SWANSEA. Swansea City conquers West Bromwich Albion 1-0 after L. Cullen scored just 1 goal (55′). West Bromwich Albion lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 16,797 spectators.​ The referee was Andy Davies with the collaboration of Graham Kane and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.53 degrees Celsius or 45.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​
Match Statistics​
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 4 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 96 Attack 98
- 34 Dangerous attack 50
- 82 Ball safe 85
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 58% while Swansea City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Swansea City was able to find the solution to win this match.​
Swansea City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (Josh Tymon and Ben Cabango). On the other side, West Bromwich Albion didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Swansea City has 32 points like Millwall and Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will stays with 42 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away with Birmingham City on the 13th of January with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (7 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will host Blackburn Rovers on the 13th of January with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Duff decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth
, Harry Darling , Ben Cabango , Bashir Humphreys , Josh Tymon , Jay Fulton , Matt Grimes , Liam Walsh , Liam Cullen , Jamie Paterson and Jamal Lowe .The home team had on the bench: Yannick Bolasie
, Samuel Parker, Andrew Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Joe Allen , Jerry Yates , Charlie Patino , Nathan Wood and Kyle Naughton.Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Charlie Patino (injured).
Substitutions
Swansea City made 4 changes: Liam Walsh for Charlie Patino (10′), Jamie Paterson for Jerry Yates (73′), Jay Fulton for Joe Allen (73′) and Jamal Lowe for Yannick Bolasie (85′).
Player of the match: Harry Darling​
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Harry Darling even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.West Bromwich Albion – Formation
Also West Bromwich Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Jed Wallace, Alex Palmer
, Darnell Furlong , Kyle Bartley , Cédric Kipré , Conor Townsend , Okay Yokuşlu , Alex Mowatt , Tom Fellows , Jayson Molumby and Grady Diangana , Brandon Thomas-Asante .They had on the bench: Semi Ajayi
, Nathaniel Chalobah , Erik Pieters , John Swift, Adam Reach , Pipa , Joshua Griffiths, Caleb Taylor and Akeel Higgins.Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Kyle Bartley for Semi Ajayi (64′), Cédric Kipré for Nathaniel Chalobah (64′), Grady Diangana for Adam Reach (64′), Okay Yokuşlu for Erik Pieters (80′) and Jayson Molumby for Pipa (75′).
Player of the match: Tom Fellows​
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Tom Fellows.
His rating is
with 20 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.​
- Swansea City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-0
- Sunderland – Preston North End – 2-0
- Stoke City – Ipswich Town – 0-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Hull City – 3-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Watford – 3-3
- Norwich City – Southampton – 1-1
- Middlesbrough – Coventry City – 1-3
- Leicester City – Huddersfield Town – 4-1
- Leeds United – Birmingham City – 3-0
- Bristol City – Millwall – 0-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Rotherham United – 2-2