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 Swans v U’s : Latest news, injuries, facts and Vitor on solidarity 5th Dec 2025 19:44This evening we look to on the pitch matters leading up to tomorrow afternoons big game against Oxford United (3pm) at the swansea.com. Vitor Matos has already stated that he has a full squad to choose from, and all that comes with our match day morning focus tomorrow plus team news.  0
 Swans 2 U’s 0 : Third time lucky for Matos. Report, Ratings, Pics & Stats 6th Dec 2025 18:28Ruthless fouling didn’t work, hitting out like a child didn’t work, muscling up to Swans players certainly didn’t work as Vitor Matos got his first win at the third attempt as Swans head coach against a misguided Oxford side this afternoon. The referee, one Anthony Backhouse matched Oxford with the worst performance seen at the Swans home stadium this season. 0
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 10:14 - Dec 6 with 3226 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 10:06 - Dec 6 by swan65split |
Our 10 year old grandson who is a football and Swans fanatic, following in the family tradition, is attending again today, please lads DO NOT destroy his love for the game and club. turn this patheric form around and kick on.
COYS |
This could be the start of something better
Defeats are education
It’s going to be a good day | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 10:21 - Dec 6 with 3222 views | jack247 |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 09:57 - Dec 6 by Whiterockin |
This is true, but for me it is how you are asked to play. Take Grimes as an example, first name on the team sheet here for most managers but rightly criticised by many supporters including myself. Goes to Coventry and immediately helps them get to the play offs. Captain this year, loved by the manager and supporters and clear at the top of the league. We have had crap managers recently and surly that affects players and playing style, hopefully Matos can turn things around. |
Grimes was always up against it due the way managers wanted to play and the strengths and weaknesses of the players around him.
If you put Russell Martin in charge of Coventry and paired him with Fulton in midfield, he’d pass sideways and backwards there too. | | | |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 10:27 - Dec 6 with 3191 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 10:02 - Dec 6 by onehunglow |
Grimes should have stood up to the coaches to end their ludicrous ways
He was the centre of everything flow about us
At Coventry , yeah, he shows he can be influential
Not PL standard though
Key is simply bad and shouldn’t have been given another de
Anyway, he was so let’s get it back
We can do this |
He did stand up and was gone the following week. Ultimately his decision because he wanted out. |  | | |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 13:02 - Dec 6 with 2961 views | KeithHaynes |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 14:29 - Dec 6 with 2852 views | RhonddaSwans |
This is huge for all the Josh key haters out there let’s see how we operate without him.
Galbraith as a flying RB will be mad to see.
This side looks strong 💪
Come on the Swans don’t wreck my weekend again 😭 | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 14:33 - Dec 6 with 2843 views | swansjack84 |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 14:29 - Dec 6 by RhonddaSwans |
This is huge for all the Josh key haters out there let’s see how we operate without him.
Galbraith as a flying RB will be mad to see.
This side looks strong 💪
Come on the Swans don’t wreck my weekend again 😭 |
Not sure we can be any worse for the amount of space Key gives away and no closing down. Tymon is not immune from that but at least he contributes in other areas. I like Keys intent to attack but doesn't work with Ronald well and leaves out defense wide open. | | | |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 14:57 - Dec 6 with 2772 views | KeithHaynes |
That doesn’t look like an attendance with 800 tickets left. | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:40 - Dec 6 with 2622 views | max936 |
Clear foul on Ronald in the box again not given.
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:44 - Dec 6 with 2601 views | hobo |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:40 - Dec 6 by max936 |
Clear foul on Ronald in the box again not given.
Starmenic scores |
Stamenic deserved that, he's been excellent 1st half |  | | |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:51 - Dec 6 with 2558 views | union_jack |
Great time to score. 2-0.
Don’t take your foot off the gas now chaps!
Better all round but still need to stop the backward pass habit. It’ll take time. |  |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:52 - Dec 6 with 2516 views | onehunglow |
Pick me
Much better
No Key see
Galbraith tremendous
Tymon better and deserved that
Oxford, a filthy shower of Kent’s
Ref appalling | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:52 - Dec 6 with 2536 views | Dr_Winston |
Slow start but we've grown into it. Eom has had an outstanding half.
Let's hold onto this 2-0 lead. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:52 - Dec 6 with 2528 views | swan_si |
OMG. What a strike 👏👏 . Great reaction from Cabango and Vipotnik. |  | | |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:53 - Dec 6 with 2510 views | AnotherJohn |
After a nervous start when the Swans looked dire we finally clicked into gear. As others have said, we need to keep going now, rather than try to sit on a lead. | | | |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:53 - Dec 6 with 2507 views | Dr_Winston |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:52 - Dec 6 by onehunglow |
Pick me
Much better
No Key see
Galbraith tremendous
Tymon better and deserved that
Oxford, a filthy shower of Kent’s
Ref appalling |
You think the absence of one player has made this difference?  | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 16:01 - Dec 6 with 2394 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:53 - Dec 6 by Dr_Winston |
You think the absence of one player has made this difference? |
Hi there
You enjoying the game ? | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 16:02 - Dec 6 with 2386 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 15:52 - Dec 6 by Dr_Winston |
Slow start but we've grown into it. Eom has had an outstanding half.
Let's hold onto this 2-0 lead. |
Indeed so | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:02 - Dec 6 with 2141 views | union_jack |
Ok, not as good a second half but one thing I’ll say is they left everything out there.
Difficult conditions which strangely Oxford seemed to deal with better than us. I’ll put that down to us being a bit edgy especially as the game progressed.
Our passing was a bit awry at times and wrong options but after 5 games without a win it’s understandable.
