| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy 01:34 - Sep 2 with 27430 views | ModeratorC |
 Swansea City v Wrexham : Are you ready Jacks ? Latest on the game ! 4th Sep 2026 19:40It’s the penultimate game of this weekends fixtures in the EFL Championship. For us every Swansea City game is huge, but this is nowhere as big as the real Welsh derby, in fact as we have already reported this week. It isn’t a derby at all. But Sky Sports and Kieffer Moore will tell you differently.  1
Swansea City: Lawrence Vigouroux; Josh Key, Filip Lissah, Stephen Welsh, Josh Tymon; Jay Fulton (captain), Stephen Eustaquio, Melker Widell; Moussa Yeo, Jisung Eom, Adam Idah.
Substitutes: Andy Fisher, Jenson Seelt, Ben Cabango, Marko Stamenic, Elijah Just, Zan Vipotnik, Tiago Parente, Joseph Opoku, Ronald.
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| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 10:19 - Sep 6 with 2245 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 09:53 - Sep 6 by johnlangy |
Based on what i've seen so far we'll be at least competitive in every game this season. Which is a huge step up already compared with last season. I'm very optimistic. And maybe something will happen in January (spending rules permitting) to push us on again.
One of the points in the Indy report was that Wrexham actually did Vitor a service by providing him with a tactical headache to solve. There will probably be many teams that will try to do what Wrexham did - stifling our play. If as a result of the draw Vitor can come up with a few different ideas to solve the problem then it will have been a good thing.
And on the Wrexham support. Were they there ? If they weren't wearing red you'd assume not. Very quiet. And less than a thousand as well. |
Many may try but they won’t have the quality that Wrexham have been able to buy. We on the other hand will hopefully become better as each game passes so at the moment it’s looking good.
I’m not one for counting chickens though! |  |
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| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 10:19 - Sep 6 with 2243 views | swan65split |
Fair result, i was hoping our subs second half would swing it for us, but hey ho , undefeated , clean sheet. onwards and upwards
Ben lucky IMO
saying that I thought the ref gave in tothem a few times.
our passing crispness was lacking tonight, but with 2 weeks of 3 games a week you can expect summit not to work all the time.
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| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 10:21 - Sep 6 with 2242 views | RichardO |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 10:05 - Sep 6 by vetchonian |
spot on report and summary of the game
The officials were meh, that early challenge on Key had booking written all over it the assistant referee in front of the West missed at least 3 offices and ignored an assault on Key in the second half
From early doors Parkinson was on the ear of the 4th official complaint about the free kicks whenever Wrexham fouled.
They did a job on us but as has been said another point still unbeaten and we sit on top of the table and still only one goal conceded in 5 games.
I suspect there were moans as Cabango replaced Lissah but with another game coming on Tuesday was this about rotation and giving Lissah a spell before possibly replacing Key who ran his socks off in the starting line up for Tuesday?
As the report mentions Matos has to work out how we overcome sides who come and nullify our play ar the .com.
We still have the likes of Iorpenda to come into the team who offers something different with his strong driving runs and I m sure Matos will work something out but in the meanwhile I'm enjoying the ride frustrated yes we didnt get more out of yesterday but relieved as this could have been a banana skin. |
It was a good report and as you say rotation with the congested fixtures list is paramount but at home do we start with our most attack minded players Opoku is a defenders nightmare, he is good under the high ball, his movement is good he drives at players with the ball at his feet, has the pace to chase the balls in behind the defenders, he loose the ball trying to outwit defenders but he is very quick to recover the ball and keeps us higher up the pitch. The defence now can sit higher up the park and if balls in the middle get cut out then the defences can deal with counter attacks a lot better now. Teams have come to stifle us this season only to be outdone early in games
A cautious game for bragging rites and the need to rest players. Happy with a point in the end. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 11:31 - Sep 6 with 2071 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 10:21 - Sep 6 by RichardO |
It was a good report and as you say rotation with the congested fixtures list is paramount but at home do we start with our most attack minded players Opoku is a defenders nightmare, he is good under the high ball, his movement is good he drives at players with the ball at his feet, has the pace to chase the balls in behind the defenders, he loose the ball trying to outwit defenders but he is very quick to recover the ball and keeps us higher up the pitch. The defence now can sit higher up the park and if balls in the middle get cut out then the defences can deal with counter attacks a lot better now. Teams have come to stifle us this season only to be outdone early in games
A cautious game for bragging rites and the need to rest players. Happy with a point in the end. |
I wonder if we will get more points away from home than at the Swansea.com this season. Tuesday will be interesting because they will need to come at us, where as Burnley on Saturday will they come for a point as they are struggling. |  | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 11:35 - Sep 6 with 2043 views | RichardO |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 11:31 - Sep 6 by Whiterockin |
I wonder if we will get more points away from home than at the Swansea.com this season. Tuesday will be interesting because they will need to come at us, where as Burnley on Saturday will they come for a point as they are struggling. |
It does seem to be a case of stifle and counter us at home and away the home team is obliged to attack us and leave spaces so we may end up getting more points away. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 12:17 - Sep 6 with 1963 views | max936 |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 05:05 - Sep 6 by KeithHaynes |
One goal conceded in five games. Nuff said. |
Good point that is. |  | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 12:21 - Sep 6 with 1946 views | max936 |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 09:34 - Sep 6 by KeithHaynes |
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Parkinson is a dick, I said it last night looking at and accusing us of things, might be right about Ben's challenge though, I saw it again this morning and he was lucky to stay on the field in my opinion. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 12:29 - Sep 6 with 1922 views | Dr_Winston |
Saw probably 2/3 of the game overall on the telly from where I was.
