Laudrup: We were denied a clear penalty

Swansea 0 West Ham 0

In a turgid game of few clear chances the Hammers’ dead-ball threat troubled their hosts all afternoon, with Angel Rangel hooking a long Razvan Rat free-kick off the line, while Guy Demel and Kevin Nolan also spurned sights of goal.

Jussi Jaaskelainen made two point-blank stops to deny Chico Flores and Wilfried Bony at the other end, but the hosts were most aggrieved referee Phil Dowd’s decision to turn down a stoppage-time appeal for handball against Joe Cole. The West Ham substitute had his arm raised as he leapt to block a Nathan Dyer cross, and Laudrup had no doubt his side should have had a spot-kick.

“I think we deserved more, but Jaaskelainen had made two or three fantastic saves, so you can’t do anything about that,” he said.

SWANSEA: Vorm, Rangel, Chico, Williams, Taylor, de Guzman, Britton, Dyer, Michu, Routledge (Hernandez 61),Vazquez (Bony 66).

WEST HAM: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Tomkins, Reid, Rat, Nolan, Noble, Downing, Vaz Te (Jarvis 34), Morrison (Joe Cole 78), Diame (Carlton Cole 64).

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).