On a negative note, not impressed with Cabango again. | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:08 - Dec 6 with 2097 views | AnotherJohn |
Very good result but only a so-so display in my opinion, and one that fell away badly in the 2nd half. I want to see us scoring from well-worked moves, where the goals are down to attacking excellence rather than mistakes. Our first goal was aided by a goalkeeping error, while Tymon's speculative shot was one he would only hit like that once in a blue moon. So these were valuable goals, but not coming from a template we can re-produce every week. Eom played well and Galbraith was solid most of the time, while not as accurate with his passing as on his best days. I didn't think the subs added a great deal, although Casey was solid. He was only only one who I'd say made a case for inclusion in the starting eleven. In mitigation the awful weather may have affected our passing game after the interval. | | | |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:13 - Dec 6 with 2030 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:02 - Dec 6 by union_jack |
Ok, not as good a second half but one thing I’ll say is they left everything out there.
Difficult conditions which strangely Oxford seemed to deal with better than us. I’ll put that down to us being a bit edgy especially as the game progressed.
Our passing was a bit awry at times and wrong options but after 5 games without a win it’s understandable.
On a negative note, not impressed with Cabango again. |
Oxford were vile
Burgess was decent
Stamenic excellent and why some can’t see his class is odd
Cullen excreable as was Fulton , again What player simply stay stationery defending a lead at the death then strolls up and turns his body sideways
These two , with Key should be first out of the door
And yes , one man did make the difference
Matos got it right and for first time in months we saw joy on the face of our coach
They dug on and saw it out
We have still much to rectify but that might be the renaissance | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:26 - Dec 6 with 1973 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:08 - Dec 6 by AnotherJohn |
Very good result but only a so-so display in my opinion, and one that fell away badly in the 2nd half. I want to see us scoring from well-worked moves, where the goals are down to attacking excellence rather than mistakes. Our first goal was aided by a goalkeeping error, while Tymon's speculative shot was one he would only hit like that once in a blue moon. So these were valuable goals, but not coming from a template we can re-produce every week. Eom played well and Galbraith was solid most of the time, while not as accurate with his passing as on his best days. I didn't think the subs added a great deal, although Casey was solid. He was only only one who I'd say made a case for inclusion in the starting eleven. In mitigation the awful weather may have affected our passing game after the interval. |
You’re absolutely on point regarding the nature of our goals. I thought exactly the same thing. Hopefully it will come. | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:51 - Dec 6 with 1857 views | Cheese_addict |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:08 - Dec 6 by AnotherJohn |
Very good result but only a so-so display in my opinion, and one that fell away badly in the 2nd half. I want to see us scoring from well-worked moves, where the goals are down to attacking excellence rather than mistakes. Our first goal was aided by a goalkeeping error, while Tymon's speculative shot was one he would only hit like that once in a blue moon. So these were valuable goals, but not coming from a template we can re-produce every week. Eom played well and Galbraith was solid most of the time, while not as accurate with his passing as on his best days. I didn't think the subs added a great deal, although Casey was solid. He was only only one who I'd say made a case for inclusion in the starting eleven. In mitigation the awful weather may have affected our passing game after the interval. |
I agree with this, although what I would add to that is if we win 1-0 with a goal off someone’s backside, it’s still the 3 points, & although obviously we have a lot to improve on, even a scruffy win could be the start of a decent run which may see us move up the table. Also in Tymon’s case with the goal, it might encourage others to shoot instead of fannying about with it in the final third, especially with the likes of Tymon, Vipi & Galbraith, who all have a decent shot on them.
Obviously lots to improve on, but small signs today that we can be better than we have been. |  | | |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:54 - Dec 6 with 1836 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 17:51 - Dec 6 by Cheese_addict |
I agree with this, although what I would add to that is if we win 1-0 with a goal off someone’s backside, it’s still the 3 points, & although obviously we have a lot to improve on, even a scruffy win could be the start of a decent run which may see us move up the table. Also in Tymon’s case with the goal, it might encourage others to shoot instead of fannying about with it in the final third, especially with the likes of Tymon, Vipi & Galbraith, who all have a decent shot on them.
Obviously lots to improve on, but small signs today that we can be better than we have been. |
Matos has a big job to do
However , whereas Sheehan had sentiment on his side Vitor has some elan
Crowds pick up on this
It leads to momentum and that is what we’ve lacked with these excreable , dull coaches | |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 18:08 - Dec 6 with 1754 views | Dr_Winston |
Slow start to the first half, but we grew into the game and were then easily the better side for the middle 50-60 minutes. A few careless passes crept in late on (fatigue maybe. Expected if they're training harder) but saw proceedings out well.
Thoroughly enjoyed Eom's performance. He played with his tail up and they probably should have attracted a couple more bookings for their repeated inability to handle him fairly. We're still a bit shaky at the back and I remain unconvinced about Stamenic. He handles the physical side of things well, but I think we're asking him to do more on the ball than he's capable of. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 18:15 - Dec 6 with 1695 views | onehunglow |
| Swansea City v Oxford United : Match day thread on 18:08 - Dec 6 by Dr_Winston |
Slow start to the first half, but we grew into the game and were then easily the better side for the middle 50-60 minutes. A few careless passes crept in late on (fatigue maybe. Expected if they're training harder) but saw proceedings out well.
Thoroughly enjoyed Eom's performance. He played with his tail up and they probably should have attracted a couple more bookings for their repeated inability to handle him fairly. We're still a bit shaky at the back and I remain unconvinced about Stamenic. He handles the physical side of things well, but I think we're asking him to do more on the ball than he's capable of. |
The sort of player we’ve been looking for for years
He’s a leader
He doesn’t shirk challenges nor turn sideways when facing a shot
This should be a pleasant evening | |
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