Swansea remain top despite West Ham defeat in Championship

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 19:02 · Archive

Swansea City lost 1-0 to West Ham United in the Championship, with Divine Mukasa scoring in the first half.

Divine Mukasa's first-half goal gave West Ham United a 1-0 victory over Swansea City at the Swansea.com Stadium, ending Swansea's four-game winning run. Ben Cabango had two opportunities to equalise, with one effort hitting the crossbar just before half-time. West Ham became the first visiting side since Southampton in April to win a league game at Swansea.

Despite the defeat, Swansea remain top of the Championship table, having lost only twice this season—to West Ham and Southampton. The match was closely contested, tightening further after Mukasa's goal as Swansea pressed for an equaliser.

Swansea manager Vitor Matos told his squad to draw motivation from the loss. He said it was important that his team felt they could have taken something from the game against West Ham, one of the main promotion contenders. Matos added that this frustration should fuel them to push standards in training and continue improving. He stated: 'We played against a really good opponent that is one of the main contenders to go to the Premier League and we felt that we could compete and we could beat them as well.'

How it is being reported

• Swansea must use West Ham defeat as fuel - MatosVitor Matos tells Swansea City to use the frustration of defeat to West Ham United as fuel in their bid to keep pace in the Championship promotion race.BBC Wales · 17 Oct, 18:47
• Vitor Matos sends warning to Swansea City's promotion rivals after West Ham defeatMatos says the disappointment to not take anything from the game says a lot about where his side areWalesOnline · 17 Oct, 18:34

In this story: Swansea City · West Ham United · Divine Mukasa · Ben Cabango · Vitor Matos · Southampton · Swansea.com Stadium

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