Matt Grimes reacts to Swansea City’s historic South Wales derby win over Cardiff City

Swansea City made South Wales derby history on Saturday when they beat Cardiff City 4-0 on their travels, becoming the first of the two teams to complete a league double in the fixture.

Michael Obafemi, Ben Cabango and Hannes Wolf put the result beyond doubt as Russell Martin’s side earned long term bragging rights for Swans supporters.

Matt Grimes and Flynn Downes have built an exciting central midfield partnership this season and they will be eyeing a top half finish with eight games remaining.

Grimes took to Instagram to express his emotions after the game.

He said: “So proud to be a part of this club and this team.”

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Grimes has gained a lot of admirers at Swansea in recent years but appears to be fully on board with what Martin is trying to achieve in South Wales.

The Exeter City academy graduate is one of the classiest midfielders in the second tier and will be a key player next season if the Swans are able to kick on.

Grimes has had to bide his time to become such an integral player for Swansea, but is reaping the rewards for his patience now and will be targeting a promotion push next term.

The Verdict

It was such an emphatic way to make history for the Swans.

Obafemi will take the headlines and has written his name into Swansea folklore with his two goals to break the deadlock and put some gloss on the scoreline.

Ben Cabango’s strike, the second goal, from the edge of the box was placed so accurately in the bottom corner, and for a Swans academy graduate to make such a decisive contribution in the win would have been very pleasing for the club.

Swansea’s years of parachute payments have gone now and therefore they cannot compete with the larger clubs in the league in the