Swansea still goalless

Swansea are still waiting for their first Premier League goal after being held to a gaolless draw by Sunderland.

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Swansea are still waiting for their first Premier League goal after being held to a 0-0 draw by Sunderland at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

Brendan Rodgers' side have now played three league games since their promotion from the Championship last season and have failed to scored against Manchester City, Wigan and now Sunderland.

Record signing Danny Graham headed their best chance wide when unmarked inside the box, while the former Watford striker forced two fine saves from Simon Mignolet and Scott Sinclair stuck the bar.

The Black Cats, also still without a league win this season, threatened through Asamoah Gyan early on but the Ghana forward fluffed their best chance when he miscontrolled a Jack Colback pass, while debutant John O'Shea hit the bar.

Rodgers had named the same starting eleven that lined up against Wigan last weekend as the Welsh club looked to make amends for the shock midweek defeat against minnows Shrewsbury in the League Cup.

O'Shea almost opened his Sunderland account inside two minutes as he headed against the bar from a Sebastian Larsson corner, while Gyan fired wide after neat play by the Sweden international.

Sunderland's positive start continued as Swans goalkeeper Michel Vorm was forced to make a smart stop to deny Gyan in the 13th minute after Stephane Sessegnon had played the Ghana striker in.

But Sinclair came so close to giving Swansea a 24th-minute lead as his 25-yard strike came back off the bar with Mignolet beaten, before Nathan Dyer headed narrowly wide.

The game had been simmering thanks to a series of niggly fouls and the first genuine flashpoint arrived as Cattermole went down holding his face after a tussle with Kemy Agustien, but referee Mark Halsey took no action against the Swansea player despite replays suggesting an elbow had caught the Black Cats midfielder.

Graham then missed the best chance of the half as he headed wide from inside 12 yards with the goal at his mercy.

Mignolet did just enough to deny Ashley Williams a free header as the pressure increased, while Graham curled wide from a Wayne Routledge through ball. – Sapa-AFP

Source: http://www.iol.co.za/swansea-still-goalless-1.1126271

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