West Brom Dig Deep to Win at Everton
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2016 SPORTS Long sends soaring Southampton up to sixth They visit Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in their next two games. Unbeaten Swansea 0 in their previous four matches, Swansea fielded an unchanged side, with South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng returning to the bench after missing the 1-1 draw at Southampton 1 home to Crystal Palace with concussion. Southampton recalled four players, among them fit-again pair Matt Targett and Steven Davis, and procured an early sight SWANSEA: Shane Long struck as in-form of goal when Graziano Pelle shot straight at Southampton climbed to within one point Lukasz Fabianski from the edge of the box. of the Premier League’s European places Swansea replied with a tame Andre with a 1-0 victory at relegation-threatened Ayew effort, but the first half did not come Swansea City yesterday. to life until the verge of half-time, when the The Irishman nodded home a cross from teams exchanged good chances in the James Ward-Prowse in the 69th minute at space of a minute. First, Gylfi Sigurdsson the Liberty Stadium as Southampton volleyed over for Swansea from Alberto stretched their unbeaten run to six league Paloschi’s flick-on, before the unmarked games, during which time they have not Long headed straight at Fabianski at the conceded a single goal. other end. Pelle thought he had given It lifted Ronald Koeman’s side up to sixth Southampton the lead just before the hour place in the table, one point below fifth- when he turned the ball in after Fabianski place Manchester United and seven points had dropped it under pressure from Jose off the Champions League berths.
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