SWANSEA. Blackburn Rovers was eventually too much to handle for Swansea City with the goal of S. Szmodics (39′), B. Brereton Diaz (57′) and L. Travis (84′). Swansea City was truly better in terms of ball possession (71%).
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 Steve Martin with the help of Craig Taylor and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Oliver Yates. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.3 degrees Celsius or 68.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 8 Total 4
- 0 On Target 4
- 0 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 13 Attack 5
- 4 Dangerous attack 1
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 71% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swansea City was more aggressive with 4 dangerous attacks and 0 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, Blackburn Rovers was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Swansea City shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (J. Fulton, J. Piroe and M. Obafemi). On the other side, Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card (S. Gallagher).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Swansea City stays with 1 points to occupy the 22nd place in the standings. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers has 6 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will host Wigan Athletic on the 5th of November with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will host Huddersfield Town on the 5th of November with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
70'
20'
Swansea City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Andrew Fisher , Nathan Wood-Gordon , Kyle Naughton , Harry Darling , Joel Latibeaudiere , Matt Grimes , Jay Fulton , Ryan Manning , Joël Piroe , Michael Obafemi and Olivier Ntcham .
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Cooper, Cameron Congreve , Ben Cabango, Jamie Paterson , Steven-Andreas Benda, Liam Cullen and Matthew Sorinola .
Substitutions
Swansea City made 3 changes: J. Fulton for J. Paterson (52′), J. Latibeaudiere for M. Sorinola (70′) and O. Ntcham for C. Congreve (77′).
Best player: Olivier Ntcham
The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Olivier Ntcham.
His rating is with 46 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
84'
Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Thomas Kaminski , Callum Brittain , Daniel Ayala , Scott Wharton , Harry Pickering , Lewis Travis , John Buckley , Ryan Hedges , Sammie Szmodics , Ben Brereton Díaz and Sam Gallagher .
They had on the bench: Tyler Morton, Tyrhys Dolan , Ashley Phillips, Jack Vale , Bradley Dack, Adetayo Edun and Aynsley Pears.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: S. Szmodics for T. Edun (58′), R. Hedges for T. Dolan (79′), S. Gallagher for J. Vale (79′) and J. Buckley for T. Morton (89′).
Best player: Thomas Kaminski
The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was the goalkeeper: Thomas Kaminski. His rating is 7.91. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-3
- Stoke City – Blackpool – 2-0
- Sheffield United – Millwall – 2-0
- Reading – Cardiff City – 2-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Middlesbrough – 3-2
- Preston North End – Hull City – 0-0
- Norwich City – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Burnley – Luton Town – 1-1
- Bristol City – Sunderland – 2-3
