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Leigh Curtis

'No words needed' - Swansea captain ready for Nottingham Forest test after Leeds heartbreak

Matt Grimes says Swansea City cannot dwell on their last-minute heartbreak against Leeds United and says they must now focus on their clash at Nottingham Forest.

The Swans were beaten 1-0 by the League leaders at the Liberty Stadium where Pablo Hernandez scored at the death.

The goal was well received by Forest fans ahead of their clash this week given Swansea are hopeful of gatecrashing the top six.

They are one point and one place behind Cardiff in the table with three games left, and now face a huge clash against Sabri Lamouchi's  Forest at the City Ground on Wednesday.

And Swansea skipper Grimes says they must not let their Leeds disappointment affect their promotion push.

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“To lose any game in the last minute is obviously tough to take but it is even worse when we put so much into the game,” said Grimes.

“Going forward I think we were creating more dangerous opportunities than they were but the goal goes in in the last minutes and gets them the win.

“The performance was good. Leeds are a very good side with quality players so on their day they are very dangerous. We did well to match them toe-to-toe.

“I don’t think any words were needed in the dressing room, everyone knew how devastating it was but I just said ‘look lads, just pull yourselves back up, there’s no time to dwell.’

“There are three games to go and everything is still to play for - we look forward to Wednesday. We just need to focus on taking each game as it comes and see where it takes us.”

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