Newcastle United 1 Swansea City 2: match report Nathan Dyer was sent in on goal after just six minutes, but dragged his shot wide. Pablo Hernandez shot straight at Tim Krul at the end of another promising Swansea move before Michu forced a decent save from the Dutchman and headed another chance over the bar. Newcastle's defence struggled to cope with the movement of Swansea's front three, but at the other end, never looked like getting to grips with Ben Arfa. The Frenchman almost created two goals for Demba Ba in the first half with laser-guided passes in behind the defence and was only denied one himself when Gerhard Tremmel managed to adjust in mid-air to tip a shot over the bar. Newcastle were in trouble, but began the second-half well, Ba failing to convert a simple chance after Sammy Ameobi had picked him out in the area. The Senegal international also fired straight at Tremmel seconds later, but the home side should have fallen behind when Itay Shechter blazed over from 12 yards. The Welshmen did not have to wait long for another opening and this time they took it. Krul's kick was a lazy one and went straight to Hernandez. It caught the defence flat-footed and his cross was delivered perfectly for the unmarked Michu to head home. Again Newcastle were almost totally reliant on Ben Arfa for a response. Picking the ball up inside his half, he jinked his way through the Swansea midfield and slid the ball to Shola Ameobi, but the substitute could not find a finish. Michu, though, should have made it two at the other end, fluffing a side-footed finish after Hernandez had once again picked him out inside the area. Jonathan De Guzman did not make the same mistake with four minutes remaining, finishing from a tight angle after Danny Graham's shot had been saved.