# Matos moves aside to give players the plaudits

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/matos-moves-aside-to-give-players-the-plaudits/
- Published: 2026-10-31T18:39:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T19:19:30+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckz65vw61417o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Matos let Swansea’s players take the applause after their 4-0 win.
- Four players scored in the response to a 5-0 defeat.
- Swansea moved second and next visit Portsmouth.

## Summary

Vitor Matos said he stepped aside after Swansea City’s 4-0 win over Blackburn Rovers so his players could receive the applause from supporters. The emphatic result answered questions raised by a 5-0 defeat at Queens Park Rangers the previous weekend and a loss to West Ham.

Stephen Eustaquio, Joseph Opoku, Filip Lissah and Ross Stewart scored as Swansea beat a Blackburn side that had won four of its previous six matches. Swansea moved to second in the table after leaders Middlesbrough beat Charlton. Eustaquio was being assessed for a groin issue, while Marko Stamenic could return from illness for Tuesday’s match at Portsmouth.

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