Michael Smith scored the only goal as Sheffield Wednesday edged out Swansea City in a hard-fought Championship encounter. The substitute's clinical finish proved decisive in a match of few chances, boosting Wednesday's play-off hopes while leaving Swansea searching for answers after a third consecutive home defeat.
Sheffield Wednesday secured a hard-fought victory at Swansea City thanks to Michael Smith's goal. Substitute Smith calmly finished after Harry Darling's misplaced pass was intercepted by Josh Windass. Smith's eighth goal of the season, and his third in Wednesday's last four games, proved to be the difference in a match with few clear-cut chances. Swansea pressed for an equalizer, with Jay Fulton thinking he had scored in the dying minutes, only for the offside flag to deny him.
\The win, Wednesday's seventh away league victory of the season, sees them move to within two points of the Championship play-off places. It also marks just their second victory in their last seven league games. For Swansea, however, it was another disappointing night as they suffered a third consecutive home defeat and their sixth loss in the last eight league games. Despite a shot in the arm from their weekend victory at Bristol City, Swansea struggled to create chances and lacked their usual attacking potency. \The first half saw Swansea manage only one shot on target, a harmless effort from Zan Vipotnik. The closest chance fell to Josh Windass, who was picked out by Yan Valery on the edge of the area, but dragged his shot wide. James Beadle was called into action for Wednesday early in the second half, smothering Myles Peart-Harris' header after a measured cross from Ronald. Swansea saw a warning sign when substitute Stuart Armstrong's 20-yard shot was saved by Lawrence Vigouroux. The goal came directly after Darling's attempted pass to Hannes Delcroix, with Windass squaring for Smith to steer home almost immediately after coming onto the pitch. Wednesday were denied the chance to double their lead when Ibrahim Cissoko went down under Lewis O'Brien's challenge, with the referee awarding a corner instead of a penalty. Windass also saw another effort saved by Vigouroux. The match ended with a grandstand finish, but Swansea's hopes were dashed when Fulton's close-range effort was ruled out for offside.
CHAMPIONSHIP SWANSEA CITY SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY MICHAEL SMITH VICTORY AWAY WIN
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