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Swansea beat Everton to move out of relegation zone


Swansea moved out of the Premier League relegation zone as Fernando Llorente’s first-half header gave them a precious 1-0 victory over Everton.
Llorente’s 13th goal of the season saw Swansea leapfrog Hull into 17th place, the Tigers punished for their earlier home defeat to already relegated Sunderland.
Swansea are now one point above Hull and firmly in charge of their own destiny with two games of the season remaining.
Everton might have had little to play for as they have already qualified for the Europa League but Swansea had to defend for their lives at times, especially in the closing stages as Paul Clement’s side clung on.
Swansea boss Paul Clement: “What it says to everyone is ‘We have an opportunity, don’t waste it,’. It has ended up being a positive weekend. It was a fantastic win for us and at a point of the season with the stakes so high. But we know how quick it can swing the other way.”
Everton boss Ronald Koeman: “If we have a problem in the last few games it is our productivity in front of goal. We have not scored for the last three games and only had four or five shots on target. We know what we need to improve to be stronger because the organisation in the team is good.”

Tweet of the match

Star man – Jordan Ayew

(Simon Galloway/Empics)
(Simon Galloway/Empics)
For the second season running Swansea have found an Ayew central to their survival cause. Last season it was Andre, who moved on to West Ham. This season, the younger Jordan has come in from Aston Villa and his work-rate was pivotal to this priceless victory, not to mention the pin-point cross which set up Llorente for the winner.

Moment of the match

Llorente’s headed goal will be the moment replayed time and time again if Swansea escape the drop. But the sight of the Spaniard deep in his own penalty area and winning the ball in the final minutes summed up the nature of this victory. It was only a few weeks ago that Llorente was criticised for his work ethic but the 32-year-old put in a huge defensive shift here.

Moan of the match

Jeering former players is often the done thing in football these days. But Swansea fans booing Ashley Williams – someone who played over 350 games in leading the club up the football pyramid and skippered Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 – surely ranks as the most crass jeering of an old favourite this season.

Player ratings

Swansea: Lukasz Fabianski: 7, Kyle Naughton: 7, Federico Fernandez: 8, Alfie Mawson: 8, Martin Olsson: 8, Leon Britton: 8, Tom Carroll: 7, Ki Sung-yueng: 7, Gylfi Sigurdsson: 7, Jordan Ayew: 9, Fernando Llorente: 8. Subs: Jack Cork (for Britton, 73mins): 6, Leroy Fer (for Ki, 75mins): 7, Borja Baston (for Llorente, 87mins): 6.
Everton: Maarten Stekelenburg: 6, Mason Holgate: 7, Phil Jagielka: 6, Ashley Williams: 6, Leighton Baines: 6, Idrissa Gueye: 7, Gareth Barry: 5, Tom Davies: 6, Kevin Mirallas: 7, Dominic Calvert-Lewin: 5, Romelu Lukaku: 6. Subs: Ross Barkley (for Calvert-Lewin, 46mins): 6, Enner Valencia (for Barry, 65mins): 6, Jonjoe Kenny (for Holgate, 78mins): 6.

Who’s up next?

(Owen Humphreys/PA)
(Owen Humphreys/PA)
Everton v Watford (Premier League, May 12)
Sunderland v Swansea (Premier League, May 13)

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