Swansea City defeats Stoke City 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Swansea City was after all too good for Stoke City.

April 11, 2024

SWANSEA. Swansea City was in the end too good for Stoke City with the goal of Liam Cullen (19′), Matt Grimes (53′ pen) and Josh Key (73′).

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 14,692 spectators. The referee was Keith Stroud with the collaboration of Matthew Smith and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.05 degrees Celsius or 50.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.

Match Statistics

Swansea City

3 - 0

Stoke City

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

12 Total 10
4 On Target 1
6 Off Target 5
2 Shots blocked 4

124 Attack 102
29 Dangerous attack 32
99 Ball safe 101

1 Penalties 0
2 Corners 6
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 14
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Swansea City was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Stoke City that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City was more aggressive with 32 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Swansea City succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.

Swansea City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Stoke City shot 10 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (Liam Cullen, Harry Darling and Jamie Paterson). Regarding the opposition, Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Thompson, M. Manhoef and Enda Stevens ).

Match Timeline

Liam Cullen(goal)Jamie Paterson

19'

38'

Enda Stevens - Yellow

Jamie Paterson- Yellow

43'

46'

Luke Cundle- sub ->Bae Jun-Ho

Matt Grimes (penalty)

53'

Harry Darling- Yellow

61'

M. Manhoef- Yellow

63'

T. Campbell- sub ->Niall Ennis

63'

Mehdi Léris- sub ->M. Manhoef

63'

Jordan Thompson- sub ->Wouter Burger

Liam Cullen- Yellow

67'

Jamal Lowe- sub ->Oliver Cooper

69'

Josh Key(goal)Jamal Lowe

73'

Liam Walsh- sub ->Jay Fulton

76'

Azeem Abdulai- sub ->Josh Key

77'

79'

L. Baker- sub ->Enda Stevens

Charlie Patino- sub ->Liam Cullen

83'

90'

Jordan Thompson- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Swansea City has 50 points to sit in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Stoke City will stays with 46 points like Blackburn Rovers to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will host Rotherham United on the 13th of April with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).

Stoke City will play away against Sheffield Wednesday on the 13th of April with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City

Carl Rushworth 22.England

6.8

Ben Cabango 5.Wales

7.0

Josh Key 2.England

7.9

77'

73'

Harry Darling 6.England

7.0

61'

Josh Tymon 14.England

7.7

N. Wood-Gordon 23.England

Oliver Cooper 31.Wales

7.3

69'

Jay Fulton 4.Scotland

7.3

76'

Matt Grimes 8.England

8.1

53'

Jamie Paterson 12.England

7.7

77'

43'

Ronald 35.Brazil

6.6

Liam Cullen 20.Wales

7.3

83'

67'

19'

Substitutes

Andy Fisher 1.England

Bashir Humphreys 33.England

Charlie Patino 18.England

6.8

83'

Liam Walsh 28.England

6.7

76'

Azeem Abdulai 47.Scotland

6.8

77'

Mykola Kukharevych 19.Ukraine

A. Govea 37.Ecuador

6.4

77'

Jerry Yates 9.England

Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica

7.0

69'

Swansea City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Luke Williams decided to play with the following team: N. Wood-Gordon, Carl Rushworth (6.8), Josh Key (7.9), Ben Cabango (7.0), Harry Darling (7.0), Josh Tymon (7.7), Jay Fulton (7.3), Matt Grimes (8.1), Ronald (6.6), Oliver Cooper (7.3), Jamie Paterson (7.7) and Liam Cullen (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jerry Yates, Jamal Lowe (7.0), Andy Fisher, Charlie Patino (6.8), Mykola Kukharevych , Liam Walsh (6.7), Bashir Humphreys, A. Govea (6.4) and Azeem Abdulai (6.8).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Oliver Cooper for Jamal Lowe (69′), Jay Fulton for Liam Walsh (76′), Jamie Paterson for A. Govea (77′), Josh Key for Azeem Abdulai (77′) and Liam Cullen for Charlie Patino (83′).

Player of the match: Matt Grimes

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Matt Grimes .

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 65 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

Daniel Iversen 1.Denmark

6.0

Enda Stevens 3.Republic of Ireland

6.7

79'

38'

Michael Rose 5.Scotland

6.4

Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands

6.6

Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland

6.3

Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands

7.0

63'

André Vidigal 7.Portugal

6.6

Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea

6.4

46'

Josh Laurent 28.England

6.7

M. Manhoef 42.Netherlands

7.0

63'

61'

Niall Ennis 14.England

6.3

63'

Substitutes

J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland

B. Wilmot 16.England

J. Tchamadeu 24.Cameroon

L. Baker 8.England

7.0

79'

Luke Cundle 25.England

6.6

46'

Mehdi Léris 27.Algeria

6.7

63'

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

6.7

63'

90'

Sead Haksabanovic 20.Montenegro

T. Campbell 10.England

6.6

63'

Also Stoke City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Steven Schumacher played with: Daniel Iversen (6.0), Ki-Jana Hoever (6.6), Luke McNally (6.3), Michael Rose (6.4), Enda Stevens (6.7), Josh Laurent (6.7), Wouter Burger (7.0), M. Manhoef (7.0), Bae Jun-Ho (6.4), André Vidigal (6.6), Niall Ennis (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Campbell (6.6), Jordan Thompson (6.7), L. Baker (7.0), J. Bonham, B. Wilmot, Sead Haksabanovic, J. Tchamadeu, Luke Cundle (6.6) and Mehdi Léris (6.7).

Substitutions

Stoke City made 5 changes: Bae Jun-Ho for Luke Cundle (46′), Niall Ennis for T. Campbell (63′), M. Manhoef for Mehdi Léris (63′), Wouter Burger for Jordan Thompson (63′) and Enda Stevens for L. Baker (79′).