BLACKPOOL. Swansea City snatched a late win Blackpool 1-0 after O. Ntcham scored just 1 goal (87′). Swansea City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
J. Yates didn’t score a decisive penalty (50′). That would have allowed Blackpool to draw the match.
The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Woolmer who had the assistance of Andrew Dallison and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.9 degrees Celsius or 87.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 30%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 3 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 63 Attack 108
- 42 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 6 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Swansea City had a superior ball possession 63% while Blackpool was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swansea City had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swansea City won the encounter.
Blackpool shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Swansea City shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Blackpool received 1 yellow card (S. Lavery). On the opposite side, Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (M. Grimes, O. Ntcham and J. Allen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Blackpool stays with 3 points to occupy the 13th place in the standings. On the other side, Swansea City has 1 points (22nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will host Luton Town on the 5th of November with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Luton Town (4 draws).
Swansea City will host Wigan Athletic on the 5th of November with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw , Callum Connolly , Marvin Ekpiteta , Rhys Williams , Dominic Thompson , Josh Bowler , Kenneth Dougall , Lewis Fiorini , Sonny Carey , Theo Corbeanu and Jerry Yates .
The home team had on the bench: Shayne Lavery , Charlie Patino , Jordan Thorniley, James Husband, CJ Hamilton , Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel and Chris Maxwell.
Substitutions
Blackpool made 4 changes: T. Corbeanu for S. Lavery (46′), C. Connolly for J. Gabriel (79′), S. Carey for C. Patino (79′) and J. Bowler for C. Hamilton (88′).
Best player: Daniel Grimshaw
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was the goalkeeper: Daniel Grimshaw. His rating is 7.25. He performed 4 saves.
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Russell Martin played with: Andrew Fisher , Joel Latibeaudiere , Ben Cabango , Harry Darling , Kyle Naughton , Matt Grimes , Matthew Sorinola , Jay Fulton , Ryan Manning , Joël Piroe and Michael Obafemi .
These were the players on the bench: Nathan Wood-Gordon, Liam Cullen , Oliver Cooper, Steven-Andreas Benda, Cameron Congreve , Olivier Ntcham and Joe Allen .
Substitutions
Swansea City made 4 changes: J. Fulton for O. Ntcham (62′), M. Sorinola for C. Congreve (78′), J. Piroe for J. Allen (88′) and K. Naughton for L. Cullen (88′).
Best player: Andrew Fisher
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was the goalkeeper: Andrew Fisher. His rating is 8.44. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Bristol City – 1-1
- Sunderland – Queens Park Rangers – 2-2
- Rotherham United – Reading – 4-0
- Millwall – Coventry City – 3-2
- Luton Town – Preston North End – 0-1
- Hull City – Norwich City – 2-1
- Huddersfield Town – Stoke City – 3-1
- Cardiff City – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Blackpool – Swansea City – 0-1