Wasteful Swansea City left frustrated in Birmingham City stalemate

Swansea City were made to rue their wastefulness in front of goal as they were held to a frustrating draw with Birmingham City at the Swansea.com Stadium.

Zan Vipotnik fired home his 13th goal in all competitions to give the hosts the lead just after 20 minutes, but Swansea's failure to add to their lead despite a flurry of chances would ultimately prove costly as Patrick Roberts netted deep into the second half to restore parity.

Frustration will be the overriding emotion for Swans boss Vitor Matos, who watched his side strike the woodwork three times on the night.

Indeed, his team should probably have been out of sight long before Roberts lashed home to level on 73 minutes, a goal that also coincided with a notable drop in Swansea's intensity after the break.

The result sees Swansea push up one place to 16th in the Championship table, but there was an inescapable feeling that this was something of a missed opportunity for Swansea, who allowed Birmingham a route back into a contest they had controlled for the best part of an hour.

In another life Chris Davies might well have been taking his place in the home dugout for this one, having turned down the chance to take the reins here following the departure of Michael Duff in December 2023.

In this one, he might well be breathing a sigh of relief that his side emerged from his native south Wales with a share of the spoils.

Eom Jisung should have put Swansea ahead after just 15 minutes into what was a pleasing first half.

Josh Tymon did well to intercept deep inside his own half before motoring forward and playing into the feet of Vipotnik, who sprayed out wide to Ronald first time.

The Brazilian then played an inch perfect pass behind the Birmingham defence for Eom, who cut