Eom Ji-sung returns as Swansea beat Norwich 2-1 to stay top

📰 On the day Asian Games champion Eom Ji-sung made his return, Swansea came from behind to stay top of the Championship. 📌 Key points 🔄 Swansea fell behind to Norwich but scored twice after the break to win 2-1. 🥇 Eom came on in the 84th minute for his first game since the Asian Games. 🔝 A third straight win leaves Swansea top on 20 points. 📈 Eom has two goals and two assists, second-best in the squad. 🛡️ Swansea have conceded only seven in nine games, the fewest in the league. 📝 What happened ⚽ Swansea went behind to Norwich City in the 28th minute of their ninth-round Championship game at the Swansea.com Stadium (10 October, Korean time). They levelled four minutes after half-time and went ahead with a header on 59 minutes, before late saves protected the lead. 🥇 Eom, who helped Korea beat Japan in the Asian Games final for a fourth straight title, came on in the 84th minute. According to Interfootball, head coach Vitor Matos called it "an important win". 📈 According to Footballist, Eom has two goals and two assists despite missing several games for the tournament — the second-most goal involvements in the squad and the best rate per minute, about four every 300 minutes. He scored and assisted in both the Derby County and Watford games. 🏅 While some team-mates faced a backlash over comments about military exemption after the gold medal, Eom went straight back to his club without controversy and into the promotion race. 📊 By the numbers • Swansea: W6 D2 L1, 20 points (1st) • Second-placed Middlesbrough: 18 points • Eom this season: 2 goals, 2 assists • Swansea goals conceded: 7 in 9 games (fewest) 🔭 Why it matters Swansea were relegated from the Premier League in 2017-18 and lost in the play-offs after finishing fourth in 2020-21. With Eom — the Asian Games' top scorer and top assister — expected back in the starting line-up, their push for a first Premier League return in nine years gets a boost. West Ham and Stoke City are chasing.