Swansea City 2 Macclesfield Town 1

Last updated : 08 January 2004 By Footymad Previewer

Swansea's Lee Trundle continued his excellent goalscoring record by firing his side into the FA Cup fourth round following a 2-1 win over Macclesfield Town.

Trundle scored both goals as the Swans sent the Silkmen packing with a narrow win at the Vetch.

And now delighted manager Brian Flynn reckons Trundle and co are ready to take on one of the "big boys" from the Premiership.

"We don't want to be greedy but we would love to have a Premiership side down here at the Vetch in the next round." said Flynn.

"We have had the luck of the draw so far with three home ties and I just hope we haven't used up all our luck.

"It would be massive for the city and the club, financially, if we had a big side come here but it would also be a huge experience for the players.

"It's important for players' development to be able to handle the big occasions up against some of the best players in the world so we're keeping our fingers crossed for a plum draw.

"What's more I think we have got the ability to cause an upset. Anything is possible in Cup football and you never know who is going to cause an upset, it's all on the day." This is the first time since 1998 that the Swans have reached this far in the FA Cup but it was well deserved after dominating their Division Three rivals.

However the 8,000 crowd had to wait until the 44th minute for Trundle's opener after Brad Maylett nodded down Richard Duffy's cross into the striker's path.

Macclesfield looked to have salvaged a replay when Matthew Tipton capitalised on a mix up in the home defence to equalise.

Trundle responded just five minutes later and, having won a free-kick on the edge of the box, he blasted home his left-foot strike into the top corner of Steve Wilson's net.