21 Dec 2015
Swansea remain in bottom three after draw

Swansea City remain in the Premier League relegation zone after they were held by a West Ham side who recorded a third straight goalless draw.

The managerless Swans dominated the first half as Ki Sung-yueng and Andre Ayew missed good chances.

Jack Cork had a spectacular volley saved by Adrian after the break, while Swansea appealed in vain for a penalty for a James Collins handball.

Swansea stay 18th, two points from safety, while West Ham remain eighth.

Relive Swansea's 0-0 draw with West Ham

The Hammers had to settle for a fifth draw from six Premier League games, but the result will have been frustrating for the Swans, who have now won only one of their last 13 league matches.

Swans managerless but improving

Jelavic touches

Nikica Jelavic's first start for West Ham was a frustrating one, as he was limited to three touches in the opposition penalty area

With Swansea still searching for a successor to sacked manager Garry Monk, caretaker boss Alan Curtis was in charge for a second time.

Despite losing five of their previous six games, his side started with a pace and purpose belying their lowly league standing.

Swansea seemed to have recaptured their passing mastery of old but, with Ki's low drive blocked by Adrian and Ayew firing wide, they were guilty of a familiar failure to make their dominance count.

Goal-shy Hammers

While Swansea's recent poor form had led to Monk's dismissal, West Ham were enduring a wobble of their own, having failed to win their last six league games.

Both their previous outings had ended 0-0, and Slaven Bilic's side lacked an attacking threat as they spent the majority of the match in their own half.

The Hammers were limited to two long-range attempts at goal from Mauro Zarate, both saved by Lukasz Fabianski.

Bodies on the line

Although West Ham lacked inspiration in attack, they defended stoutly.

Adrian made a fine save to push away Cork's whistling 20-yard volley, while centre-back Collins made a brave block to deny Ki.

Swansea's players thought the Wales defender had handled the ball, but referee Lee Mason dismissed their protests.

Man of the match - James Collins

James Collins

The former Cardiff centre-back was kept busy by a dominant Swansea display, making numerous timely clearances and a handful of bloody-minded blocks.

What they said

Swansea City caretaker-manager Alan Curtis:

"I thought we played well. In terms of the possession we looked like the kind of Swansea team we've seen over the last couple of seasons, but we possibly lacked a cutting edge up front.

"We said the season started last week for us. At Manchester City we were a lot better, and that today was certainly better than the last few home games.

"I don't think we are a bottom three side. We are there, but in the quality of the last two performances, whoever does come in will be confident they can lift us up the table.

"For now, we have to prepare as normal. We will carry on until the chairman and the board tell us otherwise."

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic:

"It's a good point for us. I want to praise my team because they showed great spirit.

"It was a good collective performance. Exactly what I said when those injuries hit us big time a few weeks ago, the only way we can compensate is with teamwork.

"That is exactly what we've done in the last three games. Three clean sheets and three points. I really want to praise the guys."

The stats you need to know

  • Swansea kept a clean sheet for the first time since September in the Premier League, ending a run of 10 games without one.
  • West Ham have drawn three successive league games 0-0 for the first time in their history.
  • The last Premier League team to do that were Burnley in September 2014 (also three games).
  • The Swans have won none of their last seven Premier League home games at Liberty Stadium (D4 L3), failing to score in five of those matches.
  • West Ham have won three and lost none of their last six Premier League games against Swansea.
  • West Ham managed just 239 passes in total in this match, the lowest total they've mustered this campaign.

What next?

Swansea host West Brom on 26 December, with Albion just five points above the Swans, while West Ham are at bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa.

Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (6)

Swansea City

  • 01 Fabianski
  • 22 Rangel (Naughton - 69' )
  • 33 Fernandez
  • 06 Williams
  • 03 Taylor
  • 07 Britton
  • 24 Cork (Shelvey - 73' )
  • 04 Ki Sung-yueng
  • 23 Sigurdsson
  • 18 Gomis
  • 10 Ayew (Barrow - 83' )

Substitutes

  • 02 Amat
  • 08 Shelvey
  • 11 Emnes
  • 13 Nordfeldt
  • 20 Montero
  • 26 Naughton
  • 58 Barrow

West Ham United

  • 13 Adrián
  • 05 Tomkins
  • 19 Collins
  • 21 Ogbonna
  • 03 Cresswell
  • 04 Song (Obiang - 73' )
  • 30 Antonio (Jenkinson - 85' Booked )
  • 08 Kouyaté
  • 16 Noble
  • 10 Zárate (E Valencia - 60' )
  • 26 Jelavic

Substitutes

  • 01 Randolph
  • 11 E Valencia
  • 12 Jenkinson
  • 14 Obiang
  • 33 Hendrie
  • 35 Oxford
  • 39 Cullen
Ref: Lee Mason
Att: 20,661

Match Stats

Shots

21 11

On target

2 2

Corners

8 9

Fouls

6 9

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Swansea City 0, West Ham United 0.

