SWANSEA. Swansea City was eventually too good for Peterborough United with the goal of J. Bidwell (2′), J. Piroe (13′) and O. Ntcham (45′). Swansea City was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue with the help of Mark Pottage and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Swansea City had a strong ball possession 67% while Peterborough United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swansea City was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swansea City won the match​.

Swansea City shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Peterborough United shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (F. Downes and R. Manning). On the other side, Peterborough United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Swansea City will have 20 points to stay in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Peterborough United will stay with 14 points to stay in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away against Coventry City on the 2nd of November with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).

Peterborough United will host Huddersfield Town on the 2nd of November with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Peterborough United (2 draws).

Swansea City – Formation

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: Ben Hamer (7.0), Ryan Bennett (7.4), Kyle Naughton (7.1), Ryan Manning (7.4), Ethan Laird (7.3), Korey Smith (6.8), Matt Grimes (7.3), Jake Bidwell (7.6), Olivier Ntcham (7.3), Jamie Paterson (7.4) and Joël Piroe (8.3).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Obafemi (6.6), Liam Cullen, Ben Cabango, Flynn Downes (6.6), Joel Latibeaudiere, Morgan Whittaker (6.6) and Steven-Andreas Benda.

Substitutions

Swansea City made 3 changes: J. Piroe for M. Obafemi (63′), O. Ntcham for F. Downes (73′) and E. Laird for M. Whittaker (79′).

Best player: Joël Piroe​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Joël Piroe.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.

Peterborough United – Formation

Peterborough United started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the other side, Darren Ferguson played with: David Cornell (6.0), Nathan Thompson (6.8), Ronnie Edwards (6.3), Mark Beevers (6.4), Idris Kanu (6.2), Oliver Norburn (6.1), Jack Taylor (6.4), Harrison Burrows (6.4), Jorge Grant (6.5), Siriki Dembélé (6.5) and Sammie Szmodics (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Josh Knight, Dan Butler (6.5), Conor Coventry, Joe Ward (6.2), Jonson Clarke-Harris (6.6), Will Blackmore and Frankie Kent.

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 3 changes: H. Burrows for D. Butler (45′), J. Grant for J. Clarke-Harris (54′) and I. Kanu for J. Ward (59′).

Best player: Nathan Thompson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Peterborough United was Nathan Thompson.

His rating is (6.8) with 37 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Bristol City – Barnsley – 2-1
• Derby County – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
• Fulham – West Bromwich Albion – 3-0
• Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
• Hull City – Coventry City – 0-1
• Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 0-2
• Preston North End – Luton Town – 2-0
• Reading – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
• Sheffield United – Blackpool – 0-1
• Stoke City – Cardiff City – 3-3
• Swansea City – Peterborough United – 3-0