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Half-Time Report: Swansea City, Stoke City playing out stalemate

It is goalless at the break between Swansea City and Stoke City in their Premier League clash at the Liberty Stadium.

Swansea City and Stoke City are level at 0-0 at the halfway point of their Premier League clash at the Liberty Stadium.

Phillip Bardsley of Stoke City and Federico Fernandez of Swansea City compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and Stoke City at Liberty Stadium on May 2, 2015© Getty Images

The hosts were strongest in the opening stages as they maintained possession and forced their opponents to do all of the chasing.

It took a while for the first chance to be fashioned, however, as Nelson Oliveira volleyed wide from a tight angle at the far post after a cross from Nathan Dyer on the quarter-hour mark.

Stoke did well to keep Swansea at bay in the face of constant pressure and soon enjoyed a good spell of their own, but neither goalkeeper was troubled throughout the majority of the first half.

This changed in the latter stages as Charlie Adam fired wide from 30 yards three minutes before the break, while Steven N'Zonzi forced a smart save from Lukasz Fabianski on the stroke of half time.

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Stoke player Charlie Adam scores from the penalty spot during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Swansea City at Britannia Stadium on October 19, 2014
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