Jamaal Lascelles did not start Newcastle's return to the Premier League in the side but the fans making the 700 mile round trip from the north east will be glad the captain has been restored.
The centre half produced a masterful piece of defending to deny Tammy Abraham a certain goal, arriving from nowhere to slide away the Swansea man's goal-bound effort after the striker had rounded the keeper, before scoring the winner.
As shock summer loan signing Renato Sanches made his Swansea debut it was Newcastle's far more low-key arrival from Nottingham Forest in 2014 that proved the game's standout performer.