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MATOS FULL OF PRAISE AS SWANS POWER ON

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The Football League Paper Team
6 September 2026

By John Lyons EFL MIDWEEK ROUND-UP

LISTEN UP: Eom Ji-sung takes the acclaim

PROUD boss Vitor Matos saluted his players after Swansea went top of the Championship with a comfortable home victory against Watford.
Goals from Eom Ji-sung – after a breathtaking length-of-the-pitch move – and Adam Idah in the opening half an hour allowed the Swans to cruise to a 2-0 success.
“Everyone should be really pleased because of the performance and that comes down to the players and to what they are believing in and what they are putting in in terms of effort and passion,&#x...

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