Groovy Times For Cooper in West London Saturday, 26th Dec 2020 19:53 by Keith Haynes There may be a clampdown in London but it was the swans who maintained complete control just off the Westway this afternoon, QPR were always in the game but every little bit hurts when you spurn chance after chance in the EFL Championship. It’s time now for Coopers swans to be called high flying, as a result of Bournemouth not playing today Swansea City sit in second spot in the championship on thirty nine points, four behind Norwich City. Cooper reaction Ayew notched his eighth goal of the season late on on the first half before Lowe struck his fourth goal in as many games to double the Swans' lead after the restart. It came after Cooper stuck with the same 11 that started the 2-0 win over Barnsley before Christmas, with the only change in the squad seeing Jordon Garrick replace Liam Cullen on the bench. And Cooper has confirmed Wales Under-21 international Cullen had to be withdrawn after displaying coronavirus symptoms. He's got Covid symptoms, so we haven't taken any risks with him," explained the Swans head coach. He's been very professional in how he's reported, and it's the world we're living in, is't it. "We had to manage that, and it's a pity for Liam missing out, but as long as he stays safe and well. He's actually feeling OK, but he's got the loss of smell. "He hasn't tested yet. As soon as he showed symptoms we pulled him out. As soon as we can test him we will." Cooper post match interview Mark Warburton “All you can do is keep working. Hard work underpins everything that you do in any job.” “They were very well organised and we had to switch the play quickly, which we did, and got the ball into the box. We had strikers in the box and Ilias Chair looked very dangerous. But you’re only in control when you score goals.” With the January transfer window set to open in a week’s time, Warburton added: “Of course we’d benefit from freshening things up — even though I appreciate where we are from a financial point of view. Swansea end the year with a clash against Reading at the Liberty Stadium on Wednesday night in yet another top of the table game. QPR 0 Swansea City 2 Queens Park Rangers: Seny Dieng, Todd Kane, Rob Dickie, Yoann Barbet, Niko Hamalainen, Geoff Cameron (captain), Dominic Ball, Tom Carroll, Ilias Chair, Macauley Bonne, Lydon Dykes. Substitutes: Liam Kelly, Conor Masterson, Faysal Bettache, Albert Adomah, George Thomas, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Chris Willock, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Charlie Kelman. Swansea City: Freddie Woodman; Ben Cabango, Ryan Bennett, Marc Guehi; Connor Roberts, Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes (captain), Jake Bidwell; Yan Dhanda; Andre Ayew, Jamal Lowe. Substitutes: Steven Benda, Ryan Manning, Joel Latibeaudiere, Korey Smith, Kasey Palmer, Oli Cooper, Wayne Routledge, Jordon Garrick, Viktor Gyokeres. Referee: Stephen Martin Photo: Action Images Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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