S25/26 | The Official Match Thread | Swansea City 1 WBA 0 | Att: 17,416 | NYD 2026 | The EFL Championship | The Swansea.com Stadium

[bakajack]

Good start to the new year
Great momentum to take into what will be a hard game away to Millwall

 

[Menston4128]

It was, not helped by his collapsing on the ball for no reason
Fortunately it didn’t cost us

I know you have 8 seconds now so why on earth would you waste a couple of them doing that.

 

[Jack2jack]

 

[bakajack]

I know you have 8 seconds now so why on earth would you waste a couple of them doing that.

Exactly refs are told to clamp down on collapsing into the ball like that under no pressure

 

[Longlostjack]

It was, not helped by his collapsing on the ball for no reason
Fortunately it didn’t cost us

Vig’s saves ensured the 3 points today mind.

 

[bakajack]

Vig’s saves ensured the 3 points today mind.

He earned his wage today for sure
They say a good keeper is worth ten points a season

 

[bakajack]

Watching the replays I’m not convinced Ronald got a touch on the ball at all then. Should have been a foul looking at it

 

[Swans Jack]

Watching the replays I’m not convinced Ronald got a touch on the ball at all then. Should have been a foul looking at it

It was a total foul. But no complaints - about time we got some luck. 8 points off play off now people

 

[JackFish]

It was a total foul. But no complaints - about time we got some luck. 8 points off play off now people

More importantly, 8 points off the relegation zone.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Great game from us.

Second half press was fantastic.

Ronald tackle for the goal brilliant (may have been a foul but didn’t look it in real time). Fulton doing what he used to do years ago before he became negative - keep that up!

Immense game from Cabango, Burgess and Vigs. Great energy from midfield including the subs.

Only disappointment was Vipotnik and Wales both had good chances which would have made the game less stressful at the end.

Genuinely think that was our best performance of the season.

 

[Rhoshilljacks]

The Matos effect. Every player knows their job and works their socks off. A long way from being a top side but the foundations are being built expertly by the Portuguese turd polisher!

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Exactly refs are told to clamp down on collapsing into the ball like that under no pressure

I have never seen one given though. And it happens every game multiple times. Vigouroux does it all the time (takes longer than he should).

If that had led to a goal it would have been a travesty.

 

[Cooperman]

More importantly, 8 points off the relegation zone.

You can stop looking at it like this. We are a team which now plays for the full 90 mins rather than sleepwalking through the back end of games. We have a completely different ethos under Matos. Whilst we had a wobble around the hour mark, we got it back under control and run our legs off right up to the whistle.

 

[bakajack]

Great game from us.

Second half press was fantastic.

Ronald tackle for the goal brilliant (may have been a foul but didn’t look it in real time). Fulton doing what he used to do years ago before he became negative - keep that up!

Immense game from Cabango, Burgess and Vigs. Great energy from midfield including the subs.

Only disappointment was Vipotnik and Wales both had good chances which would have made the game less stressful at the end.

Genuinely think that was our best performance of the season.

In their defence I don’t think either Vipotnik or Wales could have done much more with their chances.

Vipotniks you just have to give credit to the defender getting back and sensing the danger to put in the block.

Wales had three around him and had to take the chance when he did

 

[bakajack]

I have never seen one given though. And it happens every game multiple times. Vigouroux does it all the time (takes longer than he should).

If that had led to a goal it would have been a travesty.

Up until yesterday only five times in the premier league has a keeper been penalised for it