Swansea City defeats Blackburn Rovers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Swansea City overcome Blackburn Rovers to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Swansea City defeats Blackburn Rovers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Swansea City topped Blackburn Rovers to win 2-1. It was Swansea City to strike first with an early goal of Joe Allen at the 7′. Then Jamie Paterson scored again for Swansea City in the 19′ minute. Eventually, Sammie Szmodics reduced the distance for Blackburn Rovers (67′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 15,369 spectators.​ The referee was Rebecca Welch who was helped by Shaun Hudson and Alex James. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Swansea City

2 - 1

Team 1

Blackburn Rovers

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 7 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 1 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 111 Attack 95
  • 34 Dangerous attack 47
  • 59 Ball safe 54
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Swansea City was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Blackburn Rovers that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Swansea City found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Swansea City shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 10 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 1 yellow card (Josh Tymon). Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Tyrhys Dolan and Kyle McFadzean).

Match Timeline

Joe Allen(goal)
7'
15'
Kyle McFadzean- Yellow
Jamie Paterson(goal)Matt Grimes
19'
34'
T. Dolan- Yellow
46'
Y. Ayari- sub ->Andrew Moran
46'
A. Sigurðsson- sub ->Kyle McFadzean
67'
Sammie Szmodics(goal)John Buckley
66'
B. Chrisene- sub ->Harry Pickering
Jay Fulton- sub ->Joe Allen
66'
66'
D. Markanday- sub ->Tyrhys Dolan
Jerry Yates- sub ->Przemysław Płacheta
66'
Jamal Lowe- sub ->Jamie Paterson
71'
Josh Tymon- Yellow
72'
Oliver Cooper- sub ->Ronald
82'
Charlie Patino- sub ->Liam Cullen
82'
90'
Z. Gilsenan- sub ->John Buckley

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 this encounter, Swansea City has 42 points to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will stays with 39 points like Millwall to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away with Watford on the 6th of March with a 8-8 head to head.

Blackburn Rovers will host Millwall on the 5th of March with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
7.1
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
7.0
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
6.7
72'
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
7.0
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
7.5
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
7.7
66' Goals7'
M
Matt Grimes  8.England
7.3
M
Jamie Paterson 12.England
7.1
71' Goals19'
M
Przemyslaw Placheta 17.Poland
7.5
66'
M
Ronald 35.Brazil
6.8
82'
F
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
7.0
82'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Josh Key 2.England
D
Harry Darling 6.England
D
Bashir Humphreys 33.England
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
6.6
66'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
7.0
82'
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
7.0
82'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
7.0
66'
F
Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica
6.4
71'

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

The manager Luke Williams decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth (7.1), Kyle Naughton (7.5), Ben Cabango (7.0), Nathan Wood (7.0), Josh Tymon (6.7), Joe Allen (7.7), Matt Grimes (7.3), Ronald (6.8), Jamie Paterson (7.1), Przemysław Płacheta (7.5) and Liam Cullen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Andrew Fisher, Josh Key, Jay Fulton (6.6), Harry Darling, Jerry Yates (7.0), Jamal Lowe (6.4), Charlie Patino (7.0), Oliver Cooper (7.0) and Bashir Humphreys.

Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Jamal Lowe (injured).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Jamie Paterson for Jamal Lowe (71′), Przemysław Płacheta for Jerry Yates (66′), Joe Allen for Jay Fulton (65′), Ronald for Oliver Cooper (82′) and Liam Cullen for Charlie Patino (82′).

Player of the match: Joe Allen​

The most impressive player for Swansea City was Joe Allen.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 30 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
A. Pears 1.England
6.4
D
Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland
7.0
D
S. Wharton 16.England
6.8
D
Kyle McFadzean 55.England
6.3
46' 15'
M
Harry Pickering 3.England
6.3
66'
M
Callum Brittain 2.England
7.5
M
J. Buckley 21.England
7.3
90'
M
Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland
6.6
46'
F
Sam Gallagher 9.England
6.6
F
Sammie Szmodics 8.England
7.3
Goals67'
F
T. Dolan 10.England
6.3
66' 34'
Substitutes
G
Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden
D
C. O'Riordan 4.England
D
B. Koumetio 14.France
D
B. Chrisene 45.England
7.1
66'
M
A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland
6.3
46'
M
Z. Gilsenan 22.England
90'
M
Y. Ayari 44.Sweden
7.0
46'
M
J. Garrett 30.England
F
D. Markanday 18.England
7.0
66'

Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

John Eustace played with: Aynsley Pears (6.4), Dominic Hyam (7.0), Kyle McFadzean (6.3), Scott Wharton (6.8), Callum Brittain (7.5), Andrew Moran (6.6), John Buckley (7.3), Harry Pickering (6.3), Tyrhys Dolan (6.3), Sammie Szmodics (7.3) and Sam Gallagher (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jake Garrett, Ben Chrisene (7.1), Connor O’Riordan, Arnór Sigurdsson (6.3), Leopold Wahlstedt, Billy Koumetio, Dilan Markanday (7.0), Zak Gilsenan and Yasin Ayari (7.0).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: Andrew Moran for Yasin Ayari (46′), Kyle McFadzean for Arnór Sigurdsson (46′), Harry Pickering for Ben Chrisene (66′), Tyrhys Dolan for Dilan Markanday (66′) and John Buckley for Zak Gilsenan (90′).

Player of the match: Callum Brittain​

The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Callum Brittain.

His rating is 7.5 with 54 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. 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.​