Swansea striker Jordan Ayew shines despite defeat to Leicester City

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Ghana striker Jordan Ayew was the star for Swansea City in the English Premier League game against Leicester City on Saturday, despite defeat to the Foxes.

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Swansea lost 2-1 at home, after a Federico Fenandez own and a Riyad Mahrez second put Leicester ahead before Jordan provide a delicate assist for Alfie Mawson to pull one back.

Leicester made a winning start to life after the dismissal of Craig Shakespeare as they outplayed Swansea City to earn only a second Premier League victory of the season.

The visitors created a host of chances and took the lead when Federico Fernandez headed into his own net from Riyad Mahrez's whipped cross.

A swift counter-attack saw Shinji Okazaki score Leicester's second early in the second half, before Alfie Mawson hooked in from close range to spark hopes of a Swansea revival.

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But the sluggish hosts struggled to create scoring opportunities as they slumped to a fourth defeat from five home league games this season.

Jordan Ayew's compatriot Daniel Amartey was on the bench and could not make an appearance.