SWANSEA. Middlesbrough succeeded in turn the tables against Swansea City. It was Swansea City to score first with a goal from Joël Piroe. Nonetheless, later Middlesbrough found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with A. Ramsey (54′), Cameron Archer (58′) and Chuba Akpom (77′).
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the assistance of Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Oliver Yates. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 5 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 103 Attack 106
- 36 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Swansea City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Middlesbrough won the encounter.
Swansea City shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (Joel Latibeaudiere, Harry Darling and Jay Fulton). On the opposite side, Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (A. Ramsey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Swansea City will stay with 43 points to sit in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough will have 63 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 6th of May with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Coventry City on the 6th of May with a 4-4 head to head.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
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84'
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Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Andrew Fisher, Ben Cabango, Nathan Wood, Joel Latibeaudiere, Matthew Sorinola, Matt Grimes, Jay Fulton, Ryan Manning, Luke Cundle, Oliver Cooper and Joël Piroe.
The home team had on the bench: Olivier Ntcham , Morgan Whittaker , Jamie Paterson , Andreas Söndergaard, Liam Cullen, Liam Walsh and Harry Darling.
Substitutions
Swansea City made 3 changes: Oliver Cooper for Olivier Ntcham (46′), Luke Cundle for Jamie Paterson (70′) and Matthew Sorinola for Morgan Whittaker (84′).
Best player: Morgan Whittaker
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Morgan Whittaker.
His rating is with 5 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 84′.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Carrick played with: Zack Steffen, Tommy Smith , Paddy McNair , Darragh Lenihan , Ryan Giles , Jonathan Howson , Hayden Hackney , Riley McGree , Chuba Akpom , Aaron Ramsey and Cameron Archer .
These were the players on the bench: Liam Roberts, Daniel Barlaser, Marcus Forss , Alex Mowatt, Anfernee Dijksteel, Marc Bola and Sonny Finch.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Cameron Archer for Marcus Forss (78′), A. Ramsey for Marc Bola (90′) and Riley McGree for Alex Mowatt (90′).
Best player: Aaron Ramsey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Aaron Ramsey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
- Swansea City – Middlesbrough – 1-3
- Sheffield United – Luton Town – 0-1
- Reading – Millwall – 0-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Watford – 1-0
- Preston North End – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Coventry City – Hull City – 1-1
- Burnley – Wigan Athletic – 3-0
- Bristol City – Blackpool – 2-0
- Birmingham City – Rotherham United – 2-0
