SWANSEA. Swansea City and Sunderland didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Sunderland was truly better in terms of ball possession (71%).
Jamal Lowe missed a decisive penalty (45′). That would have allowed Swansea City to win the match.
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Sunday and it started at 2:00 am local time. In front of 16,974 spectators. The referee was Robert Madley with the collaboration of Craig Taylor and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Ben Atkinson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.78 degrees Celsius or 67.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 3 Total 25
- 2 On Target 3
- 0 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 10
- 48 Attack 102
- 12 Dangerous attack 71
- 83 Ball safe 69
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sunderland had a superior ball possession 71% while Swansea City was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sunderland to win the match.
Swansea City shot 3 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland shot 25 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 4 yellow cards (Jay Fulton, Mike Duff, Charlie Patino and Harry Darling). Regarding the opposition, Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (Daniel Ballard, Luke O’Nien and Nazariy Rusyn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Swansea City will have 19 points like Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland will have 23 points like Hull City to remain in the 8th 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).
Sunderland will play away agasint Leeds United on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).
Swansea City – Formation
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
, Harrison Ashby , Harry Darling , Bashir Humphreys , Josh Tymon , Charlie Patino , Matt Grimes , Liam Cullen , Jamie Paterson , Jamal Lowe and Jerry Yates .The home team had on the bench: Andrew Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Jay Fulton
, Ben Cabango , Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Kyle Naughton, Liam Walsh, Oliver Cooper and Cameron Congreve.Substitutions
Swansea City made 3 changes: Liam Cullen for Jay Fulton (46′), Jamie Paterson for Ben Cabango (77′) and Jerry Yates for Oliver Cooper (69′).
Best player: Bashir Humphreys
The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Bashir Humphreys.
His rating is
with 26 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Tony Mowbray played with: Anthony Patterson
, Trai Hume , Luke O’Nien , Daniel Ballard , Niall Huggins , Pierre Ekwah , Patrick Roberts , Dan Neil , Jobe Bellingham , Jack Clarke and Nazariy Rusyn .They had on the bench: Dennis Cirkin
, Luís Semedo , Mason Burstow, Abdoullah Ba , Alex Pritchard , Adil Aouchiche, Jenson Seelt, Matthew Young and Bradley Dack .Substitutions
Sunderland made 5 changes: Nazariy Rusyn for Luís Semedo (56′), Jobe Bellingham for Alex Pritchard (56′), Niall Huggins for Bradley Dack (56′), Daniel Ballard for Dennis Cirkin (76′) and Dan Neil for Abdoullah Ba (79′).
Best player: Trai Hume
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Trai Hume.
His rating is
with 64 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 3-1
- Swansea City – Sunderland – 0-0
- Stoke City – Cardiff City – 0-0
- Rotherham United – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 3-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Middlesbrough – 3-3
- Millwall – Southampton – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Watford – 0-0
- Bristol City – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Ipswich Town – 2-2