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Leading up to the game at the Liberty Stadium , West Bromwich Albion were flying high and almost on top of the Premier League. They were placed 3rd, much to the surprise of everyone if were being honest. But the scary thing was for the clubs of the Premiership, is that West Brom didnt seem like they want to slow down any time soon with every player gelling as one strong unit out to destroy anything any club can throw at them. West Bromwich were on a 5 game unbeaten win streak leading up to the game Preston Tucker Jersey , mostnotablydefeating European champions Chelsea, po sibly enough motivation to beleive that West Bromwich could actually qualify for a European place this season.Coming into the game after a series of illne ses and injuries Michu, Swanseas Spanish super striker, had a new role. He would be playing as a lone striker, which if he was on from would mean chaos for West Broms defence. Also for West Bromwich Albion Ben Foster was still injured, a ma sive lo s for The Baggies but Boaz Myhill was certainly proving himself in the Premiership.The game started with Swansea pre sing early on with Pablo Hernandez playing a perfectly weighted chipped ball through to Michu from the left wing into the box, the pa s was straight to Michus feet and Yacob could not find a way to get in front of the Spaniard and Michu was forced to shoot at a tight angle. Myhill made a fairly Yuli Gurriel Jersey save to give Swansea a corner.Laudrups side took the lead after scoring in the first half since the 1st of September. It was also the First goal West Bromwich Albion conceded in the first 30 minutes since the League started. A cro s from Dyer of the right wing saw Hernandez unmarked who played the ball acro s to Michu, and all that was left of the Swansea attacker was to do nothing more than hit the ball at goal. Ol son and Yacob simply couldnt stop him breaking between the gap. Shortly after it was the Swans would be celebrating another goal. Crisp pa sing from Swansea helped the ball find Davies running the box, Hernandez was unmarked at the edge of the box and ran down the left hand side of the box to find Routledge who chipped the ball over Jonas Ol son. Routledge was the only Swansea player in the 6 yard box as he was surrounded by 6 West Brom players, not a very good start for Steve Clarks back line.It Jeff Bagwell Jersey was all over too soon for West Brom as another attack down the wing from Hernandez lead to a gap on the left side of the pitch, Hernandez slots the ball through to Davies who plays the ball acro s the face of goal, Ol son mis-times his slide and Ridgewell is a mere spectator of the ball before realising that Routledge is unmarked at the right hand side of the box. Ridgewell dives to stop the shot, but the ball hits the roof of the net after Myhills foot is the only connection the keeper makes with the ball. Swanseas sharp pa sing, and aggre sive play down the left wing has simply knocked West Brom right off their high horses and brought them back down to reality in the harshest way po sible.However before the half-time whistle went, West Brom launched a rare attack. Jake Marisnick Jersey Lukaku held the ball up in the Swansea box to play in Odemwingie, who won Albions first corner of the game. After the corner was cleared it only found on-loan striker Lukaku who forced a powerful shot into the net to make it 3-1 and the Belgian Internationals 5th goal of the campaign.Early into the second half Romelu Lukaku again found a chance at goal after Macaulays precise ball forward the striker, whounfortunatelyhit the ball high over the bar after failing to beat Williams. The last piece of action to occur in the second half was a free- kick from South Korean International Ki Sung Yung. The free kick was struck beautifully, the net did stop the shot, to the dismay of the Swansea faithful it was the side netting.Final Score : Swansea 3: 1 West Bromwich AlbionIf West Brom are to continue their campaign for a top ten finish, they most certainly need to hit the training ground hard and work on the shaky back line. Steve Clark has already proven West Broms defence are capable, the Baggies must now shake off the defeat and come back to reality and realise they are notinvincible. Although there can be fingers pointed, no-one can take away how brilliantly Gerrit Cole Jersey Swansea played. Their pa sing was to pure perfection and their off the ball movementundoubtedly paid off in the first half as it gifted them 3 goals. |
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