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Peart-Harris finding a home out wide?

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Myles Peart-Harris was signed as a central attacking midfielder and he has already been tried out as a striker.

But the 22-year-old looks like he may have found a home as a wide player in Luke Williams’ Swansea City side.

Peart-Harris, 22, marked his 11th Swansea appearance – and fifth start – with a first goal for the club against Watford on Tuesday.

His winner against the Hornets capped the latest encouraging display from a player who looks to be finding his feet in the Championship.

“I think he’s a young player who didn’t play at the level before and is very quickly adapting and then doing a bit more than adapting, he is looking like he’s feeling more and more comfortable,” said Swansea head coach Luke Williams.

“I loved the goal because he had a couple of chances in previous games where he didn’t assert himself, where I think he didn’t really believe in that moment that he was going to score.

“But I think he ended up in the goal with the ball [against Watford] and I love that because he’s like, ‘I’m taking it, this is mine’.”

Michu celebrates a Swansea goalMichu celebrates a Swansea goal

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Peart-Harris is on loan at Swansea for the season from Brentford, where he has made a handful of senior appearances having spent much of his youth career at Chelsea.

He spent the second half of last season on loan at Portsmouth, where he scored twice in 12 games to help Pompey to promotion from League One.

Peart-Harris showed his knowledge of Swansea’s history by mimicking Michu’s hand-to-ear celebration after scoring against Watford.

Michu was one of the stars of Swansea’s seven-year stay in the Premier League, memorably scoring 22 goals in all competitions in the 2022-23 campaign.

“He’s a Swansea legend,” Peart-Harris said. “Ever since I joined the club, I’ve been telling my friends that’s the celebration I wanted to do.”

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