Championship: Hourihane's strike boosts Swansea's promotion hopes
13-Mar-2021 15:39:06 | The Guardian
- Hourihane’s early strike enough to earn victory
- Swansea three points ahead of Watford
Swansea climbed up to second place in the Championship, if only for a few hours, with a hard-fought 1-0 win at mid-table Luton. Conor Hourihane’s early goal was enough as Steve Cooper’s side ground out a result against opponents who will feel hard done by.
The hosts threatened early on, captain Matty Pearson’s header from a corner cleared off the line with Kal Naismith’s follow-up grabbed by keeper Freddie Woodman.
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