We visited the Swansea.com stadium in Swansea on Friday, 13 March 2026, to photograph the Under 21 Professional Development League game between Swansea City and Cardiff City.
Swansea City Under-21s kept their impressive Swansea.com Stadium record intact after sharing the spoils with Cardiff City in a 1–1 Professional Development League draw.
Dan Watts broke the deadlock with a well-struck free kick, only for Jake Davies to level for the visitors just six minutes later in a first half that rarely lacked for incident.
Anthony Wright’s young Swans were a consistent threat going forward, with Tom Woodward causing Cardiff’s backline no end of trouble. The attacker drew a string of saves from Bluebirds goalkeeper Daniel Higgs and came agonisingly close to restoring Swansea’s lead when his effort cannoned back off the post.
The second half followed a similar pattern, with Swansea maintaining the initiative. Fresh impetus came from the bench in the form of Aimar Govea, who made his first home appearance since returning from a loan stint at Girona and brought a welcome injection of pace and directness on the flank. Chances came and went at both ends, however, and a winner ultimately proved elusive as the sides settled for a point apiece in SA1.
You can browse the complete Swansea City Under 21 v Cardiff City Under 21 Professional Development League match image gallery our dedicated photography website.
Swansea City Under-21s:
Joe Collins, Carter Heywood, Caio Ifans (Sam Parker 61′), Harlan Perry(Aimar Govea 46′), Blair McKenzie, Iestyn Jones, Josh Pescatore, Dan Watts (C), Morgan Bates, Yori Griffith(Caleb Demery 78′), Tom Woodward.
Substitutes not used: Tom Wright, Milo Robinson
Cardiff City Under-21s:
Daniel Higgs, Charlie O’Brien(Gabriel Keita 87′), Jac Thomas, Cody Twose, Jack Kingdon (C), Alyas Debono, Jake Davies, Rob Tankiewicz, Jack Sykes(Joshua Beecher 2′), Trey George, Mannie Barton(Harry Watts 87′).
Substitutes not used: Samuel Jones, Caden Voice
Match Referee: Jake Allsopp
Assistant Referee: Daniel Frizzell
Assistant Referee: Kieran Bailey
