Report | Swansea City U21s 0 Barnsley U21s 0

Swansea City Under-21s played out a goalless draw against Barnsley in their Professional Development League fixture at Landore.

The first half ended goalless with little on the way of goalmouth action.

The hosts had the better of the second half, and went close through Ben Lloyd and Josh Thomas, but could not find a breakthrough.

Zac Jeanes was handed his first competitive start for the development side having signed following a successful trial. 

Richard Faakye also returned to the pitch as a second-half substitute, having been sidelined by injury since March.

There was an early chance for the visitors to take the lead inside two minutes. Hayden Pickard latched on to a loose ball on the right with Emmaisia Nzondo on the receiving end of his pass, but he lofted the ball over the bar. 

Barnsley threatened to break the deadlock again. Josiah Dyer cut through the Swans defence before firing a low effort past the outstretched Kit Margetson, but also beyond the post. 

The visitors soon threatened again, Dyer’s curling shot rattled the woodwork and Swansea did well to clear the awkward bouncing ball.

The Swans were the next to spurn a good chance when Thomas was released down the left flank, but Tykes’ keeper Kieren Flavell was quickly out to intercept. 

Moments later, Jeanes did well on the byline and his shot looked on course to finding the bottom corner, but his effort was blocked.

Faakye was introduced following the restart after almost six months on the sideline and he was soon in the thick of the action as Iestyn Jones and the defender kept out Dyer's strike.

Lloyd then had Swansea’s clearest chance of the game to date, advancing through one-on-one but rolling his shot live.

Nice build-up play involving Lloyd and Thomas then threatened to cut open the visiting defence, but Thomas' final touch was straight into the hands of Flavell.

Entering the final stages, Thomas Woodward delivered a fantastic high ball to Jeanes, but the 18-year-old's strike was blocked on the edge of the area as it ended goalless.

Swansea City Under-21s: Kit Margetson, Zac Jeanes, Iestyn Jones, Dan Watts, Harry Jones (Richard Faakye 45), Arthur Parker (Jacob Cook 60), Glory Nzingo (Thomas Woodward 60), Mitchell Bates, Josh Thomas, Ben Lloyd (Callum Deacon 80), Sebastian Dabrowski.

Substitutes: Sam Seager.