Mukasa secures 1-0 win for West Ham at Swansea
West Ham United ended Swansea City's four-match winning streak with a 1-0 away victory at the Swansea.com Stadium, closing the gap to the top of the Sky Bet Championship to a single point. Divine Mukasa scored the decisive goal in the 34th minute before a record ground attendance of 20,973.
The visitors struck from the game's opening shot after Marko Stamenic lost possession and Pablo sent Mohamadou Kante clear down the flank. Kante cut the ball back from the by-line to Mukasa, who converted his third goal of the campaign, before Ben Cabango hit the crossbar for Swansea before the interval.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side moved up to second place on goal difference ahead of Middlesbrough, inflicting Swansea's first home defeat since April. Swansea goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux denied Jarrod Bowen and Pablo in the second half, while late chances from Adam Idah and Ronald failed to produce an equaliser.
- West Ham entered the Swansea match with 29 league goals from 10 games, the highest scoring total across England's top four divisions.
- West Ham beat Lincoln City 6-0 in the Championship on 14 October 2026 after Lincoln players Tom Hamer and Conor McGrandles were sent off.
