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Played
April 14, 2012 3:00 PM BST
Liberty Stadium — Swansea
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 18985
April 14, 2012 3:00 PM BST
Liberty Stadium — Swansea
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 18985
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| Swansea City | 2.00 | 1.01 | 2.05 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.01 | 2.00 |
| Draw | 3.30 | 21.00 | 3.40 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 15.00 | 3.55 |
| Blackburn | 3.30 | 56.00 | 3.60 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 50.00 | 3.85 |
Top of the Match
Joe Allen
Swansea City
Swansea City
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Swansea City
Swansea City
Flop of the Match
Grant Hanley
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Grant Hanley
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Goal.com Rating 
Fans' Rating Swansea 3-0 Blackburn: Rovers edge closer to the trapdoor as Sigurdsson helps get City back to winning ways
A toothless performance from Steve Kean's side sees them stay in 19th position in the Premier League table, as the hosts ease their way past the 40-point mark.
By Alex Richards
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Blackburn Rovers became further entrenched in the relegation mire after suffering a 3-0 defeat at Swansea City thanks to goals from Gylfi Sigurdsson, Nathan Dyer and a Scott Dann own goal.
Both sides came into the match on the back of dismal recent runs, each having lost their last four Premier League matches.
Swansea's latest defeat, the 3-0 reverse at QPR, led to manager Brendan Rodgers apologising to supporters for his side's poor performance, but the Swans boss felt the need to make only one alteration to his starting line-up, with Nathan Dyer replacing Wayne Routledge.
Rovers, who three weeks ago had been five points clear of the relegation zone, found themselves firmly in the relegation mire before kick-off in 19th place in the Premier league table. Steve Kean making two changes from the midweek defeat to Liverpool at Ewood Park, Morten Gamst Pedersen and Jason Lowe coming into the side at the expense of Martin Olsson and Mauro Formica.
The opening stages of the match served to show the differing styles of the two sides, with Swansea's cultured, short-passing game, up against Blackburn's more direct, agricultural style.
The early exchanges were tentative to say the least and supporters had to wait for the 22nd minute for any real incident of note, as the home side had a penalty appeal turned down by referee Mark Clattenburg.
Morten Gamst Pedersen, playing in the centre of Rovers' five-man midfield, was late tracking the run of Sigurdsson and appeared to clip the heels of the advancing Icelander, as he looked to get onto a pass from Angel Rangel. Replays showed that the Norwegian was fortunate to have escaped without reprimand.
Yakubu looked isolated for the away side, who were struggling to make any impression on proceedings, whilst quicksilver winger Junior Hoilett was becoming frustrated with his lack of openings and was booked in the 32nd minute for a late lunge on Neil Taylor.
On the other hand, Swansea were starting to find the feet of their dangerous wide duo, Dyer and Sinclair, with increasing regularity, and Sigurdsson, floating dangerously in between the lines, forced Robinson into a good save from 25 yards after 35 minutes.
If that served as a warning shot, then Blackburn can not say they had not been warned as Sigurdsson opened the scoring two minutes later.
Rovers never really cleared the corner that followed Sigurdsson's effort, and when Joe Allen found the on-loan Hoffenheim midfielder with a clever cross-field pass, Sigurdsson bent a left-footed effort into the far top corner.
Blackburn were rocking defensively and after a poor pass from N'Zonzi, Danny Graham's curling effort from 18 yards forced an excellent save from Robinson down low to his left.
Swansea were now firmly in the ascendency, and two minutes before half-time they doubled their lead, with Blackburn the creators of their own downfall.
A poor cross from Neil Taylor should have been easily dealt with by Grant Hanley, but his woeful touch fell to Sinclair, who squared to Danny Graham, who flicked the ball to his right for the unmarked Dyer, who made no mistake and doubled the Swans' advantage.
At half-time Hanley was replaced by Formica, a change from Steve Kean designed to give his side more of an attacking threat, but it was Swansea who started the second period the brighter and skipper Ashley Williams put a header wide of Robinson's left-hand post when he really should have done better.
With 50 minutes on the clock, Blackburn forced their first real clear-cut opportunity; a long free-kick from Robinson found the head of Bradley Orr, and his header across the box found David Dunn, but he failed to make the necessary contact and it was an easy save for Michel Vorm.
Hoilett had been extremely disappointing, failing to make any impression on proceedings and was replaced in the 55th minute by on-loan French striker Anthony Modeste, whilst five minutes later Yakubu was also substituted with David Goodwillie coming on.
Just minutes later however, and Swansea all but secured the three points with their third goal.
A mesmerising run down the left from Sinclair saw him go past three Rovers defenders, before cutting back for Sigurdsson, whose shot from point-blank range somehow hit the post, only to rebound off the helpless Scott Dann and into the back of the net.
Rovers had been woeful all afternoon, but at least David Dunn had not given up the ghost, the homegrown midfielder first heading a Pedersen corner over the crossbar, before curling a splendid effort from 20 yards off Vorm's left-hand post.
