Matos focuses on Wrexham amid Swansea play-off talk

Victory at Portsmouth was Swansea's third on the road since Vitor Matos took charge in November Vitor Matos insists his focus will be on Wrexham rather than the Championship play-off race as Swansea City prepare for Friday's mouthwatering Welsh derby at Stok Cae Ras. Swansea moved to within five points of Wrexham in the Championship table thanks to Tuesday's 2-1 victory Portsmouth. Phil Parkinson's Red Dragons remain in sixth despite losing at home to Hull City, meaning Swansea would move to within two points of the play-off places should they triumph in north Wales. But not for the first time this season, boss Matos has brushed off questions about his team's top-six chances. "What we need to think is what we can do to win the game," the Portuguese said. "It will be a really hard game as we all know - quite emotional as well. "First we need to see what we can improve from today [at Portsmouth] to have more consistency and [then] analyse Wrexham. It's more about recovery, mindset and going there to compete." Swansea hold on to dent Portsmouth survival hopes Latest Swansea City news, analysis and fan views Listen to the latest Swansea City interviews, news and discussion on BBC Sounds First-half goals from Ethan Galbraith and Josh Key proved enough for victory at Fratton Park, with Swansea missing chances to extend their advantage before Jacob Brown pulled a goal back for the hosts in the second period. But the Swans, who have been in spectacular form on their ground since Matos took charge, held on relatively comfortably to claim only a fifth away win this season. "I think we had good performances away from home, but we didn't get the points from the performances," added Matos. "We needed to improve a few things to keep winning games away. That's what we have been trying. "[At Portsmouth] we got a little bit of both. The mentality was there, the resilience was there, the organisation was there, then of course the performance as well. I am really happy for the team club, for the club and for the fans." Keeper Kinsky substituted after only 17 minutes as Spurs collapse at Atletico Lamine Yamal stuns Newcastle with 96th-minute penalty in draw Pressure of representing England has shown - Borthwick The Mitford sisters refuse to play by the rules The Triad boss who built a criminal empire Hannah Fry delves into the rapidly emerging world of AI Ozzy Osbourne: Did the Prince of Darkness live up to his name? The Brits travelling in their thousands to 'Costa del Cheltenham' The 'big brother' helping Arteta's Arsenal 'over the line' Fallout from first race since biggest rule changes - F1 Q&A Frozen out? The 'mixed' team event with one female player Four big calls Borthwick could make to revive England Old Firm chaos: What happened? Who said what? What now? Should lower-ranked teams always play at home in the FA Cup? India triumphant again - do the rest have any hope of catching them? Five talking points from round four of Six Nations Is time-wasting in the Premier League getting worse? 'Everything was groundbreaking' - 50 years since historic Cheltenham race Why is figure skating not in the Paralympics? Winter Paralympics daily guide: Seven golds to be decided on Wednesday 'England's style of play is tedious and doesn't allow players to express themselves' Was new-era F1 really racing or more like a computer game? Russell 'imperious' and Bearman 'raced beautifully' - driver ratings 'I saw a drone hit the US consulate' - Patten's escape from Dubai Who is to blame for Spurs' chaotic descent towards relegation? 'There were tears - but I had to peek behind curtain of head injuries in rugby' Iran, the US, and a World Cup that starts in three months Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.