Friendly: Swansea City 4-2 Blackpool

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Danny Graham

Danny Graham's hat-trick helped Swansea to a comfortable pre-season victory over Blackpool.

The striker's treble, his first in Swansea colours, and an excellent finish from new midfield signing Michu sealed Swansea's win.

A Ludovic Sylvestre strike and Thomas Ince's penalty provided consolation for the Seasiders.

Graham rounded Matt Gilks to net after just 43 seconds and then turned provider, exchanging passes with Michu.

Sylvestre rocked Michel Vorm's crossbar with a powerful drive but was not denied after 22 minutes when a sliced Ben Davies clearance allowed him to smash home a volley to pull a goal back.

However, Graham made it 3-1 right on half-time after Nathan Dyer seized on a poor pass and unselfishly squared for the striker.

Dyer also set-up Graham's third in the 64th minute after he raced past Ian Evatt and got a shot away which Gilks could only parry straight to the forward.

But the visitors had the last word as Ince netted from the spot late on.

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