Maybe it just took a while for the message to sink in. It’s been five weeks since Garry Monk told Jonjo Shelvey that the problems in his head were close to cancelling out the game-changing talent in his feet. The word he used was ‘lazy’; the message was that if Shelvey kept trundling around the pitch collecting thoughtless yellow cards then Swansea would soon lose patience with a player who ran out of time at Liverpool. On Sunday, his talent came up with a delayed reaction, the midfielder hitting a brilliant strike from 25 yards with seven minutes remaining. The goal came from nowhere — and so did the win — for a side that rarely finds rewards on the road.
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Jonjo Shelvey scored the only goal as Swansea recorded their first Premier League win in over a month
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Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand was shown a straight red card for a foul on Modou Barrow
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Swansea winger Marvin Emnes was forced off after just 16 minutes with an injury
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The result leaves Ronald Koeman's men fourth in the table, one point behind Manchester United
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Swansea move above Stoke City and up to ninth, three points behind Sam Allardyce's West Ham
Swansea midfielder @placeholder unleashes a stunning strike to open the scoring against Southampton on Sunday afternoon