Gylfi Sigurddson and Danny Graham score in a five minute spell to give the Swans a win at West Brom lifting them back into the division’s Top 10<\/p>\n
REPORT – The Observer<\/p>\n
Swansea’s on-loan midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson played a major role in Brendan Rodgers’ side coming from behind to register only their second League away win of the season, at West Brom.<\/p>\n
The Iceland international, who joined from Hoffenheim last month until the end of the season, cancelled out Marc-Antoine Fortun\u00e9’s opener and laid on the winner for Danny Graham.<\/p>\n
The visitors dominated for long spells as they followed up their 1-1 home draw against Chelsea in mid-week with another impressive performance.<\/p>\n
But Albion’s woeful home record continued and they have collected just eight points at The Hawthorns compared to 18 on their travels.<\/p>\n
Roy Hodgson’s side were often left chasing shadows with Sigurdsson and Joe Allen pulling the strings in midfield and Graham a constant threat.<\/p>\n
Swansea were soon into their stride and created the first opportunity of the game.<\/p>\n
Sigurdsson’s shot was blocked from an Allen corner and the follow-up attempt from Angel Rangel was deflected just wide.<\/p>\n
Baggies midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu was caught in possession and was relieved to see Allen drag his shot past the post.<\/p>\n
James Morrison brought Sigurdsson down 25 yards out and the Swansea player took the free-kick himself and sent it just wide.<\/p>\n
In a rare West Brom attack, Gareth McAuley headed wide from a Nicky Shorey cross. Peter Odemwingie’s control then let him down when he was found in space by Jerome Thomas.<\/p>\n
The threatening Graham missed a good chance to put Swansea ahead after half an hour. He shrugged off the challenge of McAuley when challenging for a Leon Britton free-kick. But, from 12 yards out he shot wide when he should have at least tested Ben Foster.<\/p>\n
Albion enjoyed their best spell approaching half-time with Sigurdsson blocking a goal-bound flick from Jonas Olsson.<\/p>\n
Michel Vorm was alert to hold onto an Olsson flick from a Graham Dorrans free-kick.<\/p>\n
Britton was booked for bringing down Thomas and Swansea appealed in vain for a penalty after a challenge by McAuley on Scott Sinclair.<\/p>\n
Olsson was looking Albion’s most threatening player at set-pieces and his header was blocked from a Dorrans corner.<\/p>\n
But it was against the run of play when Fortun\u00e9 put West Brom ahead after 53 minutes.<\/p>\n
A Dorrans corner was flicked on by Olsson and at the far post Fortun\u00e9 had time to steady himself before drilling the ball into the corner of the net.<\/p>\n
Swansea needed only two minutes to draw level through Sigurdsson.<\/p>\n
Britton’s ball released the over-lapping Neil Taylor and his low cross was side-footed past Foster by Sigurdsson.<\/p>\n
The game turned around with Graham putting Swansea in front after 59 minutes.<\/p>\n
This time Sigurdsson was the creator with a low ball to the near post and Graham made no mistake for his 10th goal of the season.<\/p>\n
Odemwingie was guilty of a glaring miss when he shot over with the goal at his mercy after a mishit effort from Dorrans had landed in his path.<\/p>\n
Then Paul Scharner failed to make proper contact on his shot from 10 yards out after Somen Tchoyi had pulled the ball back into his path.<\/p>\n
Morrison was booked for a foul on Britton as Swansea continued to look the more likely to score.<\/p>\n
Olsson blocked a shot from the impressive Sigurdsson but in injury-time Vorm denied Fortun\u00e9 to prevent an undeserved Albion equaliser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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