Swansea City boss Vitor Matos explains full-time gesture after Blackburn win

Matos deliberately stepped back after the 4-0 win to let his players celebrate with fans, saying they needed that feeling after last week's heavy defeat.

Swansea City bounced back from a heavy loss to Queens Park Rangers with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers at the Swansea.com Stadium. Goals from Stephen Eustaquio, Joseph Opoku, Filip Lissah, and Ross Stewart sealed a fully-deserved win.

After the match, manager Vitor Matos made a deliberate gesture by heading down the tunnel at full-time while his players remained on the pitch to soak up the applause from the fans. Matos explained the decision was intentional, saying his players needed to feel that moment of connection with the supporters after the disappointment of the previous week's defeat.

"When we win, they need to get the feeling and that's what I wanted for them," Matos said. "To have the connection with the fans and that's what it was." He praised his squad's character and commitment, emphasizing that the performance pleased him more than the result itself. Swansea travel to Portsmouth on Tuesday, with Stephen Eustaquio and Marko Stamenic both doubts for the fixture.