West Ham win at Championship leaders Swansea

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Swansea City and West Ham United at the Swansea.com Stadium; Divine Mukasa scores the only goal as Nuno’s Hammers win at the home of the league leaders.

West Ham ended Swansea's four-match winning streak with a 1-0 away success that reduced the gap at the top of the Sky Bet Championship to a single point.

Divine Mukasa's calm first-half finish proved the difference on an afternoon when a new attendance record of 20,973 was set at the Swansea.com Stadium.

After West Ham's 6-0 thumping of Lincoln in midweek, this was a far more tactical affair but the importance of the win will not be lost on boss Nuno Espirito Santo.

The Hammers climb to second, above Middlesbrough on goal difference, and to within a point of Swansea, who lost at home for the first time since April.

Swansea had made their best start since 1923 by winning seven and drawing two of their opening 10 games.

The Welsh outfit also boasted the tightest defence in the Championship, while West Ham's 29 league goals at a rate of almost three per game was the highest in England's top four divisions.

There was a cup-tie feel to the occasion as the two teams battled for midfield supremacy, but openings were difficult to find.

The first shot of any description took 34 minutes to arrive - but the Hammers made it count.

Marko Stamenic was caught in possession and Pablo released Mohamadou Kante as Swansea defenders waited in vain for an offside flag.

Kante showed good composure on the by-line to pick out the unmarked Mukasa, who slotted home his third goal of the season.

It was only the third goal Swansea had conceded at home and the setback sparked the hosts in to action.

Adam Idah and Ronaldo had shots deflected wide in the space of a minute before Ben Cabango shook the underside of the crossbar.

Jay Fulton flighted a free-kick to the far post that was headed into Cabango's path by Moussa Yeo.