SWANSEA CITY v WEST BROMWICH ALBION http://www.swanseacity.comSWANS SUFFER
STOKE CITY 2
Shaqiri 36, Diouf 40
SWANSEA CITY 1
Bony 3DATE:Saturday, December 2
VENUE: bet365 Stadium
ATTENDANCE:28,261
TRAVELLING SUPPORT: 605W
ilfried Bony scored his first
Swansea City goal since
returning to the club but it
wasn’t enough as Stoke City came
from behind to claim victory at the
bet365 Stadium.
Bony, who spent last season on loan
with the Potters, gave the Swans the
perfect start with a brilliant volleyinside the opening three minutes, but
two goals within four minutes saw the
visitors come unstuck later in the first
half.
First, Xherdan Shaqiri latched onto
Joe Allen’s through ball to finish first
time after Leroy Fer was caught in
possession in his own half, then
Mame Diouf scored what proved toKEY STAT: The Swans bagged
their first Premier League goal in
431 minutes thanks to Wilfried
Bony’s early strike.KEY QUOTE: “The team are
working in a very focused,
professional manner from Monday
to Friday, but the most important
thing is 3pm on a Saturday
afternoon,” Paul Clement.