CARVALHAL CONFIDENT FOR SAINTS SHOOTOUT

AFTER seven Premier League games without a victory and with only two goals, swansea manager Carlos Carvalhal remained defiant. ‘Everyone is sad,’ the coach said. ‘But we will react and Tuesday, we must be at the top. They know they must react very fast.’ Tomorrow brings the most pivotal match in swansea’s recent history. They host direct relegation rivals southampton and the winner would go a long way to securing their Premier League survival. ‘i don’t have any reason to doubt we can do it,’ Carvalhal smiled. swansea are creaking at just the wrong time. Trailing to Ryan Fraser’s goal, they appeared paralysed by the pressure of the situation. Attacking players arrived from the substitutes’ bench, but not Renato sanches, the boy wonder of Portugal’s Euro 2016 triumph who Bayern Munich once signed for £30million. Whether swansea can turn it on against southampton is not certain. Bournemouth’s simon Francis delivered a damning assessment: ‘i felt at times they bypassed this game as a must-win. i think they think southampton is their Cup final. At this time of year they might have gone for it a bit more.’ Bournemouth confirmed their survival. Boss Eddie howe said: ‘This year has been harder because everyone has expected us to do it. i’ve really felt the effects of this season.’ AFC BOURNEMOUTH (3-4-3): Begovic 7; Francis 6.5, S Cook 7, Ake 7; Fraser 7.5, L Cook 7, Surman, 6.5, Daniels 6; KING 8 (Mousset 90min), Wilson 7 (Mings 90), Pugh 6 (Gosling 78). Subs not used: Boruc, Smith, Defoe, Ibe. Scorer: Fraser 37. Booked: King. Manager: Eddie Howe 7. SWANSEA CITY (3-4-3): Fabianski 7; Van der Hoorn 5.5 (King 72, 5.5), Mawson 6, Fernandez 6; Roberts 6, Carroll 5.5, Ki 5.5 (Narsingh 78), Olsson 5.5; A Ayew 6.5, Dyer 5 (Abraham 59, 5.5), J Ayew 5. Subs not used: Nordfeldt, Clucas, Rangel, Sanches. Booked: Van der Hoorn, Olsson, Mawson, King. Manager: Carlos Carvalhal 5.5. Referee: Kevin Friend 6. Attendance: 10,820.