Nick Pope 7
Had very little to do aside from a simple save from Bony. Handling was excellent though as he claimed several crosses.
Matt Lowton 8
One of his best displays of the season. Used the ball well and fantastic tackle on Bony and block on Sanches in second half.
James Tarkowski 6
Lucky to escape a booking when Abraham beat him to a pass, but solid aside from that. Harsh to see goal disallowed.
Ben Mee 7
Not really tested by Swansea’s attack. Won’t have many more routine games this season.
Stephen Ward 6
Booked in the first half and the odd shaky moment, but a good recovery from his Ireland nightmare.
Robbie Brady 8
Drifted inside from the left to good effect and his cross for Cork’s goal was perfection. A good performance.
Jack Cork 9 (Man of the Match)
A midfielder oozing confidence and class at the moment. Sidestep to burst into space to create his own chance was excellent, and repeated the trick second half. Playing a major part in Burnley’s stunning start to the season.
Steven Defour 8
The partnership between Cork and Defour is flourishing so far. The Belgian was outshone on Saturday but had a fine game.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson 8
Took the direct route and ran at Martin Olsson regularly. Looked a creative threat and worked hard throughout.
Jeff Hendrick 8
Found plenty of space linking midfield and attack and his fizzed pass into Barnes for his goal was very good.
Ashley Barnes 9
One of his best displays. Rasping finish for the goal, brought others into play and held the ball up well
Subs
Sam Vokes for Hendrick (80)
Subs not used: Anders Lindegaard, Charlie Taylor, Kevin Long, Ashley Westwood, Scott Arfield, Nahki Wells
Swansea: Lukasz Fabianski, Kyle Naughton, Federico Fernandez, Alfie Mawson, Martin Olsson, Sam Clucas, Renato Sanches, Leroy Fer (Ki-Sung-yueng 70), Nathan Dyer, Jordan Ayew (Wilfried Bony 46), Tammy Abraham (Luciano Narsingh 82)
Subs: Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Mike van der Hoorn, Tom Carroll, Wayne Routledge
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