Swansea beats 10-man Newcastle 2-0 in Premier League

“He needs to be protected”.

Gomis opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a composed finish at the Liberty Stadium.

“Jaanmat had a couple of lunges in before the red card, so he was running the risk and the referee made the right decision”.

The French midfielder was replaced by Steven Taylor – making his first appearance since New Year’s Day – as McClaren shuffled his pack for the second half, but Swansea continued to dominate and Sigurdsson saw an excellent curling effort bounce off the goalline via the crossbar.

McClaren was less than pleased with Jones for brandishing the second yellow card and claimed the official could have been a little less hasty. “It was a long way from goal”, said McClaren. I could complain but it would be a limp one.

“From then on, it was very hard”. They went to the home of the Champions and came away with a very good draw, even against ten men. “He looks after himself so it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s ready for the game”. “They’re a footballing side and we want to be a footballing side as well so it’ll be a good test of our patience and discipline”.

Bafetimbi Gomis gave Swansea the lead inside the opening 10 minutes of the game and Andre Ayew sealed the victory for the Welsh club in the 52nd minute.

The result means Swansea remain unbeaten this season having more than matched Chelsea in a 2-2 draw on the opening weekend. “I knew Gomis would score goals, but he is contributing well too”.

Monk said: “Jeff is probably the best in the league in one-on-one situations”.

“The Swans continue to do a terrific job in putting the city on the map across the world, so we’ll continue to do all we can to make the most of the exposure they generate”, said Mr Francis-Davies. That was the feeling after the club’s first defeat of the campaign, a 2-0 reverse at Swansea that was also the first loss for Steve McClaren since he took the managerial reins from John Carver. “We’ve just played well in those games”, Monk said.

Moussa Sissoko, whose role down the right side of midfield means he will regularly encounter Montero in what should be a fascinating matchup, was timed at 35.3km/h in one game against Leicester City last season.

“That’s what I wanted [at Chelsea], to go out and set a standard of performance to take into the rest of season and use the confidence in other games”, he told reporters.