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GRIMES CALLS THE TUNE FOR SWANS

Rare goal as skipper pounces on error
By James Candy

WANSEA CITY kept pace with the Championship leaders with a hardfought win over Rotherham United.

Captain Matt Grimes ensured his side remained only two points off the top by capitalising on a Jamal Blackman error to score his first goal for 19 months.
And manager Steve Cooper believes the win could prove vital in the race for promotion.
He said: “It is the games and the days like this that could be really important. I am not saying we wouldn’t have won this game last year, but there were games like this we didn&rsqu...

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