Swansea manager Steve Cooper paid tribute to Andre Ayew after the stand-in skipper helped ensure back-to-back victories for the club. That surge has lifted Swansea to second place in the Sky Bet Championship table, four points behind leaders Reading. The win also ensured Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray’s barren return as a boss against Swansea has now stretched to seven winless matches. “But, second half I thought we were better. Regular Swansea captain Matt Grimes had been left on the bench by Cooper and in the midfielder’s absence Ayew stepped up.

Source: Express October 31, 2020 18:56 UTC