Vítor Matos praised his Swansea side for overcoming a lack of training as they strengthened their position at the top of the Championship with a 2-1 comeback win over Norwich. Second-half goals from Moussa Yeo and the Republic of Ireland striker Adam Idah wiped out Jacob Wright’s strike just before the half-hour mark. It was the third time Swansea had come from behind this season to win, and, after West Ham’s draw the previous night, it gave them top spot in the table.
Idah, though, limped out of the action and could be a doubt for Tuesday’s visit to Millwall. It’s not the easiest way to prepare. It’s all about trying to reconnect everyone.” It was a fourth defeat in a row in all competitions for Norwich, who have now conceded 19 goals in nine league matches.
Middlesbrough celebrated their 150th anniversary game in style as Will Lankshear’s second-half header secured a 1-0 victory over Wolves at the Riverside Stadium. A sold-out crowd helped mark the occasion, and Lankshear’s header from Tommy Conway’s cross ensured the home fans went home happy. The win enabled Middlesbrough to climb above West Ham into second spot.
Wolves were second best as they suffered a second league defeat since their relegation last season. West Brom’s head coach, James Morrison, defended Nat Phillips as a “strong character” after a second successive derby mistake led to the only goal in a 1-0 defeat to Birmingham at The Hawthorns. Phillips gave away the 41st-minute penalty when he fouled August Priske, who slotted home from the spot.
The former Liverpool defender’s back pass let in Fer López to win the Black Country derby for Wolves last time out, but Morrison said: “I understand he’s made two errors but it was just a misjudgement.” Burnley’s first win of the season, and their first away from home since February, sent Watford fans into open revolt as the Clarets cruised home 4-0 at Vicarage Road. While Alessio Dionisi’s fifth defeat in six games increased the pressure on the Hornets head coach, counterpart Nicky Hayen’s first victory lifted Burnley off the bottom. Three goals in the space of 12 first-half minutes put the visitors out of sight and extended the Hornets’ wretched defensive record to 29 weeks without a clean sheet.
When Stoke won 2-1 at Vicarage Road last month, it ended 251 days without a win on the road for the Potters. Here, Watford extended more charity to the Clarets, who ended 241 days without an away win comfortably. Asked about the furious reaction of fans, and the rising tide of opinion on social media that his job was at risk, Dionisi said: “In football it’s normal.
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