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SILKY SWANS GIVE LONG-SUFERING FANS REASON TO CHEER

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The Football League Paper Team
6 September 2026

WILL Swansea remain at the top of the Championship table? Almost certainly not. The competition is just too strong.
But that’s not to say their flying start to the season is a fluke. Since the arrival of manager Vi-tor Matos last November, only three ever-present members of the Championship - Norwich, Millwall and Southampton - have collected more points.
Watching them this season, it’s not hard to see why. The 13-touch, 11-pass move that culminated in Eom Ji-sung’s opener against Watford in midweek was the best team goal of the season so far, and echoed the great
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