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Swansea City suffered but more tedious heartache as Daniel Ayala headed residence an 89th minute winner for Blackburn Rovers towards Russell Martin’s facet.
Swansea managed the gap half at Ewood Park and noticed Ben Cabango and Jay Fulton run shut to bulging the receive.
Rovers improved in the 2nd-half, with Ben Brereton Diaz having their most effective opening. But correct because the features seemed destined to be shared, Blackburn snatched victory at the death as Ayala capitalised on more disappointing defending to dent Swansea’s play-off hopes.
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Head coach Martin made two changes to the facet that started Wednesday evening’s 2-1 obtain over Blackpool, with Joe Allen and Joel Latibeaudiere coming in for Ollie Cooper and Matty Sorinola who both dropped to the bench – which included new goalkeeper Andreas Sondergaard.
The Swans’ preparations for the match were some distance from ultimate as their flight from south Wales to the North West of England on Friday afternoon used to be cancelled because of fog, that intention the squad and coaches made the onerous tear by bus.
There used to be puny to pick out out from the sides early on as both teams had classes in possession with out overly troubling their opponents.
But the first particular opening fell to the visitors in the 15th minute after Wales international Sorba Thomas – who used to be tracked by Swansea in the January transfer window – brought down Ryan Manning on the left flank. Manning’s teasing free-kick into the Blackburn box used to be headed goalwards by Cabango who noticed his effort atomize off the crossbar, with Harry Darling heading the rebound straight at Aynsley Pears.
Manning then shook off that knock to rob Thomas of possession sooner than enjoying ahead to Joel Piroe whose tame correct-footed effort used to be with out issues dealt with by the Blackburn defence. Irrespective of the travelling mixed with the instant turnaround from the Blackpool triumph, there used to be no lack of energy proven by those in the vivid orange and blue away strip.
The rising groans from the residence supporters will absolute confidence have been track to the ears of Swansea’s coaching crew, though they were given a terror as Tyrhys Dolan drove goalwards after finding disclose on the left sooner than drilling a low shot wide of Andy Fisher’s purpose.
But that used to be as involving as it bought for Rovers who will have feared the worst when Latibeaudiere took down Darling’s crossfield run sooner than picking out Fulton in the box, though the Scot could handiest run his shot wide.
Piroe and Allen both had efforts efforts blocked in the closing phases of the half because the gap forty five ended with Jon Dahl Tomasson’s facet failing to register a single shot on direction.
Many Swans fans will have been gratified with a plan sooner than a ball used to be kicked in Lancashire, though, after an encouraging first-half, the 502 individuals of the Jack Military who made the time out to Ewood Park will have been sensing an opportunity to precise all three features.
Blackburn improved after the restart though and noticed top scorer Brereton Diaz drill into the facet netting from an acute angle after Thomas found disclose on the counter attack.
Rovers then wished a penalty after Sam Gallagher went down in the box under a vow from Darling, though nothing used to be given. Manning did brilliantly to hack Thomas’ volleyed effort off his possess line as Cooper replaced Cundle sooner than the hour imprint – with Martin desirous to perceive his facet earn modify of the competition following a wobbly spell.
Swansea had their moments though, with Piroe volleying Latibeaudiere’s evil into the facet netting from a very slim angle.
Blackburn’s clearest opportunity fell to Brereton Diaz halfway via the 2nd-half as he used to be picked out by John Buckley, though his strike used to be smartly saved by Fisher.
Liam Cullen replaced Allen with correct petrified of 20 minutes on the clock because the game remained finely balanced, and Piroe bought staunch into a huge space to check Pears soon after, though the Dutchman’s driven effort from 20 yards out used to be straight at the Blackburn goalkeeper.
But Blackburn struck gold with a minute left on the clock as Ayala found himself in acres of disclose in the Swansea box to nod residence from a evil. Replace Sorinola had an opportunity to develop a level for the Swans in hurt-time, however the Union SG loanee drilled smartly over to aquire particular the visitors suffered a intestine-wrenching loss.
Blackburn Rovers: Pears; Carter, Hyam, Ayala, Pickering; Travis (C), Buckley; Thomas, Dolan, Brereton Diaz (Hedges 78); Gallagher (Dack 73) (Szmodics 86).
Subs now not stale: Hilton, Brittain, Morton, Phillips.
Objective: Ayala 89
Yellow playing cards: Thomas 15, Travis forty five, Ayala 90+3, Dolan 90+4
Swansea City: Fisher; Cabango, Wood, Darling (Sorinola 90); Latibeaudiere, Fulton, Allen (Cullen 72), Grimes (C), Manning; Cundle (Cooper 59); Piroe.
Subs now not stale: Sondergaard, Walsh, Ntcham, Whittaker.
Yellow playing cards: Latibeaudiere 51, Fulton 88
Attendance: 12,584 (502 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall
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