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Follow live score updates and text commentary as Swansea City host Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship Swansea have claimed 16 of the past 18 points on offer at home Sheffield Wednesday are winless in 24 league games Goncalo Franco puts dominant Swansea ahead on 19 minutes Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Phil Marsh HT: Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Ian Walsh Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales Swansea thoroughly deserve to be in the lead, they've had the majority of the play. But we've seen this before, if Swansea don't kill the game off, they'll put pressure on the defence. All it takes is one chance for Wednesday to get back into it. It should be that Swansea go on to win today as they are dominating, but sometimes they just don't get the second goal and that's what they need to do. HT: Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Swansea showed plenty of patience in the build-up to their goal. Indeed, 10 of their 11 players touched the ball in the build-up to Goncalo Franco's close-range strike. Top scorer Zan Vipotnik was perhaps surprisingly the only man not to be directly involved. That said, he's contributed more than enough this season so far! HT: Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Away from today's action, Vitor Matos accepts there will be more interest in Zan Vipotnik this summer if the Slovenia striker keeps on firing at Swansea City. Vipotnik is the Championship's leading scorer with 13 goals in 2025-26, while he has also netted twice in cup games and for his national side. Swansea are thought to have fielded enquiries about Vipotnik during the mid-season transfer window, though there were no late bids before Monday's transfer deadline. Matos says there are likely to be more suitors for the 23-year-old in the close season if he maintains his current form. "It's the normal circle of football I would say, " said the Swansea head coach. HT: Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Gareth Vincent BBC Sport Wales at the Swansea. com Stadium Swansea might easily have doubled their lead just before the break but Vitor Matos will be fairly happy with what he has seen. Sheffield Wednesday competed in the opening stages but the home side have been in control since that well-worked Goncalo Franco goal. The Owls' wait for a goal goes on and in truth, they haven't looked like ending the drought so far this afternoon. And that is that for the first half. Swansea with a deserved lead through Goncalo Franco. Sheffield Wednesday did grow into the game in the final 10 minutes of the half, but they are yet to trouble Lawrence Vigouroux. Grab yourselves a cuppa, we will be back for the second half shortly. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Ian Walsh Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales Quality from Tymon and Cullen. Great technique from Cullen to lift it over the keeper and he's unlucky as it hits the bar and goes out for a goal kick. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday So, so close from Liam Cullen. It is a training ground move from Swansea City from a deep free-kick. Josh Tymon finds the early run of Cullen, who lofts the ball over Murphy Cooper but it bounces off the top of the crossbar. Almost a second. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday They have not carved Swansea open, but this has been the best five minutes of the game for Sheffield Wednesday. They are starting to creep further up the field and finally having some consistent possession in the Swansea half. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Sloppy build-up play eventually leads to a chance from distance for Charlie Mc Neil, but the effort is blocked by Ben Cabango. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Ian Walsh Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales That's a tired challenge from Stamenic with 42 minutes gone. It was an unnecessary challenge and he's got himself booked. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Ouch. Marko Stamenic goes into the book for a rash tackle on Gabriel Otegbayo. It looks even worse in the replay on the monitors. Wednesday have a free-kick near the corner flag, this is the best opportunity they have had since that very early corner. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday have a rare venture into the Swansea half but once again they lose possession. Five minutes until the break. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Wednesday lose the ball on half way and Galbraith starts the Swansea counter-attack. Galbraith shifts to ball to the left and Gustavo Nunes, but the winger's shot is a poor one and well over the bar. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Sometimes a picture tells a thousand words, so I will just leave you with these. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Just under 10 minutes until half time, and right now there is only one team which looks like scoring. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Ian Walsh Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales At the moment Vitor Matos has got that balance right with Swansea. That's where a lot of managers go wrong in this day and age, they only want to play one way and are too stubborn to change it. At the moment Vitor Matos has got the balance of playing football and getting it forward quicker than under other managers. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Josh Tymon already has an assist to his name today, and he almost got himself involved in the scoring action. The ball drops kindly to the Swansea left-back on the edge of the area, and his half volley sneaks through a crowd of bodies but goes just the wrong side of the posts from a Swans perspective. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Everyone in blue is sitting inside their own half whenever Swansea have the ball - which is the vast majority of the time. Another nice move from the Swans leads to another corner kick which Josh Tymon will take. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday It is now 780 minutes since Sheffield Wednesday last scored. .. Swansea 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Again, Sheffield Wednesday are unable to clear their lines after winning the ball back. Joel Ndala, on loan from Manchester City, fouls Ethan Galbraith and the hosts have another free-kick midway inside the Wednesday half. Match report to appear here. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. No players have been substituted yet No players have been substituted yet After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 8th February 2026 at 12: 47 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Vitor Matos Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Vitor Matos Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions In what is the 19th different league campaign in which the sides have met, Swansea are looking to complete the league double over Sheffield Wednesday for the first time. Sheffield Wednesday have won just one of their last seven away league games against Swansea (D3 L3), though it was in this exact fixture last season (1-0). Since the start of December only Middlesbrough (8) and Hull City (8) have won more Championship games than Swansea (W7 D1 L4). Sheffield Wednesday have failed to score in any of their last eight league games. Never before have they gone nine without a goal in their league history (also 8 in March/April 1975). 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