Watford defeats Swansea City 1-0 with a goal scored by K. Sema. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Watford beats Swansea City 1-0 after K. Sema scored just 1 goal (82').

October 25, 2023

SWANSEA. Watford defeats Swansea City 1-0 after K. Sema scored just 1 goal (82′). Swansea City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Wednesday and it started at 5:45 am local time. In front of 14,698 spectators. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the help of Mark Stevens and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.53 degrees Celsius or 77.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.

Match Statistics

Swansea City

0 - 1

Watford

59 Ball Possession 41

Shots

9 Total 12
3 On Target 5
4 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 3

121 Attack 87
64 Dangerous attack 29
83 Ball safe 69

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4

Fouls

6 Total 10
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 59% while Watford was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swansea City was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Watford was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.

Swansea City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Watford shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Swansea City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Watford received 3 yellow cards (Edo Kayembe, Wesley Hoedt and Jake Livermore).

Match Timeline

30'

Jake Livermore- Yellow

46'

Ken Sema- sub ->Matheus Martins

Oliver Cooper- sub ->Jamie Paterson

61'

Josh Tymon- sub ->Liam Cullen

61'

Y. Asprilla- sub ->Thomas Ince

62'

Mileta Rajovic- sub ->Vakoun Issouf Bayo

73'

Wesley Hoedt- Yellow

Liam Walsh- sub ->Harrison Ashby

79'

82'

Giorgi Chakvetadze- sub ->Ismael Koné

82'

Ken Sema(goal)Yaser Asprilla

86'

Edo Kayembe- Yellow

90'

Mattie Pollock- sub ->Jamal Lewis

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Swansea City will stay with 15 points like Coventry City to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Watford will have 16 points like Millwall to sit in the 15th 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 record in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Watford will play away agasint Ipswich Town on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (3 draws).

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City

Carl Rushworth 22.England

7.5

Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark

7.0

Harrison Ashby 30.Scotland

7.8

79'

Josh Key 2.England

Harry Darling 6.England

7.0

Bashir Humphreys 33.England

6.7

Jay Fulton 4.Scotland

6.7

Matt Grimes 8.England

8.1

Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica

6.6

Jamie Paterson 12.England

7.5

61'

Liam Cullen 20.Wales

6.7

61'

Jerry Yates 9.England

6.8

Substitutes

Andy Fisher 1.England

Nathan Tjoe-A-On 21.Netherlands

Kyle Naughton 26.England

S. Parker 41.Wales

Josh Tymon 14.England

6.4

61'

Liam Walsh 28.England

6.3

79'

Oliver Cooper 31.Wales

6.4

61'

C. Congreve 45.Wales

Charlie Patino 18.England

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: Josh Key, Carl Rushworth (7.5), Harrison Ashby (7.8), Harry Darling (7.0), Bashir Humphreys (6.7), Kristian Pedersen (7.0), Matt Grimes (8.1), Jay Fulton (6.7), Liam Cullen (6.7), Jamie Paterson (7.5), Jamal Lowe (6.6) and Jerry Yates (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Tymon (6.4), Charlie Patino, Andrew Fisher, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Kyle Naughton, Liam Walsh (6.3), Oliver Cooper (6.4), Cameron Congreve and Samuel Parker.

Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Liam Walsh (injured).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 3 changes: Harrison Ashby for Liam Walsh (79′), Jamie Paterson for Oliver Cooper (61′) and Liam Cullen for Josh Tymon (61′).

Best player: Matt Grimes

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Matt Grimes.

His rating is (8.1) with 75 passes (96% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 7 crosses.

Watford – Formation

Watford

Daniel Bachmann 1.Austria

7.5

Jeremy Ngakia 2.England

8.1

F. Sierralta 3.Chile

7.0

Wesley Hoedt 4.Netherlands

7.0

73'

Jamal Lewis 6.Northern Ireland

7.0

90'

Ismaël Koné 11.Canada

6.7

82'

Edo Kayembe 39.DR Congo

7.1

86'

Jake Livermore 8.England

7.1

30'

T. Dele-Bashiru 24.Nigeria

Tom Ince 7.England

7.0

61'

Vakoun Bayo 19.Ivory Coast

6.8

62'

Matheus Martins 37.Brazil

6.4

46'

Substitutes

Ben Hamer 26.England

Mattie Pollock 15.England

90'

J. Morris 42.England

Ken Sema 12.Sweden

7.7

46'

82'

Giorgi Chakvetadze 16.Georgia

6.8

82'

Y. Asprilla 18.Colombia

7.1

61'

Imrân Louza 10.Morocco

Mileta Rajovic 9.Denmark

6.8

62'

Rhys Healey 14.England

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

Valérien Ismaël played with: Tom Dele-Bashiru, Daniel Bachmann (7.5), Jeremy Ngakia (8.1), Francisco Sierralta (7.0), Wesley Hoedt (7.0), Jamal Lewis (7.0), Edo Kayembe (7.1), Jake Livermore (7.1), Ismael Koné (6.7), Thomas Ince (7.0), Vakoun Issouf Bayo (6.8) and Matheus Martins (6.4).

They had on the bench: Imrân Louza, M. Rajović (6.8), Ken Sema (7.7), Rhys Healey, Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze (6.8), Yaser Asprilla (7.1), Ben Hamer and James Morris.

Watford could not rely on the presence of Ken Sema (injured).

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Matheus Martins for Ken Sema (46′), Ismael Koné for Giorgi Chakvetadze (82′), Jamal Lewis for Matthew Pollock (90′), Thomas Ince for Yaser Asprilla (61′) and Vakoun Issouf Bayo for M. Rajović (62′).