Sensing job done, Brendan Rodgers made his first change in the 70th minute replacing metronomic midfielder Leon Britton with Mark Gower, but it made no difference to the rhythm of the match as the Welsh side continued to dictate the tempo and dominate possession.
It was another substitute, Leroy Lita, on for Danny Graham, who forced a final save from Robinson in the 88th minute, a low left-foot strike well-saved by the former England goalkeeper.
Steve Kean's attacking changes were ineffective, and his side will need to regroup and find themselves before next week's match against Norwich City, or face falling out of the Premier League and into next season's Championship.
Both sides came into the match on the back of dismal recent runs, each having lost their last four Premier League matches.
Swansea's latest defeat, the 3-0 reverse at QPR, led to manager Brendan Rodgers apologising to supporters for his side's poor performance, but the Swans boss felt the need to make only one alteration to his starting line-up, with Nathan Dyer replacing Wayne Routledge.
Rovers, who three weeks ago had been five points clear of the relegation zone, found themselves firmly in the relegation mire before kick-off in 19th place in the Premier league table. Steve Kean making two changes from the midweek defeat to Liverpool at Ewood Park, Morten Gamst Pedersen and Jason Lowe coming into the side at the expense of Martin Olsson and Mauro Formica.
The opening stages of the match served to show the differing styles of the two sides, with Swansea's cultured, short-passing game, up against Blackburn's more direct, agricultural style.
The early exchanges were tentative to say the least and supporters had to wait for the 22nd minute for any real incident of note, as the home side had a penalty appeal turned down by referee Mark Clattenburg.
Morten Gamst Pedersen, playing in the centre of Rovers' five-man midfield, was late tracking the run of Sigurdsson and appeared to clip the heels of the advancing Icelander, as he looked to get onto a pass from Angel Rangel. Replays showed that the Norwegian was fortunate to have escaped without reprimand.
Yakubu looked isolated for the away side, who were struggling to make any impression on proceedings, whilst quicksilver winger Junior Hoilett was becoming frustrated with his lack of openings and was booked in the 32nd minute for a late lunge on Neil Taylor.
On the other hand, Swansea were starting to find the feet of their dangerous wide duo, Dyer and Sinclair, with increasing regularity, and Sigurdsson, floating dangerously in between the lines, forced Robinson into a good save from 25 yards after 35 minutes.
If that served as a warning shot, then Blackburn can not say they had not been warned as Sigurdsson opened the scoring two minutes later.
Rovers never really cleared the corner that followed Sigurdsson's effort, and when Joe Allen found the on-loan Hoffenheim midfielder with a clever cross-field pass, Sigurdsson bent a left-footed effort into the far top corner.
Blackburn were rocking defensively and after a poor pass from N'Zonzi, Danny Graham's curling effort from 18 yards forced an excellent save from Robinson down low to his left.
Swansea were now firmly in the ascendency, and two minutes before half-time they doubled their lead, with Blackburn the creators of their own downfall.
A poor cross from Neil Taylor should have been easily dealt with by Grant Hanley, but his woeful touch fell to Sinclair, who squared to Danny Graham, who flicked the ball to his right for the unmarked Dyer, who made no mistake and doubled the Swans' advantage.
At half-time Hanley was replaced by Formica, a change from Steve Kean designed to give his side more of an attacking threat, but it was Swansea who started the second period the brighter and skipper Ashley Williams put a header wide of Robinson's left-hand post when he really should have done better.
With 50 minutes on the clock, Blackburn forced their first real clear-cut opportunity; a long free-kick from Robinson found the head of Bradley Orr, and his header across the box found David Dunn, but he failed to make the necessary contact and it was an easy save for Michel Vorm.
Hoilett had been extremely disappointing, failing to make any impression on proceedings and was replaced in the 55th minute by on-loan French striker Anthony Modeste, whilst five minutes later Yakubu was also substituted with David Goodwillie coming on.
Just minutes later however, and Swansea all but secured the three points with their third goal.
A mesmerising run down the left from Sinclair saw him go past three Rovers defenders, before cutting back for Sigurdsson, whose shot from point-blank range somehow hit the post, only to rebound off the helpless Scott Dann and into the back of the net.
Rovers had been woeful all afternoon, but at least David Dunn had not given up the ghost, the homegrown midfielder first heading a Pedersen corner over the crossbar, before curling a splendid effort from 20 yards off Vorm's left-hand post.
Sensing job done, Brendan Rodgers made his first change in the 70th minute replacing metronomic midfielder Leon Britton with Mark Gower, but it made no difference to the rhythm of the match as the Welsh side continued to dictate the tempo and dominate possession.
It was another substitute, Leroy Lita, on for Danny Graham, who forced a final save from Robinson in the 88th minute, a low left-foot strike well-saved by the former England goalkeeper.
Steve Kean's attacking changes were ineffective, and his side will need to regroup and find themselves before next week's match against Norwich City, or face falling out of the Premier League and into next season's Championship.
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