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title: "Newcastle vs Swansea in pictures"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2015/08/15/newcastle-vs-swansea-pictures/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Evin Grant"
section: "Matchday"
published: "2015-08-15T17:35:02Z"
modified: "2015-08-15T17:35:02Z"
---

# Newcastle vs Swansea in pictures

In their 2nd game of the season, Newcastle had a long travel to South Wales to play Garry Monk’s impressive Swansea side. An unchanged starting eleven from our opening 2-2 draw v Southampton was deployed by Steve McClaren.

Newcastle were under the cosh right from the get-go and it wasn’t long until Swansea opened the scoring. An unorganised back four played Bafetimbi Gomis onside and he easily took the ball around goalkeeper Tim Krul to make it 1-0 Swansea.

Jefferson Montero was looking dangerous all game and he caused Dutch right-back Daryl Janmaat a tonne of problems. Janmaat got an early yellow card twenty minutes in, and that gave Montero license to use his electrifying pace and exploit Janmaat’s cautiousness – and it soon paid off as the right-back stupidly got a second yellow card – and Newcastle were down to ten men.

Mbemba went to right back and a strange looking 4-5-0 formation was implemented. Steven Taylor came on at half-time, replacing an injured Sissoko. Early on in the second half, Swansea made it 2-0 through Andre Ayew. He outjumped Fabricio Coloccini and fired a header into the back of the net.

The game would finish 2-0 to Swansea – a very convincing win for Monk and his men. Here’s the match in pictures:

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484113384.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484107806.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484103882.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484106874.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484107976.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484106244.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484103742.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/4841070382.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484107722.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484109598.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/4841096603.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/4841096181.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484110172.jpg)

![Swansea City v Newcastle United - Premier League](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2015/08/484113422.jpg)