Swansea v Liverpool – story of the match

Alfie Mawson pounced in the first half when Liverpool’s record signing Virgil van Dijk failed to clear a corner.

Published Jan 22, 2018

Last updated Jan 22, 2018

Swansea produced one of the shock results of the season as Virgil van Dijk’s Premier League debut for Liverpool turned into a nightmare.

Alfie Mawson struck the 40th-minute winner for bottom club Swansea, pouncing on a poor Van Dijk clearance from a corner that Liverpool’s £75million record signing possibly should not have conceded.

Liverpool came into this contest unbeaten in 18 games and on a high after ending the unbeaten record of league leaders Manchester City, so few saw this 1-0 defeat coming.

What they said

Tweet of the match

Star man – Alfie Mawson

Alfie Mawson celebrates after breaking the deadlock (Simon Galloway/EMPICS)

From beating City to losing to Swansea

Mohamed Salah and Liverpool experienced a frustrating night in Wales (Simon Galloway/EMPICS)

The Carlos Carvalhal effect

Carlos Carvalhal has won three of his six games in charge (Simon Galloway/EMPICS)

Ratings

Swansea: Lukasz Fabianski 7 (out of 10), Kyle Naughton 7, Mike van der Hoorn 7, Federico Fernandez 8, Alfie Mawson 8, Martin Olsson 7, Nathan Dyer 6, Leroy Fer 7, Ki Sung-yueng 7, Sam Clucas 6, Jordan Ayew 7. Subs: Tom Carroll (on for Dyer, 64) 6, Wilfried Bony (on for Ayew, 79) 5.

Liverpool: Loris Karius 6, Joe Gomez 6, Joel Matip 5, Virgil van Dijk 5, Andrew Robertson 6, Emre Can 6, Georginio Wijnaldum 5, Sadio Mane 6, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 6, Mohamed Salah 5, Roberto Firmino 6. Subs: Adam Lallana (on for Oxlade Chamberlain, 68) 5, Danny Ings (on for Wijnaldum, 73) 6.

Who’s up next?

Notts County v Swansea (FA Cup, January 27)
Liverpool v West Brom (FA Cup, January 27)