Overview
- The new head coach’s debut ended in a 2-1 home loss, with Joe Ward and Lars-Jørgen Salvesen scoring for Derby before Ethan Galbraith’s late reply.
- Swansea remain 20th in the Championship after a fourth consecutive league defeat, sitting four points above the relegation places.
- Matos had only one full training session with the squad before the game and said West Brom away on Saturday must be treated "like a final."
- Club legends Leon Britton and Joe Allen are assisting on a short-term basis as Swansea work to add Portuguese staff, with Diogo Medeiros, Toze Mendes and Gonçalo Ricca expected.
- Matos has signed a four-year contract, with CEO Tom Gorringe backing his possession-based, high-pressing plan to realign the team’s identity.