BLACKBURN. Swansea City tops Blackburn Rovers 1-0 after L. Cullen scored just 1 goal (28′). Blackburn Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Stephen Martin who had the assistance of Mark Dwyer and G Read. The 4th official was Scott Simpson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.16 degrees Celsius or 55.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackburn Rovers

0 - 1

Swansea City

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 20 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 7
  • 7 Shots blocked 5
  • 110 Attack 113
  • 56 Dangerous attack 40
  • 113 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 15 Total 7
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers had a strong ball possession 59% while Swansea City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Swansea City was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

Blackburn Rovers shot 20 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Swansea City shot 16 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 5 yellow cards (Andrew Moran, Scott Wharton, Sammie Szmodics, Hayden Carter and Joe Rankin-Costello). On the other side, Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (Harrison Ashby, Jay Fulton and Liam Cullen).

Match Timeline

28'
Liam Cullen(goal)Charlie Patino
Hayden Carter- Yellow
32'
J. Rankin-Costello- Yellow
37'
D. Markanday- sub ->Callum Brittain
46'
Andrew Moran- sub ->Arnór Sigurdsson
46'
50'
Liam Cullen- Yellow
Sammie Szmodics- Yellow
60'
H. Leonard- sub ->Tyrhys Dolan
60'
60'
S. Wharton- Yellow
63'
72'
Jay Fulton- sub ->Charlie Patino
77'
Jay Fulton- Yellow
79'
Harrison Ashby- Yellow
83'
Oliver Cooper- sub ->Jamie Paterson
88'
Ben Cabango- sub ->Jerry Yates
Andrew Moran- Yellow
89'

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 this match, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 19 points like Stoke City to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will have 18 points like Birmingham City and Bristol City to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away with Bristol City on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head.

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).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden
7.0
D
S. Wharton 16.England
7.9
63'
D
Harry Pickering 3.England
7.5
D
James Hill 4.England
7.8
D
Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland
D
Hayden Carter 17.England
7.0
32'
M
Callum Brittain 2.England
6.4
46'
M
S. Tronstad 6.Norway
7.3
M
A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland
6.7
46'
M
Sammie Szmodics 8.England
7.1
60'
M
J. Rankin-Costello 11.England
6.4
60' 37'
F
T. Dolan 10.England
7.0
60'
Substitutes
G
Joe Hilton 34.England
M
Adam Wharton 23.England
7.0
60'
M
Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland
6.4
46' 89'
M
J. Garrett 30.England
F
Niall Ennis 14.England
F
D. Markanday 18.England
6.8
46'
F
H. Leonard 20.England
7.3
60'
F
S. Telalović 33.Germany

Blackburn Rovers started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Dominic Hyam, Leopold Wahlstedt (7.0), James Hill (7.8), Hayden Carter (7.0), Scott Wharton (7.9), Harry Pickering (7.5), Sondre Tronstad (7.3), Callum Brittain (6.4), Joe Rankin-Costello (6.4), Sammie Szmodics (7.1), Arnór Sigurdsson (6.7) and Tyrhys Dolan (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Niall Ennis, Dilan Markanday (6.8), Harry Leonard (7.3), Adam Wharton (7.0), Andrew Moran (6.4), Jake Garrett, Tom Atcheson, Semir Telalović and Joe Hilton.

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: Callum Brittain for Dilan Markanday (46′), Arnór Sigurdsson for Andrew Moran (46′), Tyrhys Dolan for Harry Leonard (60′) and Joe Rankin-Costello for Adam Wharton (60′).

Best player: Scott Wharton​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Scott Wharton.

His rating is (7.9) with 61 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
7.8
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
7.1
D
Harry Darling 6.England
7.9
D
Harrison Ashby 30.Scotland
8.1
79'
D
Bashir Humphreys 33.England
7.3
M
Matt Grimes 8.England
7.3
M
Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica
7.7
M
Jamie Paterson 12.England
7.1
83'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
7.5
72'
M
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
7.5
50' 28'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
7.0
88'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
6.4
88'
D
Nathan Tjoe-A-On 21.Netherlands
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
6.4
72' 77'
M
Liam Walsh 28.England
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
7.0
83'
M
C. Congreve 45.Wales

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

Michael Duff played with: Carl Rushworth (7.8), Harrison Ashby (8.1), Harry Darling (7.9), Bashir Humphreys (7.3), Josh Tymon (7.1), Matt Grimes (7.3), Charlie Patino (7.5), Liam Cullen (7.5), Jamie Paterson (7.1), Jamal Lowe (7.7), Jerry Yates (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Kristian Pedersen, Andrew Fisher, Jay Fulton (6.4), Ben Cabango (6.4), Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Kyle Naughton, Liam Walsh, Oliver Cooper (7.0) and Cameron Congreve.

Substitutions

Swansea City made 3 changes: Charlie Patino for Jay Fulton (72′), Jamie Paterson for Oliver Cooper (83′) and Jerry Yates for Ben Cabango (88′).

Best player: Harrison Ashby​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Harrison Ashby even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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