Swansea City 3-1 Bristol City: Swans fight back to beat Robins

Joel Piroe scored his first league goal since 11 December

Swansea City produced a rousing second-half fightback as they came from a goal down to beat Bristol City 3-1.

The Robins deservedly led at the break thanks to Andreas Weimann's fine run and finish.

But Michael Obafemi slid in to level early in the second period before on-loan Fulham defender Cyrus Christie headed in despite appeals for offside.

Joel Piroe drilled in his first goal in eight games to seal Swansea's second straight home win in stoppage time.

Swansea climb to 16th in the table, while Bristol City drop to 17th having seen their run without an away Championship victory stretch to 10 games.

Nigel Pearson was left fuming after his side failed to build on their midweek triumph over Reading, while this was a welcome win for a Swansea side who had won only one of their previous five games.

The Welsh club were searching for a response after last Tuesday's mauling at Stoke, where they had produced arguably their worst display of the season.

They were much brighter in the early stages here, though they looked vulnerable whenever they turned over possession.

It was Swansea who threatened first, Obafemi curling a shot towards the bottom corner from 20 yards only for Max O'Leary to save.

The striker then saw an effort deflect wide, while Jamie Paterson's free-kick flashed past the post after hitting the wall.

Yet Swansea were dispossessed in their own half all too often in the first period, with a first warning coming when Chris Martin's drive was pushed over by keeper Andy Fisher.

Fisher then had to come racing off his line to deal with Ryan Manning's under-hit backpass, with the offside flag saving Swansea when Weimann looked poised to profit.

Antoine Semenyo forced a decent save from Fisher after teenage debutant Finley Burns became the latest in a line of Swansea players to give the ball away.

When Piroe followed suit - albeit in Bristol City territory - Pearson's team finally made them pay.

The impressive Semenyo was the provider, guiding a perfect pass into the path of Weimann.

Andreas Weimann celebrates his 15th goal of the season

Bristol City's captain had enough pace to hold off Manning and then found a sumptuous finish, lifting his shot high into the net from the edge of the area.

Swansea found the swift reply they needed, as they worked the ball patiently to Christie and his attempted shot turned into the perfect cross, with Obafemi tapping in his second goal in three games at the far post.

Bristol City struggled to open Swansea up from that point on, with the one major threat coming when Flynn Downes lost possession and Weimann's drive deflected over.

Swansea had the greater momentum as the contest wore on and went ahead after Piroe's flicked effort reached Christie and his first-time shot was saved by Daniel Bentley, who had come on for the injured O'Leary.

Bentley also saved Olivier Ntcham's follow-up effort only for Christie to head in his first goal since joining Swansea in January.

Bristol City's appeals for offside fell on deaf ears and their misery was complete in the fourth minute of stoppage time when Piroe turned onto his left foot on the edge of the area and rifled a shot into the bottom corner.

Swansea City head coach Russell Martin:

"I thought we started the game well and then there were a few sloppy moments - we had a bit of a lack of confidence from Tuesday.

"Every good moment they had we gave to them I think. We concede a goal from a mistake.

"It was a tough position to be in. We spoke about it half-time, trying to be the team we want to be and show real courage. They did that in the second half. I'm extremely proud of them. It's been a tough week, personally and professionally.

"We have an unwavering belief and trust in what we want to do. We understand where we're at in the transition."

Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson:

"[You are] not unlucky when you defend like that, you get what you deserve. All three goals were poor, individuals, flimsy defending. You can't give players desire, so we might have to make changes.

"People like me lose my job through results. We've been in a winning position. We've had nine attempts in the first half, probably five or six in the second as an away side.

"We're good going forward but we might have to make changes. Maybe we've got players who between now and the end of the season, we'll see if they're good enough to be here next year if I'm the manager or anybody else.

"This football club for too long has had players going through the motions and I'm not having it.

"I've said all this to the players. If I was in there as a player I'd be kicking off. I'm not protecting players on a day like that when we should get something out of the game."