Swansea 1-0 Middlesbrough: Swansea edge into Capital One Cup semi-finals

Swansea edged into the Capital One Cup semi-finals last night after finally breaking down npower Championship side Middlesbrough with a late goal at the Liberty Stadium.

The Swans reached only a third semi-final in top-flight cup competitions in their 100-year history thanks to an 81st-minute own goal by Boro’s Seb Hines.

Hines, under pressure from Gary Monk, could not clear a Swansea corner as the Premier League side exerted sustained late pressure, and the ball flew off him and past Boro goalkeeper Jason Steele.

It put Swansea into the last four alongside Bradford – memorable conquerors of Arsenal on Tuesday night – and Aston Villa, while Chelsea meet Leeds in the remaining quarter-final clash next week.

Swans manager Michael Laudrup had restored fit-again Leon Britton to the starting line-up, together with Dwight Tiendalli. Boro boss Tony Mowbray recalled Justin Hoyte for his team’s 12th successive League Cup tie away from home.