Swansea sack Williams in bid for Championship survival

Championship strugglers Swansea sacked head coach Luke Williams on Monday after a poor run that has plunged the Swans into a relegation battle.

Swansea have taken just four points from nine games, including a 3-0 defeat away to bitter rivals Cardiff, to slip to 17th in the table, just eight points above the drop zone.

Alan Sheehan will assume the role of caretaker head coach on an interim basis, with Williams' backroom staff members Ryan Harley and George Lawtey also leaving the club with immediate effect.

"Unfortunately, since the turn of the year our performances and results have not been of the standard required at this level," said Swansea chairman Andy Coleman.

"Ultimately, that has led us to conclude a change is required in order to bring about an improvement in our showings on the pitch."

Swansea are next in action at home to Blackburn on Saturday.