Lot of similarities to the Sheff Utd game. A technically limited but well organised opposition who basically bullied us into ineffectiveness against them, and that's not a swipe. Both teams have shown the way to play against us and we need to find some sort of counter to it or our ambitions may be stymied.
Dare I say that this is the sort of situation that we may have found use for Walta in? Or at the very least, slot Eom into the centre instead? Just has shown very little so far and Widell has been better off the bench and is more of an 8 than a 10 anyway. |  |
| 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 Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 12:33 - Sep 6 with 1889 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 12:29 - Sep 6 by Dr_Winston |
Saw probably 2/3 of the game overall on the telly from where I was.
Lot of similarities to the Sheff Utd game. A technically limited but well organised opposition who basically bullied us into ineffectiveness against them, and that's not a swipe. Both teams have shown the way to play against us and we need to find some sort of counter to it or our ambitions may be stymied.
Dare I say that this is the sort of situation that we may have found use for Walta in? Or at the very least, slot Eom into the centre instead? Just has shown very little so far and Widell has been better off the bench and is more of an 8 than a 10 anyway. |
A lot of the game they played a back line of 5 and a line of 4 in front, it is very hard to get through that. If we had scored I'm sure that would gave changed, but in fairness when they broke they did it well. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 14:27 - Sep 6 with 1743 views | swan65split |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 12:33 - Sep 6 by Whiterockin |
A lot of the game they played a back line of 5 and a line of 4 in front, it is very hard to get through that. If we had scored I'm sure that would gave changed, but in fairness when they broke they did it well. |
first 10 mins shows their intention, set up to stifle. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 14:38 - Sep 6 with 1723 views | Dr_Winston |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 12:33 - Sep 6 by Whiterockin |
A lot of the game they played a back line of 5 and a line of 4 in front, it is very hard to get through that. If we had scored I'm sure that would gave changed, but in fairness when they broke they did it well. |
Which means that we need a Plan B. | |
| 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 Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 15:00 - Sep 6 with 1674 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 14:38 - Sep 6 by Dr_Winston |
Which means that we need a Plan B. |
That's Birmingham, Sheffield Utd and Wrexham who have parked the bus. I watched a bit on Man City yesterday, they were very patient in the same scenario. Kept the wide players very wide and waited for a bit of space to appear whilst moving the ball from side to side.
Their goal came from Fernandez finding some space on the right of midfield and playing a cracking pass behind the full back for the winger to get in an early cross.
It's not easy and going gung ho does not help, we need someone playing the role of Dobbie or Pablo Hernandez and some decent runners. On the plus side Yeo is improving all the time and looks like a great prospect in attack. |  |
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| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 15:52 - Sep 6 with 1602 views | jack247 |
It’s not new. Most teams either try to press us hard, which will be a lot harder against Lissah and Welsh, or they set up like Wrexham did in the first half, disrupt, niggle and do anything they can to stop us playing, then try to nick a goal late on.
