SWANSEA. Bristol City was capable to turn the tables against Swansea City to win 2-1. It was Swansea City to strike first with a goal of Liam Cullen at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 48′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Sam Bell gave the win to Bristol City in the 59′ minute. Swansea City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 16,676 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver Langford who was helped by Hristo Karaivanov and George Byrne. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.05 degrees Celsius or 60.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Swansea City

1 - 2

Bristol City

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 7
  • 119 Attack 89
  • 55 Dangerous attack 46
  • 102 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 13 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Swansea City had a superior ball possession 61% while Bristol City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swansea City was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Bristol City succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Swansea City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol City shot 16 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (Jamie Paterson, Josh Ginnelly and Kyle Naughton). On the other side, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (Robert Dickie and Kal Naismith).

Match Timeline

Liam Cullen(goal)Charlie Patino
10'
Kyle Naughton- Yellow
45'
45'
Kal Naismith- Yellow
Josh Ginnelly- sub ->Harrison Ashby
46'
48'
Mark Sykes(goal)Joe Williams
Josh Ginnelly- Yellow
57'
59'
Sam Bell(goal)Mark Sykes
Jamie Paterson- sub ->Liam Cullen
59'
Joe Allen- sub ->Charlie Patino
60'
Harry Darling- sub ->Kyle Naughton
65'
Mykola Kukharevych - sub ->Jerry Yates
65'
69'
George Tanner - sub ->Taylor Gardner-Hickman
78'
Harry Cornick- sub ->Nahki Wells
84'
Rob Dickie- sub ->Mark Sykes
86'
Rob Dickie- Yellow
Jamie Paterson- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this match, Swansea City will stay with 2 points to hold in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Bristol City will have 8 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will host Stoke City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head statistic in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Bristol City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
6.6
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
7.0
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
7.3
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
6.6
65' 45'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
7.9
60'
M
Harrison Ashby 30.Scotland
6.4
46'
M
Josh Key 2.England
6.4
M
Matt Grimes 8.England
8.1
M
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
7.5
59' 10'
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
7.1
M
Azeem Abdulai 47.Scotland
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Nathan Tjoe-A-On 21.Netherlands
D
F. Lissah 50.England
D
Harry Darling 6.England
7.0
65'
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
6.8
60'
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
F
Mykola Kukharevych 19.Ukraine
6.4
65'
F
Josh Ginnelly 11.England
7.0
46' 57'
F
Jamie Paterson 12.England
7.0
59' 90'

Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Michael Duff decided to play with the following team: Azeem Abdulai, Carl Rushworth (6.6), Ben Cabango (7.3), Kyle Naughton (6.6), Nathan Wood (7.0), Harrison Ashby (6.4), Charlie Patino (7.9), Matt Grimes (8.1), Josh Key (6.4), Oliver Cooper (7.1), Liam Cullen (7.5) and Jerry Yates (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Harry Darling (7.0), Joe Allen (6.8), Josh Ginnelly (7.0), Andrew Fisher, Jay Fulton, Jamie Paterson (7.0), Mykola Kukharevych (6.4), Nathan Tjoe-A-On and Filip Lissah.

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Harrison Ashby for Josh Ginnelly (46′), Liam Cullen for Jamie Paterson (59′), Charlie Patino for Joe Allen (60′), Jerry Yates for Mykola Kukharevych (65′) and Kyle Naughton for Harry Darling (65′).

Best player: Matt Grimes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Matt Grimes.

His rating is (8.1) with 67 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
6.8
D
Haydon Roberts 24.England
D
Cameron Pring 3.England
6.8
D
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England
7.1
69'
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
6.7
D
Kal Naismith 4.Scotland
7.0
45'
M
Matty James 6.England
7.0
M
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
6.7
M
Joe Williams 8.England
7.0
M
Andy King 10.Wales
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
F
Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland
8.4
84' 48'
F
Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda
7.3
78'
F
Sam Bell 20.England
7.3
59'
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
George Tanner 19.England
6.4
69'
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
84' 86'
F
Ephrahim Yeboah 29.Italy
F
Harry Cornick 9.England
78'

Bristol City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Nigel Pearson played with: Andy King, Anis Mehmeti, Haydon Roberts, Max O’Leary (6.8), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.1), Zak Vyner (6.7), Kal Naismith (7.0), Cameron Pring (6.8), Joe Williams (7.0), Matty James (7.0), Jason Knight (6.7) and Mark Sykes (8.4), Nahki Wells (7.3), Sam Bell (7.3).

They had on the bench: Harry Cornick, Robert Dickie, George Tanner (6.4), Stefan Bajić and Ephrahim Yeboah.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 3 changes: Mark Sykes for Robert Dickie (84′), Taylor Gardner-Hickman for George Tanner (69′) and Nahki Wells for Harry Cornick (78′).

Best player: Mark Sykes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Mark Sykes.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 17 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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