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Premier League

Aug 23, 2014 at 3pm UK

Swansea Swansea City
1-0
Burnley

Dyer (23')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Player Ratings: Swansea City 1-0 Burnley

By Shane Callaghan, ReporterPublished: 23 August 2014 5:52 PM

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at who performed and who didn't in Swansea's narrow 1-0 win over Burnley at the Liberty Stadium.

Swansea City survived wave after wave of Burnley pressure to beat the Clarets 1-0 at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon.

Nathan Dyer marked his 100th Premier League appearance for the club in match-winning style, slotting past Tom Heaton on 23 minutes.

Sean Dyche's side threw the kitchen sink at their Welsh counterparts in a bid to level matters, but the Swans held on.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at who excelled and who should have stayed in the changing rooms.

Swansea City

Nathan Dyer of Swansea City celebrates with substitute Kyle Bartley of Swansea City as he scores their first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and Burnley at Liberty Stadium on August 23, 2014 © Getty Images

Goal

Lukasz Fabianski: Stellar performance from the Pole, who pulled off a fantastic save to deny David Jones midway through the second half. His athleticism and assuring presence played a big role in the win. (9/10)

Defence

Angel Rangel: Struggled in the first half as much of Burnley's attack stemmed from his flank, but enjoyed a stronger second half. (6/10)

Ashley Williams: Solid performance from the skipper, who produced a crucial block to deny Lukas Jutkiewicz in the second half. (8/10)

Jordi Amat: Formed a formidable partnership with Williams in a centre-back pairing which can take great credit for today's win. (8/10)

Neil Taylor: Produced a strong display on the left of defence, restricting the adventurous Kieran Trippier from venturing too far forward.(7/10)

Midfield

Jonjo Shelvey: Enjoyed a strong first half but, like Swansea themselves, dipped in the second half. Few bright moments. (6/10)

Sung-Yeung Ki: A quieter display from Ki compared to his performance at Old Trafford last week. (6/10)

Nathan Dyer: The match winner was a bright spark throughout a lively 45 minutes, but failed to sustain that in the second half. (7/10)

Gylfi Sigurdsson: Missed perhaps the game's best chance in the first half, but played a wonderful assist to Dyer for the opener.(7/10)

Attack

Wayne Routledge: Energetic first-half display, giving Trippier a torrid time with his pace but, as with Dyer, faded badly in the second half. (6/10)

Wilfried Bony: Swansea's best player in the first half and would have headed them into an early lead if not for Jason Shackell's goal-line clearance. Isolated in second half.(6/10)

Substitutes

Jefferson Montero: Ineffective on his home debut after replacing Dyer on 66 minutes. (5/10)

Bafitembi Gomis: Anonymous display from the striker, who found himself isolated as Swansea's focal point after coming on for Bony. (4/10)

Burnley

Burnley's English goalkeeper Tom Heaton makes a save from Swansea City's French striker Bafetimbi Gomis during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Burnley at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea on August 23, 2014 © Getty Images

Goal

Tom Heaton: Had little to do in the second-half by virtue of Burnley's dominance, but produced a crucial save to deny Sigurdsson in the first half. (7/10)

Defence

Kieran Trippier: Struggled to deal with energetic Routledge, before enjoying a much quieter second half. (6/10)

Michael Duff: The Burnley veteran marked his 500th senior league appearance with a solid performance in the heart of Burnley's defence. (7/10)

Jason Shackell: Produced a goal-saving intervention at the start of both halves to deny the hosts. Excellent performance. (8/10)

Ben Mee: One of Burnley's best players in the first half, constantly asking questions of Rangel down the right-hand flank. (6/10)

Midfield

Scott Arfield: Left his shooting boots at Turf Moor as the midfielder missed one of Burnley's best chances to draw level in the second half. (5/10)

Dean Marney: Commanding presence at the heart of the midfield, stifling Swansea throughout the second half, allowing the visitors to rebuild broken attacks. (7/10)

David Jones: Should have done better when Fabianski palmed his low shot out for a corner midway through the second half. (5/10)

Matthew Taylor: Replaced by Ross Wallace on 72 minutes. Should have happened sooner. (5/10)

Attack

Danny Ings: Displayed promising signs that he can make the step up in class to the Premier League, but lacked the service to open his top-flight account. (6/10)

Lukas Jutkiewicz Spurned a gilt-edged chance to level matters after heading over the bar from close range. Big miss. Exuberant display other than that. (5/10)

Substitutes

Ross Wallace: Replaced Matt Taylor and gave Neil Taylor some problems by producing a series of inviting crosses into the area (7/10)

Ashley Barnes: Had to wait until the dying moments before getting a chance, but volleyed high and wide in Burnley's last attack. (5/10)