Swansea City 0-1 QPR: Malick Yalcouye sent off as blunt Swans slip to defeat

Malick Yalcouye was sent off as Swansea City produced another impotent attacking display in a disappointing defeat to Queens Park Rangers at the Swansea.com Stadium.

The visitors took the lead midway inside the first half through Rumarn Burrell, before Yalcouye was dismissed following a clash with Rangers defender Steve Cook.

QPR had their chances to extend the lead, with the post denying Jimmy Dunne an eye-catching strike from distance, although Swansea could well have snatched a point at the death, with Zan Vipotnik's near post header denied by visiting goalkeeper Paul Nardi.

The result means Swansea have racked up just one league win in their last seven, which will be a cause for concern ahead of the visit of Norwich City this weekend.

Adam Idah was handed his first league start as part of three changes made by Swans boss Alan Sheehan, presumably in a bid to refresh a forward line that looked so blunt against Southampton last time out.

However, it was the visitors that started on the front foot.

Richard Kone, who was one of several strikers Swansea looked at in the summer before eventually moving for Idah, headed over the bar early on.

Lawrence Vigouroux then had to be alert to parry away a Nicolas Madsen's stinging effort as the visitors tightened their grip on the contest.

And they took the lead just moments later.

Koki Saito slipped Isaac Hayden in down the left, and he scampered to the byline before pulling back for Burrell, who was left with a reasonably simple finish from close range.

Swansea would end the half without a single shot on target, and their task was made harder just after half an hour.

Yalcouye was adamant he should have had a penalty after going down under pressure from Hayden and then became involved in a