SWANSEA. Swansea City overcome Norwich City to win 2-1. It was Swansea City to strike first with an early goal of Jamal Lowe at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 22′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bashir Humphreys gave the win to Swansea City in the 83′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Thursday and it started at 5:45 am local time. In front of 14,012 spectators.​ The referee was Tom Nield with the help of Samuel Lewis and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 28.36 degrees Celsius or 83.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Swansea City

2 - 1

Norwich City

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 23 Total 14
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 9 Shots blocked 5
  • 108 Attack 89
  • 40 Dangerous attack 54
  • 101 Ball safe 67
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 55% while Norwich City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Norwich City was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Swansea City managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Swansea City shot 23 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Norwich City shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 4 yellow cards (Oliver Cooper, Jamal Lowe, Liam Cullen and Josh Key). Regarding the opposition, Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Rowe and Ben Gibson).

Match Timeline

Jamal Lowe(goal)Matt Grimes
3'
18'
Ben Gibson- Yellow
22'
Gabriel Sara(goal)
Jamal Lowe- Yellow
48'
Josh Key- Yellow
52'
Liam Cullen- Yellow
55'
58'
Onel Hernández- sub ->Tony Springett
58'
Przemyslaw Placheta- sub ->Adam Forshaw
58'
61'
J. Rowe- Yellow
Josh Tymon- sub ->Ben Cabango
64'
Jay Fulton- sub ->Charlie Patino
72'
Oliver Cooper- sub ->Liam Cullen
72'
Oliver Cooper- Yellow
76'
78'
Christian Fassnacht- sub ->Jonathan Rowe
Bashir Humphreys(goal)
83'
Mykola Kukharevych - sub ->Jerry Yates
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 have 12 points to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Norwich City will stay with 16 points like West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United, Cardiff City, Hull City and Southampton to remain in the 7th 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).

Norwich City will play away agasint Sheffield Wednesday on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
7.3
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
7.5
64'
D
Harry Darling 6.England
7.8
D
Bashir Humphreys 33.England
7.5
83'
M
Josh Key 2.England
7.1
52'
M
Matt Grimes 8.England
7.3
M
Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica
7.8
48' 3'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
7.0
72'
M
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
6.8
72' 55'
M
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.3
90'
M
Jamie Paterson 12.England
7.7
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
6.7
64'
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
D
Harrison Ashby 30.Scotland
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
6.6
72'
M
Liam Walsh 28.England
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
7.0
72' 76'
M
C. Congreve 45.Wales
F
Mykola Kukharevych 19.Ukraine
90'

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

The manager Michael Duff decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth (7.3), Ben Cabango (7.5), Harry Darling (7.8), Bashir Humphreys (7.5), Matt Grimes (7.3), Josh Key (7.1), Liam Cullen (6.8), Charlie Patino (7.0), Jamal Lowe (7.8), Jerry Yates (6.3) and Jamie Paterson (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jay Fulton (6.6), Mykola Kukharevych, Andrew Fisher, Josh Tymon (6.7), Kyle Naughton, Liam Walsh, Harrison Ashby, Oliver Cooper (7.0) and Cameron Congreve.

Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Josh Tymon (injured).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 4 changes: Ben Cabango for Josh Tymon (64′), Liam Cullen for Oliver Cooper (72′), Charlie Patino for Jay Fulton (72′) and Jerry Yates for Mykola Kukharevych (90′).

Best player: Harry Darling​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Harry Darling even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 80 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
7.0
D
Jack Stacey 3.England
7.5
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
6.6
18'
D
Shane Duffy 24.Republic of Ireland
7.8
D
Dimitrios Giannoulis 30.Greece
7.5
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
8.7
22'
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
7.9
M
J. Rowe 27.England
6.4
78' 61'
M
Adam Forshaw 29.England
6.4
58'
M
Ui-jo Hwang 31.South Korea
6.4
58'
M
T. Springett 42.England
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
G. Long 12.England
D
Sam McCallum 15.England
D
D. Batth 21.England
D
K. Fisher 35.England
M
Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland
6.6
78'
M
Onel Hernández 25.Cuba
6.7
58'
M
L. Gibbs 8.England
M
Przemyslaw Placheta 20.Poland
6.7
58'
F
Adam Idah 11.Republic of Ireland
6.7
58'

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

David Wagner played with: Angus Gunn (7.0), Jack Stacey (7.5), Shane Duffy (7.8), Ben Gibson (6.6), Dimitrios Giannoulis (7.5), Adam Forshaw (6.4), Kenny McLean (7.9), Tony Springett (6.4), Gabriel Sara (8.7), Jonathan Rowe (6.4) and Ui-Jo Hwang (6.4).

They had on the bench: Adam Idah (6.7), Christian Fassnacht (6.6), Onel Hernández (6.7), Liam Gibbs, George Long, Sam McCallum, Przemysław Płacheta (6.7), Danny Batth and Kellen Fisher.

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: Adam Forshaw for Przemysław Płacheta (58′), Tony Springett for Onel Hernández (58′), Ui-Jo Hwang for Adam Idah (58′) and Jonathan Rowe for Christian Fassnacht (78′).

Best player: Gabriel Sara​

The most impressive player for Norwich City was Gabriel Sara.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 30 passes (87% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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