Swansea City prevails over Sunderland 2-1 with Ronald scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

SUNDERLAND. Swansea City beat Sunderland to win 2-1. Ronald was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

By
John Ross
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Swansea City prevails over Sunderland 2-1 with Ronald scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

SUNDERLAND. Swansea City beat Sunderland to win 2-1. Ronald was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Swansea City to strike first with a goal of Ronald at the 19′. Then Ronald scored again for Swansea City in the 28′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Luke O’Nien reduced the distance for Sunderland (77′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 41,777 spectators.​ The referee was Keith Stroud with the assistance of Andrew Dallison and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Scott Tallis. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.81 degrees Celsius or 44.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sunderland

1 - 2

Team 1

Swansea City

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 13 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 117 Attack 104
  • 48 Dangerous attack 54
  • 78 Ball safe 78
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 11
  • 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sunderland had a strong ball possession 55% while Swansea City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swansea City was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swansea City won the match.​

Sunderland shot 13 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Swansea City shot 13 times, 8 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (Mike Dodds and Trai Hume). Regarding the opposition, Swansea City received 4 yellow cards (Jamie Paterson, Ben Cabango, Harry Darling and Josh Tymon).

Match Timeline

19'
Ronald(goal)
28'
Ronald(goal)Joe Allen
Trai Hume- Yellow
45'
45'
Ben Cabango- Yellow
45'
Jamie Paterson- Yellow
R. Mundle- sub ->Callum Styles
60'
63'
Jay Fulton- sub ->Joe Allen
63'
Jerry Yates- sub ->Jamie Paterson
C. Rigg- sub ->Abdoullah Ba
72'
Luís Semedo- sub ->Nazariy Rusyn
72'
Luke O'Nien(goal)Pierre Ekwah
77'
79'
Charlie Patino- sub ->Liam Cullen
A. Aouchiche- sub ->Leo Fuhr Hjelde
85'
89'
Oliver Cooper- sub ->Ronald
89'
Harry Darling- sub ->Kyle Naughton
90'
Harry Darling- Yellow
90'
Josh Tymon- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this contest, Sunderland stays with 47 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Swansea City will has 39 points like Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will play away with Norwich City on the 2nd of March with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (3 draws).

Swansea City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 2nd of March with a 5-5 head to head record.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland
G
Anthony Patterson 1.England
8.1
D
Luke O'Nien 13.England
7.5
Goals77'
D
J. Seelt 23.Netherlands
6.7
D
L. Hjelde 33.Norway
6.3
85'
M
Jobe Bellingham 7.England
7.0
M
Abdoullah Ba 17.France
7.0
72'
M
Dan Neil 24.England
6.4
M
Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland
6.7
45'
M
P. Ekwah 39.France
7.9
M
Callum Styles 28.Hungary
6.7
60'
F
N. Rusyn 15.Ukraine
7.3
72'
Substitutes
G
N. Bishop 30.England
D
T. Pembélé 6.France
M
A. Aouchiche 22.France
6.7
85'
M
R. Mundle 14.England
6.8
60'
M
C. Rigg 31.England
6.8
72'
M
C. Kelly 48.England
F
Luís Semedo 9.Portugal
6.7
72'
F
M. Burstow 11.England

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

The manager Anthony Hayes decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson (8.1), Jenson Seelt (6.7), Luke O’Nien (7.5), Leo Fuhr Hjelde (6.3), Trai Hume (6.7), Pierre Ekwah (7.9), Dan Neil (6.4), Callum Styles (6.7), Jobe Bellingham (7.0), Abdoullah Ba (7.0) and Nazariy Rusyn (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Adil Aouchiche (6.7), Timothée Pembélé, Luís Semedo (6.7), Mason Burstow, Romaine Mundle (6.8), Nathan Bishop, Chris Rigg (6.8), Caden Kelly and Thomas Lavery.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 4 changes: Nazariy Rusyn for Luís Semedo (72′), Leo Fuhr Hjelde for Adil Aouchiche (85′), Callum Styles for Romaine Mundle (60′) and Abdoullah Ba for Chris Rigg (72′).

Player of the match: Anthony Patterson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was the goalkeeper: Anthony Patterson. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
7.0
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
7.3
45'
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
7.5
90'
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
7.3
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
7.0
89'
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
7.9
63'
M
Matt Grimes  8.England
7.8
M
Jamie Paterson 12.England
7.7
63' 45'
M
Ronald 35.Brazil
9.1
89' Goals19', 28'
M
Przemyslaw Placheta 17.Poland
7.0
F
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
6.8
79'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Harry Darling 6.England
89' 90'
D
F. Lissah 50.England
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
6.7
63'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
6.7
79'
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
89'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.8
63'
F
Mykola Kukharevych  19.Ukraine
F
Charles Sagoe Jr 24.England

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

Luke Williams played with: Carl Rushworth (7.0), Kyle Naughton (7.0), Ben Cabango (7.3), Nathan Wood (7.3), Josh Tymon (7.5), Joe Allen (7.9), Matt Grimes (7.8), Ronald (9.1), Jamie Paterson (7.7), Przemysław Płacheta (7.0) and Liam Cullen (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jerry Yates (6.8), Andrew Fisher, Jay Fulton (6.7), Harry Darling, Charlie Patino (6.7), Mykola Kukharevych, Charles Sagoe, Oliver Cooper and Filip Lissah.

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Jamie Paterson for Jerry Yates (63′), Joe Allen for Jay Fulton (63′), Kyle Naughton for Harry Darling (89′), Liam Cullen for Charlie Patino (79′) and Ronald for Oliver Cooper (89′).

Player of the match: Ronald​

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

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 29 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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