SWANSEA. Swansea City conquers Coventry City 3-1. Swansea City was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with J. Paterson (12′), M. Obafemi (40′) and M. Obafemi (48′). Coventry City reduced the distance with a goal (85′) by G. Hamer, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Geoff Eltringham who was helped by Andrew Dallison and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Swansea City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Coventry City that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Coventry City was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Swansea City was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Swansea City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Coventry City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (K. Naughton and B. Cabango). Regarding the opposition, Coventry City received 2 yellow cards (J. Bidwell and J. Clarke-Salter).

Standings

After this match, Swansea City will have 44 points like Stoke City to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Coventry City will stay with 51 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away against Blackpool on the 12th of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Blackpool (4 draws).

Coventry City will host Sheffield United on the 12th of March with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (5 draws).

Swansea City – Formation

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

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Andrew Fisher (6.7), Ben Cabango (6.2), Kyle Naughton (6.6), Ryan Manning (6.2), Cyrus Christie (6.3), Flynn Downes (7.6), Matt Grimes (7.4), Korey Smith (7.0), Joël Piroe (6.6), Jamie Paterson (7.8) and Michael Obafemi (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jay Fulton (6.1), Ben Hamer, Kyle Joseph, Joel Latibeaudiere (6.6), Finley Burns, C. Congreve and Olivier Ntcham (6.4).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 3 changes: J. Paterson for O. Ntcham (63′), M. Obafemi for J. Latibeaudiere (73′) and K. Smith for J. Fulton (81′).

Best player: Michael Obafemi​

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

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 5 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

Coventry City – Formation

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

Mark Robins played with: Simon Moore (6.0), Michael Rose (6.6), Kyle McFadzean (6.4), Jake Clarke-Salter (6.6), Todd Kane (7.1), Ben Sheaf (6.7), Gustavo Hamer (7.1), Jake Bidwell (6.3), Jamie Allen (7.0), Ian Maatsen (7.0) and Viktor Gyökeres (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Fabio Tavares, Matt Godden (6.8), Josh Reid, Martyn Waghorn (6.6), Jodi Jones, Ben Wilson and R. Howley.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 2 changes: J. Bidwell for M. Godden (63′) and V. Gyokeres for M. Waghorn (63′).

Best player: Todd Kane​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Todd Kane.

His rating is (7.1) with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 18 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Bristol City – Birmingham City – 1-2
• Derby County – Barnsley – 2-0
• Fulham – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
• Hull City – West Bromwich Albion – 0-2
• Middlesbrough – Luton Town – 2-1
• Preston North End – AFC Bournemouth – 2-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Cardiff City – 1-2
• Reading – Millwall – 0-1
• Stoke City – Blackpool – 0-1
• Swansea City – Coventry City – 3-1