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A game rendered as meaningle s as it was dull due to surrounding circumstances, Swansea City vs Aston Villa almost never went ahead at all. Still raw from the news of Gary Speeds pa sing, the atmosphere of the game was tinged with grief and shock. A perfectly fitting if not perfectly orchestrated minutes silence was observed before a game that only Brian Anderson Jersey housed 6 attempts on target from either team.Swansea looked the more solid outfit Jazz Chisholm Jersey and were far more comfortable on the ball throughout; however it was the visitors that looked more dangerous, especially on the counter, with most of this being down to the tirele s Gabriel Agbonlahor on the left wing. Within a team that lacks much attacking direction; one wonders where Aston Villa would find themselves in the table this season if their local hero would have joined the exodus of claret and blue talent last summer.There were only a handful of clear cut chances throughout the game. Within the first few minutes, in a move typical of his performance, Agbonlahor cut inside from the left only to have Jose Urena Jersey a powerful deflected shot blocked by the feet of in-form Vorm. The game trudged on tamely and still largely in shock as the clock kept ticking on. Despite high levels of pre sure from the Villans towards the closing minutes of the second half, Gabby Agbonlahor Brad Ziegler Jersey s dipping long range effort- tipped over by Vorms jingly reflexes, was the only chance they had to show for their sustained po se sion.The home side did not have a sniff of the visitors goal until deep into the second half when Sinclair linked up with substitute Leroy Lita to slice open the centre of the Villa defence. The forward thought his low drive would be enough to beat the visiting keeper Shay Given and secure a late winner for the Swans, however Bryan Holaday Jersey the emotional Irishman charged down the shot to keep the tie scorele s.Despite a penalty claim for the visitors late on, the final whistle blew as Villa remain winle s on the road all season, as the fans watching remained most subdued and reflective. In reality, the game was a mundane affair; however for one game only, the 20000 strong crowd did not seem to care.