Leicester City overcomes Swansea City 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Leicester City found a way to reverse the scoreline against Swansea City.

By
John Ross
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Leicester City overcomes Swansea City 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Leicester City found a way to turn the tables against Swansea City. It was Swansea City to score first with a goal from Matt Grimes. However, later Leicester City found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Jannik Vestergaard (44′), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (63′) and Kelechi Iheanacho (87′). Leicester City was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Sunday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the help of Andrew Fox and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.48 degrees Celsius or 76.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Swansea City

1 - 3

Team 1

Leicester City

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 11 Total 18
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 75 Attack 124
  • 30 Dangerous attack 66
  • 99 Ball safe 130
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Leicester City had a superior ball possession 66% while Swansea City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leicester City was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leicester City won the encounter.​

Swansea City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (Liam Cullen and Harry Darling). Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 3 yellow cards (James Justin, Ricardo Pereira and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall).

Match Timeline

Liam Cullen- Yellow
14'
Matt Grimes (goal)
20'
44'
Jannik Vestergaard(goal)
49'
J. Justin- Yellow
56'
Ricardo Pereira- Yellow
63'
A. Fatawu(goal)Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
65'
Yunus Akgün- sub ->Abdul Fatawu Issahaku
70'
Jay Fulton- sub ->Charlie Patino
71'
Liam Walsh- sub ->Jamal Lowe
80'
Oliver Cooper- sub ->Jamie Paterson
81'
84'
Kelechi Iheanacho- sub ->Jamie Vardy
87'
Kelechi Iheanacho(goal)
90'
Conor Coady- sub ->Ricardo Pereira
90'
Hamza Choudhury- sub ->Yunus Akgün
Mykola Kukharevych - sub ->Jerry Yates
90'
Harry Darling- Yellow
90'
90'
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall- Yellow

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 15 points like Coventry City to sit in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City will have 33 points to hold in the 1st 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 stats in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Leicester City will play away agasint Millwall on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Millwall (1 draw).

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
6.4
D
Josh Key 2.England
6.6
D
Harry Darling 6.England
6.4
90'
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
6.7
D
Bashir Humphreys 33.England
6.7
M
Matt Grimes  8.England
7.3
Goals20'
M
Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica
6.4
80'
M
Jamie Paterson 12.England
6.6
81'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
7.0
71'
M
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
6.6
70' 14'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Harrison Ashby 30.Scotland
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.4
70'
M
C. Congreve 45.Wales
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
6.3
81'
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
7.0
71'
M
Liam Walsh 28.England
6.3
80'
F
Mykola Kukharevych  19.Ukraine
90'

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

The manager Michael Duff decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth (6.4), Josh Key (6.6), Harry Darling (6.4), Bashir Humphreys (6.7), Josh Tymon (6.7), Charlie Patino (7.0), Matt Grimes (7.3), Liam Cullen (6.6), Jamie Paterson (6.6), Jamal Lowe (6.4) and Jerry Yates (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Congreve, Oliver Cooper (6.3), Jay Fulton (7.0), Harrison Ashby, Liam Walsh (6.3), Kyle Naughton, Mykola Kukharevych, Kristian Pedersen (6.4) and Andrew Fisher.

Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Mykola Kukharevych (injured).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Liam Cullen for Kristian Pedersen (70′), Charlie Patino for Jay Fulton (71′), Jamal Lowe for Liam Walsh (80′), Jamie Paterson for Oliver Cooper (81′) and Jerry Yates for Mykola Kukharevych (90′).

Best player: Matt Grimes​

The most impressive player for Swansea City was Matt Grimes.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 66 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

Leicester City – Formation

Leicester City
G
Mads Hermansen 30.Denmark
7.1
D
J. Justin 2.England
6.8
49'
D
Wout Faes 3.Belgium
7.3
D
Ricardo Pereira 21.Portugal
8.1
90' 56'
D
Jannik Vestergaard 23.Denmark
8.5
Goals44'
M
Harry Winks 8.England
7.7
M
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 22.England
8.4
90'
M
Wilfred Ndidi 25.Nigeria
7.8
F
A. Fatawu 18.Ghana
7.9
65' Goals63'
F
Jamie Vardy  9.England
6.8
84'
F
Stephy Mavididi 10.England
8.4
Substitutes
G
J. Stolarczyk 41.Poland
D
Conor Coady 4.England
90'
D
Harry Souttar 15.Australia
M
Marc Albrighton 11.England
M
Cesare Casadei 7.Italy
M
Hamza Choudhury 17.England
90'
F
P. Daka 20.Zambia
F
Kelechi Iheanacho 14.Nigeria
7.3
84' Goals87'
F
Yunus Akgün 29.Turkey
6.8
65'

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

Enzo Maresca played with: Mads Hermansen (7.1), Ricardo Pereira (8.1), Wout Faes (7.3), Jannik Vestergaard (8.5), James Justin (6.8), Wilfred Ndidi (7.8), Harry Winks (7.7), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (8.4), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (7.9), Jamie Vardy (6.8) and Stephy Mavididi (8.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kelechi Iheanacho (7.3), Harry Souttar, Hamza Choudhury, Yunus Akgün (6.8), Jakub Stolarczyk, Marc Albrighton, Conor Coady, Patson Daka and Cesare Casadei.

Leicester City could not rely on the presence of Kelechi Iheanacho (injured), Yunus Akgün (injured) and Hamza Choudhury (injured).

Substitutions

Leicester City made 4 changes: Jamie Vardy for Kelechi Iheanacho (84′), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Yunus Akgün (65′), Ricardo Pereira for Conor Coady (90′) and Yunus Akgün for Hamza Choudhury (90′).

Best player: Jannik Vestergaard​

The most impressive player for Leicester City was Jannik Vestergaard.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 118 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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