SWANSEA. Swansea City tops Huddersfield Town 1-0 after J. Piroe scored just 1 goal (17′).
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 Gavin Ward with the help of Nicholas Barnard and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.9 degrees Celsius or 66.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
82'
76'
17'
Swansea City adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Ben Hamer , Ben Cabango , Kyle Naughton , Ryan Manning , Ethan Laird , Flynn Downes , Matt Grimes , Jake Bidwell , Olivier Ntcham , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
The home team had on the bench: Brandon Cooper, Steven-Andreas Benda, Liam Walsh, Korey Smith , Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Cullen and Jay Fulton .
Swansea City could not rely on the presence of J. Fulton (injured).
Best player: Jamie Paterson
The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Jamie Paterson even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
Also Huddersfield Town adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Lee Nicholls , Matthew Pearson , Tom Lees , Levi Colwill , Oliver Turton , Jonathan Hogg , Lewis O’Brien , Harry Toffolo , Danel Sinani , Sorba Thomas and Fraizer Campbell .
They had on the bench: Naby Sarr, Alex Vallejo, Giosue Bellagambi, Scott High, Josh Koroma , Ademipo Odubeko and Duane Holmes .
Best player: Lewis O’Brien
The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was Lewis O’Brien.
His rating is with 40 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 7 Total 5
- 6 On Target 0
- 1 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 129 Attack 72
- 42 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 8 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Swansea City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Huddersfield Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Swansea City was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swansea City won the match.
Swansea City shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (K. Naughton and K. Smith). On the other side, Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (D. Holmes and L. Colwill).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Swansea City will have 10 points like Luton Town and Preston North End to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town will stay with 13 points like Bristol City and Reading to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away with Fulham on the 29th of September with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Swansea City (1 draw).
Huddersfield Town will host Blackburn Rovers on the 28th of September with a 3-3 head to head stats.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Luton Town – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 5-1
- Blackpool – Barnsley – 1-0
- Bristol City – Fulham – 1-1
- Nottingham Forest – Millwall – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Derby County – 1-0
- Stoke City – Hull City – 2-0
- Swansea City – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