It just so happens we’ve played Wrexham who do it with better players than most and Chris Wilder who has made a career out it. We’ve got a better team and certainly than a better squad than we’ve had for years. Won’t happen every time, but we’ll break down most teams who come to do that. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 17:48 - Sep 6 with 1399 views | RichardO |
I would say the main problem when teams put those lines in front of is we end up playing too tight namely sucking in their players but not releasing it earlier enough,to find or make the spaces. There are signs of us doing it as the passing is more forward looking, add to the fact we are higher up the pitch making more forward runs higher up the park rather than having Galbraith Darling and Key doing it deep in our own half. Nice to see any of our back four making forward runs drawing players to them but releasing it earlier enough to find spaces, it has been better although Yeo, Just and even Widell , who doesn't look comfortable in his role on the right, were guilty of holding onto the ball too long in forward runs and losing control of the ball in the crowded areas they were targeting.
For me Lissah and Welsh are the first choice centre backs we have been solid and have played some lovely football at times when the refs punish the oppo foul play, we just have to show the composure to unlock those teams that set up to stifle us. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 17:58 - Sep 6 with 1382 views | johnlangy |
When you think we had Welsh, Lissah, Oostackeeo (  ) and Yeo on the pitch at the start then Just and Opoku who came on as subs you have to accept that there's a lot more to come when they get more used to the pressure and pace of Champ football. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 19:12 - Sep 6 with 1294 views | union_jack |
Marvellous comment on BBC HYS:
‘Goddam tie” shout the Wrexham fans.
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| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 19:20 - Sep 6 with 1275 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 19:12 - Sep 6 by union_jack |
Marvellous comment on BBC HYS:
‘Goddam tie” shout the Wrexham fans.
🤣🤣🤣 |
If they had their way there would have been a penalty shootout. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 20:15 - Sep 6 with 1166 views | union_jack |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 19:20 - Sep 6 by Whiterockin |
If they had their way there would have been a penalty shootout. |
Wouldn’t that be a PK shootout?😁 | |
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| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 06:14 - Sep 7 with 889 views | PawelAbbott |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 17:58 - Sep 6 by johnlangy |
When you think we had Welsh, Lissah, Oostackeeo ( ) and Yeo on the pitch at the start then Just and Opoku who came on as subs you have to accept that there's a lot more to come when they get more used to the pressure and pace of Champ football. |
Where was Iorpenda? He was on the bench on Tuesday when he had just signed, but by Saturday he was out of the squad. Were they not so sure he was ready after taking a closer look? | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 08:35 - Sep 7 with 802 views | vetchonian |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 19:20 - Sep 6 by Whiterockin |
If they had their way there would have been a penalty shootout. |
we should have had a penalty for a blatant handball in the first half,that would have been a game changer | |
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| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 09:06 - Sep 7 with 750 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 06:14 - Sep 7 by PawelAbbott |
Where was Iorpenda? He was on the bench on Tuesday when he had just signed, but by Saturday he was out of the squad. Were they not so sure he was ready after taking a closer look? |
The bench on Saturday.
Opoku
Cabango
Fisher
Parente
Just
Ronald
Seelt
Stamenic
Vipotnik
You can make a strong argument for each of those to be in the squad. Who would you leave out for Iorpenda? We have such a large group of players these decisions have to be made. If Monga was available I would have expected him to have Ronald's place. Possibly he will have Eom's now he is away. | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 09:11 - Sep 7 with 739 views | vetchonian |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 09:06 - Sep 7 by Whiterockin |
The bench on Saturday.
Opoku
Cabango
Fisher
Parente
Just
Ronald
Seelt
Stamenic
Vipotnik
You can make a strong argument for each of those to be in the squad. Who would you leave out for Iorpenda? We have such a large group of players these decisions have to be made. If Monga was available I would have expected him to have Ronald's place. Possibly he will have Eom's now he is away. |
its fascinating isnt it looking at the starting 11 and then the bench Saturday and there is Franco Iorpenda and Monga to add. ..Matos is going to have some brave decisions to make. | |
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| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 09:11 - Sep 7 with 738 views | RichardO |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 06:14 - Sep 7 by PawelAbbott |
Where was Iorpenda? He was on the bench on Tuesday when he had just signed, but by Saturday he was out of the squad. Were they not so sure he was ready after taking a closer look? |
Made room for Cabango's return? Just in case it was needed to counter Moore's elbows | | | |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 09:16 - Sep 7 with 732 views | Whiterockin |
| Swansea City v Wrexham : Match thread on the Indy on 09:11 - Sep 7 by vetchonian |
its fascinating isnt it looking at the starting 11 and then the bench Saturday and there is Franco Iorpenda and Monga to add. ..Matos is going to have some brave decisions to make. |
Haywood and Woodward were also in the squad midweek against Watford thats one hell of a group to keep happy. | | | |
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