Swansea City rise to 10th with first half strikes at Portsmouth | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Swansea City beat Portsmouth 2-1 at Fratton Park. Ethan Galbraith opened the scoring in the 26th minute, guiding a right-footed finish from the left of the box into the bottom right. Josh Key doubled the lead (39.), before Jacob Brown glanced a close-range header (64.) to ignite a home fightback. The visitors then dug in, registering 54 clearances as Portsmouth dominated the ball with 59.3% possession. The result lifts Swansea from 14th to 10th, and they visit Wrexham next while Portsmouth host Derby.

Player of the Match: Josh Tymon set up the opener and led the rearguard with seven clearances and five interceptions, marrying creativity with stout defending.

Stat of the Match: Portsmouth delivered 33 crosses, yet only 21.2% found a team-mate, underlining their struggle to turn territory into clear chances.

Three Things We Learned: Two first half goals gave the visitors control before the interval. Portsmouth had 59.3% possession yet produced only nine attempts, pointing to limited cutting edge. Lawrence Vigouroux made three saves to preserve the advantage late on.