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West Ham beat Swansea 1-0 to move within a point of the top
West Ham beat Swansea 1-0 away in the Championship on Saturday.
Divine Mukasa scored the only goal, finishing a first-half move set up by Mohamadou Kante.
The defeat ended Swansea's four-match winning streak and was their first home loss since April.
Swansea had won seven and drawn two of their first 10 league matches, while West Ham entered the game with the league's highest goal tally.
West Ham climbed to second place, above Middlesbrough on goal difference, and cut Swansea's lead at the top to one point.
Swansea created chances to equalise, including a late opportunity for Ronald, but could not score.
Swansea manager Vitor Matos said his team needed more sharpness and conviction, while stressing that they had created chances.
West Ham beat Swansea 1-0 away to move within a point of the Championship leaders.
Divine Mukasa scored the only goal with a first-half finish.
The win ended Swansea’s four-match winning streak and their run of home matches without a defeat, which had lasted since April.
West Ham climbed to second place, above Middlesbrough on goal difference.
The match set a new attendance record at the Swansea.com Stadium, with 20,973 people present.
- Who
- West Ham and Swansea, the top two teams in the Championship.
- What
- West Ham won 1-0, with Divine Mukasa scoring the only goal.
- When
- October 17, 2026.
- Where
- Swansea.com Stadium in Swansea.
- Why
- The result moved West Ham to within one point of Swansea at the top of the Championship.
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Mukamadou Kante set up Divine Mukasa, who scored West Ham’s goal.
Swansea hit the underside of the crossbar through Ben Cabango but could not score.
Jarrod Bowen forced a full-length save from Swansea goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux.
Ronald missed a chance to equalise for Swansea.
- Final score
- Swansea 0-1 West Ham
- Goal scorer
- Divine Mukasa
- League position
- West Ham moved to second, above Middlesbrough on goal difference
- Gap at the top
- West Ham were one point behind Swansea
- Attendance
- 20,973, a new record at the Swansea.com Stadium
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What people are saying
It was a really tight game and West Ham scored.
They are an organised team who defends well, and it is hard to break them and push them back.
We still did that and had some chances from set-pieces, and that's the story of the game.
I would be much more concerned if we didn't create those chances and that's what we need to take from the game.