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By TARA ANSON-WALSH and LEWIS BROWNING and PA Published: 10: 07 AEDT, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 11: 47 AEDT, 11 December 2024 13 View comments It was another night of woe for Wayne Rooney, whose Plymouth side were beaten 2-1 at home by Swansea, which extended their winless run to five games. A mere 24 hours after his wife, Coleen, had left the I'm A Celebrity. .. Get Me Out Of Here! camp as the second-place camp-mate, it was back to reality for the Rooney name as former Manchester United star Wayne lost again. Rooney was reunited with a familiar face from his time at Manchester United in Mike Phelan, Sir Alex Ferguson's former assistant manager, in the dugout on Tuesday night. Phelan was appointed Plymouth's assistant head coach on Sunday, but the two were unable to sprinkle any of their United magic dust on the ailing Pilgrims. Swansea took the lead just before half-time. Plymouth defender Brendan Galloway was caught trying to control a fizzing cross in the penalty area, his touch putting it on a plate for Jay Fulton, who coolly placed it past goalkeeper Daniel Grimshaw. On the hour mark, the Swans doubled their lead through Liam Cullen, who turned in a cross at the back post.  Mustapha Bundu's 79th-minute header failed to ignite a comeback, as Rooney's team again left empty-handed. Wayne Rooney's Plymouth side slipped to 23rd in the Championship with defeat by Swansea The Greens have now not won in five games as pressure continues to increase on Rooney Rooney's wife, Coleen (right), finished second on I'm A Celebrity. .. Get Me Out Of Here! on Sunday night Tymon gave a hint of what was to come in the fourth minute with a near-post cross, which had to be turned away by recalled Hungarian international central defender Kornel Szucs. Tymon's next cross from the left, after a superb give-and-go by Swansea playmaker Eom Ji-sung, flew across the face of goal, crying out for a finishing touch on 12 minutes. Argyle countered with Adam Randell enabling Bundu to drive in from the right and let fly with a thumping shot, which needed to be deflected away for a 16th-minute corner. The home side's next best chance came from a 32nd-minute Randell free-kick headed over and wide by Bundu from distance. Randell's 38th-minute free-kick from 18 yards, following Ben Cabango's foul on Callum Wright, was then headed clear by a defender in the wall. Bundu and Wright were prominent in the home side's next attack, after Eom was tackled by Randell in the Argyle penalty area. He sent Bundu away down the right and when he turned inside on the touchline his pass put Wright in on goal, but his first-time ball into the area was easily cleared by the resolute Swans' defence. The opener came when Brendan Galloway's clearance fell invitingly to Fulton, who finished clinically from 10 yards, giving home keeper Grimshaw little chance with the first shot on target in the first half. Eom went close with a superb 56th-minute shot from the left which flew just wide from 20 yards. But City increased their when Cullen slid in to sweep home at the far post following a measured cross from Myles Peart-Harris from the right. The visitors were unlucky not to go further ahead from another Peart-Harris cross minutes later but Fulton just failed to get a finishing touch as Argyle's defence was again caught cold. Plymouth had got back into the game at 2-1 with 10 minutes left but conceded again and lot Former Manchester United coach Mike Phelan - Rooney's new assistant - was unable to help Coleen and her family have flown back from the I'm A Celebrity jungle to rejoin Wayne at home Rooney said after the game:  'I am frustrated and disappointed. 'I felt we were the better team in the first half and after the first 10 minutes we played some good football. Then we get hit by a sucker punch, the goal. 'Once you get that first goal you have something to hold on to. There's no denying we know we are going through a difficult time. We are without four key players but tonight was an improvement on the last two results. ' Elsewhere, Sunderland preserved their unbeaten home record in the competition this season, with Patrick Roberts' stoppage-time strike preventing Bristol City from securing all three points.   Capitalising on a poor clearance from the Black Cats in the penalty area, Luke Mc Nally broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute. But Roberts came to Sunderland's rescue in the 93rd minute, ensuring a share of the points at the Stadium of Light. A late goal from Elijah Adebayo ensured Luton beat Stoke 2-1, while BURNLEY missed out on the chance to jump into the top two, drawing 0-0 at home against Derby. Backurn, meanwhile, moved five points off the automatic promotion places as they beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 through Makhtar Gueye's first goal for the club. Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group