Swansea City 3 Barnsley 1: Hassell threatens comeback but Tykes exit

Goals either side of the break from Danny Graham and Moore put Swansea, who rejected Manchester City’s £6.2m bid for Scott Sinclair earlier in the day, firmly in control.

But the Welsh side were wobbling after Bobby Hassell pulled a goal back for the Championship visitors, until Moore slotted his second with three minutes remaining to maintain Swansea’s 100 per cent start to the campaign.

Michael Laudrup handed debuts to record signing Ki Sung yeung and Kyle Bartley as he made seven changes from the side that beat West Ham 3-0, with Swansea looking to avoid a repeat of their embarrassing exit against Shrewsbury at this stage of last season’s competition.

Barnsley manager Keith Hill also rang the changes from their 5-1 thumping at Brighton but it was the Tykes who made the more solid start, and they saw plenty of the ball in the early going as Swansea’s new combinations struggled to settle.

Graham’s header from Nathan Dyer’s cross was well blocked by Barnsley captain Scott Wiseman, but the striker had an easy finish for the opener after 24 minutes.

Angel Rangel delivered an inviting cross from the right and Moore astutely headed back across goal for Graham to chest in his second of the season from less than a yard.

Moore, who was guilty of being wasteful in possession on occasion, should have doubled the lead 11 minutes before the break but he headed wide after Rangel again overlapped on the right.

But the former Aston Villa man made no mistake just short of the hour. Jonathan De Guzman found substitute Jazz Richards, and the full-back slipped into the area to find Moore, who turned and fired left-footed high into the net.

Poor marking from Scott Golbourne’s corner allowed Hassell to get in a header which beat Tremmel at his right post. But Moore settled home nerves by sliding home from an acute angle after Mark Gower had charged down Stephen Dawson’s clearance.

Swansea City: Tremmel, Rangel (Dobbie 56), Tate, Davies, Bartley, de Guzman, Agustien, Dyer, Ki (Gower 76), Graham (Richards 56), Moore. Unused substitutes: Vorm, Williams, Michu, Lita.

Barnsley: Alnwick, Cranie, Wiseman, Stones, Hassell, Golbourne, Dawson, Cywka, Mellis (Clark 63), Davies (Harewood 63), Dagnall. Unused substitutes: Lidakevicius, Collins, Foster, Etuhu, Rose.

Referee: S Hooper (Wiltshire).