Jay Fulton insists Swansea City can start to reel in the clubs above them in the Championship to make the play-offs – starting tonight at Fulham. The Swansea midfielder was a scorer in the club’s 3-1 victory at home to Huddersfield last weekend, which went some way to making amends for the poor run of […]

Steve Cooper insists Swansea City are not only in the race for the promotion play-offs – but they have never been away. The Swans manage saw his side gain their first win in six matches – a 3-1 home victory over Huddersfield – to move them five points away from a top-six place ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Fulham. Andre Ayew’s first-half strike put the Swans ahead before Chris Willock levelled the scores 12 minutes from time.

Steve Cooper admits time is running out on Swansea City’s hopes of a play-off spot as he launched a scathing attack on his side’s defending. The Swansea boss saw his side come from behind three times to take the lead at Hull City. But the final defensive lapse allowed Tigers sub Tom Eaves to snatch a draw five minutes into injury-time.

Steve Cooper admitted he understood the frustration of Swansea City fans as he conceded a goalless draw at home to QPR – without a single shot on target – was simply not good enough. The Swans manager was reluctant to find fault with his team’s supporters who voiced their frustration at the final whistle at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday night.

Steve Cooper has told his Swansea City players it’s time to “man up” and get their Championship promotion bid back on the road. The Swans have been blown off course with just one victory in their last five matches and just a single point from their last three. It means they host QPR at the Liberty Stadium tonight, having slipped back to ninth place in the table, four points adrift of the play-off places.

Steve Cooper has admitted time is running out for Swansea City to launch a promotion surge. The Swans manager has urged his team to make the most of their next three games that are crammed into an intense seven-day spell – or else they will fall too far behind to be considered serious contenders to return to the Premier League. Cooper’s side are currently in eighth position in the Championship, four points adrift of the play-offs and will host Derby County and Wayne Rooney on Saturday on the back of another sobering prediction from chairman Trevor Birch that there is more cost-cutting to come.

Rhian Brewster is living up to his billing as a striker other Championship clubs should be wary of, according to his Swansea City manager Steve Cooper. Brewster scored his second goal since joining in a loan move from Liverpool as the Swans came from behind to draw 1-1 at Preston.

Borja Baston’s deadline night move to Aston Villa brought his Swansea City career to a close at a final cost of £2,214,285 per goal. The Spanish striker moved on a free transfer in order for the Swans to cease paying his high wages on a contract that was due to run out in the summer. Borja moved for £15.5m from Atletico Madrid in 2016, but scored just seven goals in 41 appearances during his time at the Liberty Stadium.

Steve Cooper admitted his Swansea City side blew an opportunity as they failed to climb back into the Championship play-off places following defeat at Stoke City. They Swans went down 2-0 and remain seventh in the table after just two victories in their last six league matches. They have only won once away from home in the league in their last seven attempts, but they remain on the fringes of the top six. Second-half goals from former Swans midfielder Sam Clucas and James McClean ensured Swansea left the Potteries with nothing.

Rhian Brewster intends for his opening goal for Swansea City to be the sign of much more to come. Manager Steve Cooper hailed Brewster’s finishing after the Liverpool loanee claimed his first goal in senior football. The England Under-17 World Cup winner was on target as Swansea climbed to fifth in the Sky Bet Championship standings with a 2-1 home victory over Wigan.

Swansea City are poised to complete their third loan signing of the transfer window with the addition of Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher. The 19-year-old has spent the first half of the season at Charlton and played against the Swans in the Championship on January 2, when Steve Cooper’s side edged a 1-0 win. But the looseness of the loan regulations allow parent clubs to recall their players and shift them on to somewhere they consider more beneficial.

Ben Cabango and Ben Wilmot have been tipped to go from strength to strength after coming through their derby day examination. The Swansea City pair were the pillars on which Steve Cooper’s side built their resistance as they kept a clean sheet in the goalless draw at Cardiff City on Sunday. Cabango, 19, and 20-year-old Wilmot dealt with the aerial challenge of the home side and although the Bluebirds’ Callum Paterson hit the bar late on, they were not exposed as some had predicted before the game.