SWANSEA. Queens Park Rangers beats Swansea City 1-0 after A. Gray scored just 1 goal (80′). Swansea City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin assisted by James Wilson and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was James Oldham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 4 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 70
- 29 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Queens Park Rangers was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Queens Park Rangers won the match.
Swansea City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Swansea City will stay with 61 points to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will have 66 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: .
Swansea City could not rely on the presence of K. Smith (injured).
Substitutions
Swansea City made 3 changes: C. Congreve for J. Paterson (60′), J. Piroe for O. Ntcham (61′) and J. Latibeaudiere for K. Smith (65′).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Mark Warburton played with: .
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 3 changes: D. Sanderson for O. Kakay (46′), G. Thomas for A. Dozzell (64′) and L. Dykes for A. Gray (64′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Millwall – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-2
- Derby County – Cardiff City – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Bristol City – 2-0
- Hull City – Nottingham Forest – 1-1
- Luton Town – Reading – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Blackpool – 5-0
- Preston North End – Middlesbrough – 4-1
- Sheffield United – Fulham – 4-0
- Stoke City – Coventry City – 1-1
- Swansea City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Barnsley – 4-0