Swansea City captain Matt Grimes has urged the club’s fans to stick with their sliding team tonight (Wed), ahead of their home match against Blackburn Rovers. The Swans have dropped from top spot in the Championship to 11th place on the back of form that has brought just three victories in their last 15 matches. That sequence hit a new low point last Sunday when they were thrashed 5-1 at West Brom, the heaviest defeat of the season and a performance manager Steve Cooper branded “naïve”.

Steve Cooper accused his Swansea City players of self-inflicted wounds after they were thrashed 5-1 at West Bromwich Albion. The Swans manager has also demanded an immediate reaction from his players after their unbeaten away record was torn up into tiny pieces by the rampant Championship leaders. After rattling through August without a care in the world and topping the table themselves, Cooper’s team are now falling down the league ladder at an alarming rate.

Steve Cooper is unlikely to be splashing any cash in the January sales – and will look again to the loan market if striker Sam Surridge is recalled by Bournemouth. As the Swans visit high-flying West Brom on Sunday, it’s not just the club’s recent form that is increasing the worry lines on the manager’s face. Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe has suggested he may need to consider recalling Surridge from his loan spell if injuries continue to damage their prospects of remaining in the Premier League, a phone call Cooper hopes will not be interrupting his Christmas.

Steve Cooper has refused to single out Mike van der Hoorn as more important than any other player at Swansea City as the countdown begins to the end of the Dutchman’s contract. Van der Hoorn is one of a dozen players whose deal expires next summer and as yet no talks have begun over a new offer. But the statistics would suggest the centre-back is the most reliable performer in the squad as this Sunday’s match at West Brom is likely to mark his 67th consecutive league appearance.

Steve Cooper admitted his Swansea City side paid a heavy price for not taking their chances as they lost for the fourth time in their last five matches at the Liberty Stadium. Two goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic in the first-half, meant a reply from George Byers just after the hour mark was not enough to […]

Steve Cooper has warned his Swansea City players they face Premier League level opponents tonight when they host in-form Fulham. The visitors – who have climbed to third in the Championship table on the back of three straight victories – will be optimistic of adding to the Swans’ troubling sequence of just one home victory in their last six matches at the Liberty Stadium. Fulham were relegated last season but Swans manager Cooper said: “They play good football and they’re a Premier League squad. They could compete week in week out in the Premier League.

Swansea City will assess the injury to Mike van der Hoorn as they prepare for tough-looking fixtures at home to Fulham on Friday and then away to West Brom. The Swansea centre-back – arguably the team’s most important player – went off with a shin injury after what manager Steve Cooper described as a “contentious” tackle by Fraizer Campbell during Tuesday night’s 1-1 draw at Huddersfield. Van der Hoorn needed treatment after the challenge and did not re-appear for the second-half. He was replaced by Ben Cabango, who came on for his league debut and gave an assured performance as the Swans held on for a point.

Kristoffer Peterson insists Swansea City are not suffering stage fright in front of their own fans – but admits he’s at a loss to explain their declining home form. The Swedish winger was one of the few successes when he came on as substitute in the 1-0 defeat at home to Millwall at the weekend. The 24-year-old carved out the Swans’ best opening of the match with a superb turn and shot, but otherwise there was not much for the home fans to savour as their team lost at the Liberty Stadium for the fourth time this season.

Steve Cooper insists Swansea City have no home hang-ups, even though four of their last six matches at the Liberty Stadium have ended in defeat.The Swans manager watched his team lose 1-0 to Millwall – a result that continues their dreadful showings after breaks for the international game and dropped them to sixth in the Championship table. Cooper’s team enjoyed a freewheeling start to their campaign, but they have now taken only four points from a possible 18 in their last six games at the Liberty Stadium.

Steve Cooper believes Swansea City have played a major part in Wales’ Euro 2020 qualifying success – and predicts there will be benefits for the club. The Swansea manager – who teams host Millwall tomorrow in the Championship – have provided three players during Ryan Giggs’ time in charge of the national side. Connor Roberts, Joe Rodon and Declan John have all helped the national cause, which culminated in Tuesday night’s clinching 2-0 victory at home to Hungary.

Steve Cooper paid tribute to his team’s staying power after Swansea City extended their unbeaten away record by snatching a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.Ben Wilmot struck in the fourth minute of injury time to ensure the Swans are still taste defeat on the road in the Championship this season. Swans manager Cooper said: “The late goal comes down to conditioning and not giving up. We want to dominate every game and at times I thought we did that really well.”

He may be small in stature, but Nathan Dyer is proving a big influence on Swansea City’s youngsters – according to manager Steve Cooper. Dyer played four matches at the start of the season but then wasn’t seen again until the recent derby victory over Cardiff City. But having overcome injury problems and medical complications that affected the birth of his daughter, the winger has added his familiar attributes of guile and workrate to the Championship promotion-chasers.