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Swansea beat Blackburn 4-0 to move second in the Championship
Swansea City beat Blackburn Rovers 4-0 at the Swansea.com Stadium in the Championship.
Stephen Eustaquio, Joseph Opoku and Filip Lissah scored in the first half, giving Swansea a three-goal lead.
Ross Stewart scored his first goal for Swansea after the break to complete the win.
Swansea had lost 5-0 to Queens Park Rangers the previous weekend, and the victory was a strong response to that defeat.
The win moved Swansea up to second in the league, while Blackburn dropped to 13th.
Blackburn had won four of their previous six games, but this was their heaviest defeat since April 2024.
Swansea City beat Blackburn Rovers 4-0 to move second in the Championship.
Stephen Eustaquio, Joseph Opoku and Filip Lissah scored in the first half.
Ross Stewart added Swansea’s fourth after the break, scoring his first goal for the club.
The win came after Swansea’s 5-0 defeat by Queens Park Rangers the previous weekend.
Blackburn fell to 13th after suffering their heaviest defeat since April 2024.
- Who
- Swansea City and Blackburn Rovers.
- What
- Swansea won 4-0 in a Championship match.
- When
- 31 October 2026.
- Where
- Swansea.com Stadium in Swansea, Wales.
- Why
- Swansea were responding to a 5-0 defeat by Queens Park Rangers the previous weekend.
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Eustaquio, Opoku and Lissah scored as Swansea took a 3-0 lead.
Stewart scored Swansea’s fourth goal.
Swansea moved second in the Championship and Blackburn dropped to 13th.
- Final score
- Swansea City 4-0 Blackburn Rovers
- Swansea scorers
- Stephen Eustaquio, Joseph Opoku, Filip Lissah and Ross Stewart
- Competition
- Championship
- Venue
- Swansea.com Stadium
- Swansea’s position after the match
- Second
- Blackburn’s position after the match
- 13th
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What people are saying
It was a really good response and it was a good game. The way we did it, especially in the first half, showed desire, concentration, quality and belief.