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Portsmouth 1-2 Swansea City: Pompey survival hopes suffer a blow as Galbraith and Key strike
Ethan Galbraith's goal was his fourth since joining Swansea from Leyton Orient last summer
Portsmouth's Championship survival prospects suffered a blow as they were beaten 2-1 by Swansea City at Fratton Park.
Ethan Galbraith's precise finish put Swansea in front and the visitors' first-half control was rewarded with a second goal when Josh Key's deflected drive dipped inside the far post.
Portsmouth had hit the woodwork through Jacob Brown early on, but laboured in attack until the on-loan Luton forward headed his side back into the game after the break.
With that John Mousinho's team found some momentum for the first time, but Swansea held on to condemn Portsmouth to a fifth loss in their past eight league games.
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Jay Fulton comes back into the Swansea City team in the sole change for tonight’s Championship clash at Portsmouth.
The Scot takes the place of Marko Stamenic in midfield, with the Swans otherwise unchanged from the weekend victory over Stoke City.
That means Lawrence Vigouroux continues in goal, with Josh Key, captain Ben Cabango, Cameron Burgess and Josh Tymon making up the back four.
Fulton slots in alongside Goncalo Franco and Ethan Galbraith in the middle of the park, with Ronald and Jisung Eom out wide.
Zan Vipotnik leads the line for the Swans with the Slovenian just a solitary goal away from bringing up 20 for the campaign.
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John Mousinho fumes at Portsmouth’s first-half display
John Mousinho was furious with Portsmouth’s first-half performance in their 2-1 defeat to Swansea.
Ethan Galbraith and Josh Key netted eye-catching goals while Pompey regularly gave away possession and lost duels in the opening period.
And despite Jacob Brown pulling one back after the break, Portsmouth lost at Fratton Park for a third straight match and sit just four points above the Championship relegation zone.
Pompey boss Mousinho said: “We were really poor in the first half and much improved in the second. We nearly got ourselves back into it but we gave ourselves too much to do.
“It is very disappointing. You think where was the intent in the first half? Where was the aggression and front-footedness?
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