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Swansea upsets Bristol to end long winless run
Swansea City ended its long wait for a win in the EFL Championship, upsetting Bristol City with a 1-0 win at Ashton Gate.
It was Swansea's first win since 30 December (AEDT) as it flipped the script by beating the play-off chasing Robins, who had won each of their past four home matches in the league.
Josh Tymon scored the all-important goal in the 55th minute, firing in the rebound of Goncalo Franco's saved shot in front of the travelling fans, netting his first Championship goal since November 2022 when he played for Stoke City.
Swansea had nine shots, five of which hit the target as it limited Bristol to just three efforts on target despite having 19 chances overall.
Having ended a six-match winless run in the Championship, the Swans leapfrogged Oxford United into 16th, and boss Luke Williams was delighted with what he saw from his team.
"I think it was a special moment because we've been under a lot of pressure," Williams said.
"Today the players were heroic. They've shown they can be tough and overcome and pick themselves up when many people doubted them, so I'm very proud of them.
"I don't think there was a huge difference. We showed we have extra strength within us, and they were incredible today.
"I believe in them, and hopefully they believe in me because they looked like they wanted to play for the club and for each other.
"If that's the bare minimum performance - we can play better with the ball - there's no substitution for grit and determination, and they showed that in abundance."
The Robins have now won just one of their past five league matches and missed the chance to move level on points with sixth-place Blackburn Rovers, which was playing in the FA Cup.
The hosts dominated the ball and had two brilliant chances to open the scoring through Lawrence Knight, who saw a header reflexively tipped onto the bar, and Luke McNally, with his low drive also excellently kept out by Lawrence Vigouroux.
The goalkeeper also denied Sam Bell an equaliser with 14 minutes left, helping it on to the inside of the post, with manager Liam Manning left frustrated by his side's struggles in front of goal.
"First half, especially our set-piece threat was excellent, and the keeper has made two excellent saves," Manning said.
"I thought the tempo and intensity was good. We predominantly lost the game because of a five-minute spell when we were passive, and we lacked the quality to break them down.
"It's tough because it hurts now. How do you turn strong performances into wins? That's what we're learning as a group.
"I spoke very little [in the changing room]. It comes down to quality in the box. It didn't come down to attitude.
"The lads are frustrated, but we've got 15 [games] to go, you've got to suck it up and move on quickly."