90:00 +5:02 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Swansea City 0, West Ham United 0.

90:00 +3:43

Attempt blocked. Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Naughton with a cross.

90:00 +2:09

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

90:00 +1:30

Delay in match Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) because of an injury.

90:00 +0:51

Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.

90:00 +0:07

Neil Taylor (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90:00 +0:07

Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United).

88:10

Offside, West Ham United. Adrián tries a through ball, but Cheikhou Kouyaté is caught offside.

86:40 Booking

Booking Carl Jenkinson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.

84:39

Attempt missed. James Collins (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enner Valencia with a cross following a corner.

84:25 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Carl Jenkinson replaces Michail Antonio.

83:27

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ashley Williams.

83:23

Attempt blocked. James Tomkins (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

82:20 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Swansea City. Modou Barrow replaces André Ayew.

81:56

Offside, West Ham United. Pedro Obiang tries a through ball, but Michail Antonio is caught offside.

81:08

Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City).

81:08

Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

80:53

Attempt blocked. Leon Britton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

80:30

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Michail Antonio.

79:06

Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

79:06

Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).

78:30

Attempt missed. Ashley Williams (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.

77:56

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.

77:54

Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

76:31

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ashley Williams.

76:29

Attempt blocked. Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

75:57

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.

75:12

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.

75:09

Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.

74:58

Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City).

74:58

Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

74:01

Attempt missed. Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.

72:43

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

72:22 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Swansea City. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Jack Cork.

72:01 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Pedro Obiang replaces Alexandre Song.

71:50

Delay in match Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City) because of an injury.

71:17

Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

71:17

Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).

69:57

Offside, Swansea City. Federico Fernández tries a through ball, but Bafétimbi Gomis is caught offside.

68:01 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton replaces Angel Rangel because of an injury.

65:57

Offside, Swansea City. Leon Britton tries a through ball, but Bafétimbi Gomis is caught offside.

62:21

Attempt missed. Federico Fernández (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

62:18

Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Fernández.

61:18

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Collins.

61:17

Attempt blocked. Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.

60:07

Attempt missed. Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.

60:05

Attempt blocked. Federico Fernández (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

59:37

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Adrián.

59:35

Attempt saved. Jack Cork (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.

59:14 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, West Ham United. Enner Valencia replaces Mauro Zárate.

58:44

Jack Cork (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

58:44

Foul by Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United).

57:16

Attempt blocked. Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

57:12

Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Ayew.

56:25

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ashley Williams.

56:22

Attempt missed. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikica Jelavic.

53:22

Neil Taylor (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

53:22

Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).

52:00

Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City).

52:00

Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48:10

Offside, Swansea City. Jack Cork tries a through ball, but Bafétimbi Gomis is caught offside.

45:00

Second Half begins Swansea City 0, West Ham United 0.

45:00 +1:21 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Swansea City 0, West Ham United 0.

45:00 +0:48

Foul by Federico Fernández (Swansea City).

45:00 +0:48

Nikica Jelavic (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

43:34

Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43:34

Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).

40:13

Attempt missed. André Ayew (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Cork.

40:10

Attempt missed. Bafétimbi Gomis (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng with a headed pass.

37:36

Attempt blocked. Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Williams.

35:03

Foul by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City).

35:03

Alexandre Song (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

33:30

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Federico Fernández.

33:24

Attempt blocked. James Collins (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

32:15

Foul by Leon Britton (Swansea City).

32:15

Mark Noble (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

31:37

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.

31:35

Attempt missed. Mauro Zárate (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Song.

31:03

Neil Taylor (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

31:03

Foul by Nikica Jelavic (West Ham United).

28:16

Attempt missed. James Collins (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mauro Zárate with a cross following a corner.

27:42

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ashley Williams.

26:57

Bafétimbi Gomis (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26:57

Foul by Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham United).

25:39

Attempt missed. Mark Noble (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikica Jelavic.

24:36

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Adrián.

24:34

Attempt saved. Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bafétimbi Gomis.

22:50

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Tomkins.

15:40

Offside, Swansea City. Gylfi Sigurdsson tries a through ball, but Jack Cork is caught offside.

14:40

Attempt saved. Mauro Zárate (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Song.

12:57

Federico Fernández (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12:57

Foul by Nikica Jelavic (West Ham United).

9:41

Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Angel Rangel.

8:47

Attempt missed. André Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Neil Taylor with a cross.

6:58

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.

6:53

Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng.

6:42

Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Britton.

5:51

Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.

4:00

Attempt missed. Bafétimbi Gomis (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angel Rangel.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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