Championship

Swansea City 1-0 Derby County: Ji-sung Eom grabs victory in a ‘dogfight’

Swansea City’s interim boss Alan Sheehan admitted “it wasn’t a wonderful game, but it was a wonderful win” after his side conjured up the only goal to beat Derby County.

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The LeaguePaper Team
6 April 2025

SWANS-GLEE: Eom Ji-Sung is joined by his Swansea team-mates after scoring their winner PICTURE: Alamy

By Jack James

SWANSEA CITY 1
Eom 79

DERBY COUNTY 0
Swansea City’s interim boss Alan Sheehan admitted “it wasn’t a wonderful game, but it was a wonderful win” after his side conjured up the only goal to beat Derby County.
Ji-sung Eom scored the only goal to push the Swans up to 15th in the table, seven points clear of arch-rivals Cardiff City in the third relegation place.
Defeat for the Rams ended a run of four wins on the trot.
City boss Sheehan offered his verdict on the City’s performance after the match.
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He said: “I thought we dealt with their threats, but we’d have liked to...

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