Anthony Wright pleased with under-21s' performance despite late defeat

Swansea City Under-21s' coach Anthony Wright felt his side’s performance deserved more than the 2-1 defeat they suffered at Wigan Athletic in the Professional Development League.

Yori Griffith, on his first start for the under-21s, put the Swans ahead when he turned in a rebound from close range in the first half at the DW Stadium.

But the hosts levelled the score within the final quarter of the game after a trialist poked home from a corner kick.

And Leo Graham claimed the three points and completed the comeback for the Latics as he headed home a cross with five minutes remaining.

Wright was disappointed with the defeat, but felt that there were many positive outcomes his young side could take away from the game.

“We are always disappointed when we lose games, but there are loads of positives to take from the game,” said Wright.

“I think in the first half the boys worked their socks off, were very disciplined out of possession and we had some good chances towards the end of the half.

"We’re a little bit disappointed with how we’ve defended the corner for the equaliser, they’ve utilised the little bit of space and they’ve scored from it.

"And them scoring those two goals in the final 10 minutes wasn't what we deserved and we need to manage games better.

"Our side was very young, and I thought they all did brilliantly, we had nine scholars involved.

"The senior lads helped them integrate into the side, and that showed brilliant togetherness from the team."