Report | Swansea City U21s 3 Sheffield Wednesday U21s 1

A Ben Lloyd brace and a Kyrell Wilson penalty got Swansea City Under-21s back to winning ways with victory over Sheffield Wednesday at the Joma High Performance Centre.

The Swans had the lead inside 10 minutes after Wilson won and converted his spot-kick before Aimar Govea sent Lloyd through to double the Swans' lead.

Bruno Fernandes pulled a goal back for Sheffield Wednesday in stoppage time, but Lloyd went straight up the other end to restore Swansea’s two-goal lead in the 93rd minute.

The hosts made the ideal start when Govea found Wilson and the forward was fouled as he cut back in the area.

The 19-year-old’s strike was close to the keeper but had too much on it and found its way into the net.

A brilliant ball from Zac Jeanes then gave Wilson the chance to grab a quick second, the latter cut inside onto his right foot only to send his shot into the hands of Killian Barrett. 

Swansea continued to make all the running and Jeanes and Pescatore linked up well down the right, but the final ball into the box, looking for Wilson, was blocked by Reece Johnson. 

Down the other end, Swansea keeper Evan Watts was called into action after a Wednesday attack played Donald Kamwa through one-on-one, but the Wales Under-21 international stood up well to deny him.

But the Swans were dominating, and Lloyd had two chances well held by Barrett after slick build-up play.

Owls' attacking duo Kamwa and Moses proved to be dangerous when on the counter, but Iestyn Jones and Arthur Parker held strong to keep the Swans' advantage intact.

Just before the break, the Swans were rewarded for their possession and extended their lead. Govea's neat ball found Lloyd in stride, and the midfielder sent the ball straight down the middle of the goal and into the net.

The second period started in the same vein as much of the first half, with the hosts fashioning chances.

Glory Nzingo drilled a thunderous effort at goal after a clever Wilson backheel, before another strike from range forced the keeper into a fine save.

Wednesday's substitutes brought renewed energy in the final third for the Owls, and Jarvis Thornton almost found the net through his volley, before sending another effort across the face of goal.

And the visitors did eventually pull one back after a quick attack, Fernandes smashing a strike into the roof of the net from inside the box.

But, immediately after the restart, Lloyd restored the Swans' two-goal advantage with a low, deflected strike from outside the area.

Swansea City Under-21s: Evan Watts, Zac Jeanes (Callum Deacon 81), Sebastian Dabrowski, Mitchell Bates (Jacob Cook 45), Arthur Parker (Brogan Popham 70), Iestyn Jones, Josh Pescatore, Glory Nzingo, Kyrell Wilson (Sammy Henia-Kamau 60), Ben Lloyd, Aimar Govea.

Substitutes: Ben Hughes.