SWANSEA. Middlesbrough and Swansea City draw 1-1. R. McGree scored the first goal (47′) for Middlesbrough. M. Obafemi made it even (48′). Swansea City was truly better in terms of ball possession (75%)​

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 David Webb who had the assistance of Nicholas Barnard and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Swansea City had a strong ball possession 75% while Middlesbrough was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swansea City had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Swansea City to win the match​.

Swansea City shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (H. Wolf and C. Christie). On the opposite side, Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (S. Bamba).

Standings

After this match, Swansea City will have 60 points to sit in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will have 64 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away against Nottingham Forest on the 30th of April with a 7-7 head to head record.

Middlesbrough will host Stoke City on the 30th of April with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (3 draws).

Swansea City – Formation

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

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Swansea City made only 1 change substituting R. Manning for O. Ntcham (72′)​.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Chris Wilder played with: .

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 3 changes: D. Watmore for A. Connolly (65′), J. Coburn for A. Sporar (66′) and M. Tavernier for M. Payero (90′).

Results of the day

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

• AFC Bournemouth – Fulham – 1-1
• Birmingham City – Millwall – 2-2
• Derby County – Bristol City – 1-3
• Hull City – Reading – 3-0
• Luton Town – Blackpool – 1-1
• Peterborough United – Nottingham Forest – 0-1
• Sheffield United – Cardiff City – 1-0
• Stoke City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
• Swansea City – Middlesbrough – 1-1
• West Bromwich Albion – Coventry City – 0-0