Swansea City 0-0 Stoke City: Hosts left frustrated in goalless stalemate

Swansea City were held to a frustrating goalless draw with Stoke City at the Swansea.com Stadium.

While eminently watchable, this was a contest sorely lacking in real attacking quality, with both sides spurning good opportunities in front of goal.

Eom Jisung rattled the woodwork just before half-time for the Swans after Ronald had skewed an effort wide from close range, while Tom Cannon was denied one-on-one by the legs of Lawrence Vigouroux just after the interval.

But neither side really did enough in either box to justify taking all three points on the day, in a result that might well frustrate both managers.

The Swans edge up to 11th in the table on the back of this result, which extends their unbeaten home record. Indeed, the last time the Swans opened a league campaign without losing their opening five games, they were still in the Premier League.

The last time they achieved it in the Championship, they were promoted.

Such ambitions feel a little lofty under current circumstances, with questions still lingering over the attacking firepower in this squad, with these two sides playing out a frustrating stalemate in front of Wales boss Craig Bellamy - as well as Gavin and Stacey star James Corden.

Swans boss Williams said he was proud of his side's showing in the defeat to Sheffield United in the week, and would have surely been pleased by what his side served up during an opening 45 minutes they largely dominated.

Indeed, perhaps the only criticism of Swansea's first half performance was their inability to put the ball in the net, with visiting goalkeeper Viktor Johansson called into action after just four minutes.

Goncalo Franco, one of two changes from the trip to Bramall Lane, pulled a ball across the box, which was