Love was in the air at Swansea's Liberty Stadium last night.

So was driving rain and a powerful, swirling wind which made sure that this Valentine's Day was not an evening for football romantics.

Cupid's arrow found its target at half-time when Swansea fans Clare and Warren announced their engagement on the pitch.

But more importantly for City lovers,

skipper David Wetherall's second-half header hit the spot just as accurately to bag a richly-deserved point.

Little Leon Knight, the smallest player on the pitch, had proved that size doesn't matter with an explosive finish in first-half stoppage-time.

But Wetherall, who Knight had left in his wake to score, turned into City's own knight in shining armour with his fourth goal of the season.

"It was important for myself that I got the equaliser," Wetherall admitted. "It's a defender's lot that if you make one wrong decision it can cost you the game.

"As last man I just tried to nick the ball before Knight but he got there first and I hold my hands up for that. So from a personal point of view, I was delighted to make up for that by scoring.

"I thought we defended very well and created one or two decent openings. But it's got to be looked at as a point gained. Swansea will steamroller a lot of teams here so to grind out a draw is a good result for us."

City were certainly well worth it against a side with strong promotion aspirations. If anything, Swansea will have emerged the happier of the two teams.

The opening exchanges were scrappy, which was not surprising given the horrendous weather.

City tried to get the ball out to Bobby Petta to use the gusts and his left boot created the first chance after 13 minutes.

Darren Holloway's long cross-field pass picked him out in space and Petta delivered a dangerous early ball to the far post which Danny Cadamarteri nodded over after an awkward bounce.

Swansea were stirred into an immediate response as Sam Ricketts held off Petta to float an equally useful cross into the City six-yard box.

Donovan Ricketts, who had already shown a clean pair of heels to race out and tackle Knight, thought about coming out but

decided to stay at home and Rory Fallon climbed above David Wetherall to power a header only inches too high.

The big New Zealander, snapped up for £300,000 in last month's transfer window, was still looking for his first Swansea goal after four games. But City needed no reminding that he had netted twice against them for Swindon in September.

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson curled a free-kick gently into Willy Gueret's arms and then blazed over from a corner after the ball refused to come down.

Players on both sides were finding it very tough to master the miserable conditions but Knight got the ball under control enough to test Ricketts after 27 minutes with a low drive from 20 yards which the Jamaican turned round his right post.

Petta was shown a yellow card five minutes later for a challenge on Sam Ricketts in front the dug-outs but then orchestrated the closest call so far.

The Dutchman accurately switched play to Bridge-Wilkinson and then received the right winger's overhit cross into the box. Petta dinked it tantalisingly into the six-yard area where Windass slipped as he prepared to fire home. He still managed a shot from the floor but it lacked the power to sneak through a white wall.

City came again after a robust tackle from the enthusiastic Steve Schumacher and Windass saw his effort blocked by left back Tom Williams before spooning the rebound into the keeper.

Holloway had his hands full with Andy Robinson on Swansea's left flank and one mistimed tackle too many earned the defender City's second booking. Robinson took the free-kick and bent it into the crowd.

For all the home side's urgency, City looked more of a threat and Colin Todd must have been pleased with his men's first-half efforts. But that good work fell apart in the minute of stoppage time before the interval.

The long ball hoisted upfield looked more hit and hope than anything but Fallon held off Stewart to allow the ball to run through for Knight and City were in deep trouble.

At 5ft 4in, he is never going to trouble Wetherall in the air. But it's a different story when it comes to pace and Knight left Wetherall trailing in his slip-stream as he ripped a 15-yard shot into the roof of the net for his tenth goal of the season.

The City fans began the second half with a boisterous chorus for Andy Cooke, no doubt having heard the news that he had marked his Darlington debut with a goal.

Cadamarteri, desperate to end his six-month search for another goal, was pursuing every ball in an effort to try to get into the game. But his over-eagerness cost him the third booking when he chased back to defence and clipped Robinson, a good pal since their days as youngsters at Everton.

But Cadamarteri nearly got City the equaliser they deserved after a flowing move involving Holloway, Bridge-Wilkinson and Windass. City's top scorer feigned to shoot from the edge of the box but instead rolled a cute pass into his partner's path for a low dig at goal that Gueret managed to smother at the second attempt.

The pressure was kept up with a corner and Windass and Petta both saw efforts charged down in a frenzied penalty area.

Petta had gone quiet since the break but Bower, building on his left-back cameo on Saturday, pushed forward to whip in a ball which just bounced beyond the stretching Windass.

City were still plugging away - and got their reward with 18 minutes left after forcing a couple of corners. Bridge-Wilkinson's second effort proved right on the button as Wetherall rose from the pack to thump a header beyond Gueret.

Wetherall had no time to celebrate as he was instantly in action at the other end where Knight fell down theatrically and earned an ear-bashing from the skipper.

Schumacher collected his second booking in successive games for kicking the ball away. It was a harsh call but then referee Kevin Friend had given City little lee-way all evening.

Swansea boss Kenny Jackett was still fuming about City's equaliser and showed his agitation by making a triple substitution with 15 minutes to go. Adebayo Akinfenwa, one of the new arrivals, saw his penalty shouts rightly ignored as he flattened Bower before the targetman set up Knight for a shot which Ricketts safely clung to.

The keeper was not so convincing with a weak punch from Kevin McLeod's teasing cross but Wetherall was on hand to complete the clearance and Tate lashed the loose ball high and wide.