids
Franco 6 - a little bit anonymous
Widdell 5 - the boy tries hard but it's not quite clicking for him at the moment, he's losing possession and losing 50/50 battles too often for me
Ronald 6 - as I've said often, he is SO frustrating. Gets into good positions so many times then f*cks it up. Doesn't hide though, puts a shift in
Eom 7 - he's a bit lightweight sometimes in physical battles but he's got talent and a football brain. Lovely right foot which is going to score goals this season
Idah 5 - is it him or is it lack of service? We were counting in the stand, it took him 18 minutes before he had his first touch of the ball. He drifts around like a ghost, doing f*ck all, he has no presence in the match. He needs to change, or we need to get rid.
Subs
Vip 7 - when he came on, you immediately felt we had a threat up front. Worked his socks off but got no clear cut opportunities
Cullen 8 - been highly critical of him lately but he made a massive contribution tonight. A sweet and oh so valuable goal, and he worked hard for the team
Yalcouye 6 - was looking for the ball but didn't get much of it, he worked relentlessly though. This boy has class and he will contribute more
Inoussa 6 - didn't see much of the ball but looked threatening, gave Pompey something to worry about on their left. Outrageous foul on him in last few minutes
Casey 7 - looked solid when he came on, good defender, certainly gives fresh legs to our defence in last ten minutes

Vic Tomato 9 - I like the way he sets the team up, motivates them and uses subs effectively. Fantastic.

This was an invaluable victory and a gritty performance. And to all the trolls on here tonight, go f*ck yourselves! We got another three points and another clean sheet! STID

Excellent review. Safe journey home.

 

[Jackareme]

I think a lot of posters have unreasonabe expectations. Winning championship games is hard, winning by multiple goals even harder.
This is why there is about 12 points between the relegation zone and the play offs.
Edging close games is the difference between the top and bottom. Togetherness and confidence carry average teams a long way. Luckily we are gradually developing reserves of both, and we will be able to give every team a game.
Kudos to VM -we are way more competitive after only 1 week and with none of his assistant coaches to help.