Swansea Norwich City

Swansea City will look to hit the ground running when they return to Championship action against fellow promotion hopefuls Norwich City this afternoon ...

We're in a decent position, we'd like to be in a better one. “We are in a good place. But, it's a reset that everyone's had and we've reflected and improved, hopefully we'll see that tomorrow. I will look forward to seeing the people I know but that is as far as it goes. We're going to take it game by game and if we get a win this Saturday, that'll be a big boost." “My kids were born in Norwich, we really enjoyed living there, but the day you leave you have to accept it is done.

The Swans suffered defeat on their return from the World Cup break.

Naughton is tripped over on the right. The best opening fell to Naughton whose header was tipped over by Gunn after a fine cross from Joel Latibeaudiere. Swansea continuing to control things here. Ntcham with a nice flick to Piroe, but the ball doesn't drop nicely for the Dutchman. Piroe could only flick Manning's free-kick wide as Martin's troops continued to push for an equaliser, with Armstrong Oko-Flex replacing Naughton late on as the Swans continued to attack, although Gunn tipped over Manning's driven free-kick as Norwich to ensure Norwich headed back to Norfolk with all three points. The subs brought energy and directness that helped to put the Norwich defence under pressure, but the final ball continued to elude the hosts as Joe Allen replaced Latibeaudiere to get his first taste of club action in almost three months. Martin will no doubt have been pondering his options from the bench given the lack of cutting edge in the final third, and even when the hosts fully clicked into gear with a fine passing move following Fulton's piece of skill in front of the dugout, Manning was unable to make firm contact with his shot. Paterson then had a glorious chance to level proceedings as the ball landed at his feet from Cundle's cross, although his poked effort was straight at Angus Gunn. Former Norwich man Naughton was then unable to get above the ball as he fired over from Paterson's knock down, with the Canaries looking more reliant on counter attacks. They significantly improved and saw Jamie Paterson, Kyle Naughton and Joel Piroe all have chances to clinch a point, but they were unable to breach the Norwich rear-guard as Swansea's winless run was extended to six games. It will have proven hugely frustrating for Martin and his coaching staff, and if left Swansea in the unwanted position of needing to extend their record of being the Championship side to gain the most points from losing positions this season. Ben Cabango slid in to challenge Pukki who was primed to capitalise on some sloppy defending from the hosts, but the Finland international didn't have long to wait before making a telling impact.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Swansea and Norwich City at the Swansea.com Stadium as Teemu Pukki netted in ...

When you come here and play a possession-based team, the message is you need to be more organised and disciplined and we were. A few of their players came off the pitch and apologised which probably tells you the story of the game. I'll take 5-0, but 1-0 is my favourite." I said to the players afterwards that 1-0 is my favourite result. But you can't get away with conceding a goal like that to a team that possesses a lot of really top players." We've paid for a mad two minutes at the start of the game and a lack of conviction, composure in the box.

Norwich City are set for a reunion with Russell Martin today as they resume their Championship season away at Swansea.

Smith's hope that their off-the-ball work will be tested may well come true. He will be looking to put past loyalties and relationships to one side. [Click here to view our NCFC Live blog](https://app.pinkun.com/t/news/latestnews) or access via the Pink Un+ app on your mobile device and take out a [FREE trial here](https://www.pinkun.com/subscribe/) to view exclusive content.

Co-owner Jason Levien paid a rare visit to south Wales to watch the Swans in action, and the American will have been left stunned by his side's shambolic start ...

Naughton is tripped over on the right. The best opening fell to Naughton whose header was tipped over by Gunn after a fine cross from Joel Latibeaudiere. Swansea continuing to control things here. Ntcham with a nice flick to Piroe, but the ball doesn't drop nicely for the Dutchman. Piroe could only flick Manning's free-kick wide as Martin's troops continued to push for an equaliser, with Armstrong Oko-Flex replacing Naughton late on as the Swans continued to attack, although Gunn tipped over Manning's driven free-kick as Norwich to ensure Norwich headed back to Norfolk with all three points. The subs brought energy and directness that helped to put the Norwich defence under pressure, but the final ball continued to elude the hosts as Joe Allen replaced Latibeaudiere to get his first taste of club action in almost three months. Martin will no doubt have been pondering his options from the bench given the lack of cutting edge in the final third, and even when the hosts fully clicked into gear with a fine passing move following Fulton's piece of skill in front of the dugout, Manning was unable to make firm contact with his shot. Paterson then had a glorious chance to level proceedings as the ball landed at his feet from Cundle's cross, although his poked effort was straight at Angus Gunn. Former Norwich man Naughton was then unable to get above the ball as he fired over from Paterson's knock down, with the Canaries looking more reliant on counter attacks. They significantly improved and saw Jamie Paterson, Kyle Naughton and Joel Piroe all have chances to clinch a point, but they were unable to breach the Norwich rear-guard as Swansea's winless run was extended to six games. It will have proven hugely frustrating for Martin and his coaching staff, and if left Swansea in the unwanted position of needing to extend their record of being the Championship side to gain the most points from losing positions this season. Ben Cabango slid in to challenge Pukki who was primed to capitalise on some sloppy defending from the hosts, but the Finland international didn't have long to wait before making a telling impact.