Two perfect finishes from Gylfi Sigurddson give the Swans victory at the DW Stadium – a win soured by the sending off of Nathan Dyer<\/p>\n
REPORT – Wales Online<\/p>\n
SWANSEA CITY brought an end to their losing run with a comfortable victory against Wigan that saw former boss Roberto Martinez’s side booed off at the final whistle.<\/p>\n
Gylfi Sigurdsson’s well-taken double either side of the interval was enough to secure a deserved triumph for Swansea, who even managed to survive the last half-hour with 10-men following the dismissal of Nathan Dyer.<\/p>\n
It means Wigan have now gone 12 matches without a win at home, a record that will almost certainly condemn them to the Championship after seven years with the big boys if they cannot change it.<\/p>\n
Stuart Pearce was a surprise guest, having spurned the counter attraction at Manchester City to run the rule over potential candidates for England, England Under-21, Olympics and every other job he seems to be doing at the moment.<\/p>\n
Until his early departure, Dyer impressed most, charging on to Sigurdsson’s defence-splitting pass before bringing an excellent low save out of Ali Al Habsi.<\/p>\n
Dyer then turned provider in much the same way as Sigurdsson had done to set up Scott Sinclair.<\/p>\n
He skipped round Al Habsi, then turned the ball goalwards, only for James McCarthy to dash back and bundle off the line.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Sinclair had rasped a half-volley wide as Swansea enjoyed their usual dominance of possession and it must have been with some incredulity that the visitors approached the break still level.<\/p>\n
After all, Wigan had created very little.<\/p>\n
Franco di Santo appeared to duck under a teasing cross from Jean Beausejour when all it needed was a firm touch to find the net.<\/p>\n
Emmerson Boyce brought a decent low save out of returning keeper Michel Vorm.<\/p>\n
There was little else for the home fans to enthuse about, so it was no surprise boos rang out at the half-time whistle, by which time Sigurdsson had struck.<\/p>\n
Sensing Wigan had momentarily fallen asleep as the seconds ticked down to the break, Sigurdsson took his chance, curling a shot into the top corner that gave Al Habsi no hope of keeping it out.<\/p>\n
Martinez opted to make a double change at the break, introducing Victor Moses and Mohamed Diame in a bid to get some extra attacking invention from his side.<\/p>\n
Far too quickly though, they found themselves two adrift after Moses tripped Dyer just outside the box.<\/p>\n
In fact, Sigurdsson found himself in roughly the same position as the one he had previously scored from – and he promptly did exactly the same thing.<\/p>\n
It was a hammer blow for Wigan and it was difficult to see a way back into the contest for them.<\/p>\n
Dyer provided it. Whatever his ability, needless tackles will get him into trouble.<\/p>\n
On another day, referee Andre Marriner may not have felt his high tackle on Jordi Gomez warranted a red card. After all, it was not particularly dangerous.<\/p>\n
This time around, Dyer saw red and Swansea were left to battle on a man down for the final half hour.<\/p>\n
Through Diame, Moses and Di Santo, Wigan tried to pressure their opponents into mistakes.<\/p>\n
Swansea are learning fast, though. They refused to lunge in and when Wigan prepared to take a corner, Sinclair even managed to waste time – and spark a melee – by claiming an injury the hosts clearly did not feel existed.<\/p>\n
It certainly appears that the visitors’ top-flight future is far more assured than Wigan’s, who if they cannot win matches like this must wonder how they expect to collect the points required to preserve their status.<\/p>\n
With nine minutes remaining, substitute Hugo Rodallega brought an excellent save out of Vorm.<\/p>\n
But the hosts created little after that and they are now in big trouble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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