MX23RW : Wednesday, February 12 06:55:34| >> :120:54821:54821:

Aston Villa 0-2 Swansea City

Aston Villa 0-2 Swansea
© PA Photos
Wayne Routledge's first goal in the Premier League helps Swansea City take all three points from their trip to Aston Villa.

Wayne Routledge's first ever goal in the Premier League helped Swansea City claim their maiden away victory of the season at Aston Villa this afternoon.

The 26-year-old winger, who has had previous spells with Crystal Palace, Villa and Newcastle United, had previously gone 116 matches in the top flight without finding the net.

However, he ended the drought two minutes after the restart by turning in a rebounded effort from teammate Danny Graham.

Routledge's goal had actually doubled Swansea's advantage following Nathan Dyer's fourth-minute opener.

Alex McLeish's Villa struggled to create any goalscoring chances as they searched for a route back into the match. The closest they came is when a header from centre-back Richard Dunne landed on the roof of the net on the hour-mark.

The victory is Swansea's first away from home in the top flight since 1981.

ID:12001: cacheID:12001:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1952:
Written by
Liam Apicella
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Darren Bent
Read Next:
Team News: Bent starts up front for Villa
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool23175156213556
2Arsenal24148249222750
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest24145540271347
4Chelsea24127547311643
5Manchester CityMan City24125748351341
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle24125742291341
7Bournemouth24117641281340
8Aston Villa2410773437-337
9Fulham249963632436
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2481063538-334
11Brentford2494114242031
12Crystal Palace247982830-230
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2485112834-629
14Tottenham HotspurSpurs24831348371127
15West Ham UnitedWest Ham2476112946-1727
16Everton236892328-526
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2454153452-1819
18Leicester CityLeicester2445152553-2817
19Ipswich TownIpswich2437142249-2716
20Southampton2423191854-369


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!