Swansea City 0-0 Middlesbrough
Swansea City and Middlesbrough shared the points in a hard-fought goalless draw at Liberty Stadium.
The home side, who were missing Fernando Llorente through injury, dominated the first half, with Tom Carroll’s long-range shot just wide.
The loss of Gaston Ramirez through injury reduced Boro’s creativity with Adama Traore’s pace their main threat.
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In the second half Victor Valdes, who was the busier goalkeeper, denied Gylfi Sigurdsson’s long-range shot.
Swansea put Boro under late pressure as Sigurdsson’s deflected free-kick brushed a post while Rudy Gestede headed a great stoppage-time chance wide for Boro.
The draw moves Swansea one point above Hull City in 17th, while Boro remain 19th, five points off safety but with a match in hand.
