SWANSEA. Swansea City managed to turn the table against West Bromwich Albion to win 2-1. It was West Bromwich Albion to strike first with an early goal of K. Grant at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Paterson gave the win to Swansea City in the 83′ minute with a goal. Swansea City was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the help of Daniel Robathan and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Lee Swabey. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 9 Total 10
- 3 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 80
- 32 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Swansea City had a superior ball possession 67% while West Bromwich Albion was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swansea City was more aggressive with 32 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swansea City won the match.
Swansea City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (J. Paterson and R. Bennett). On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion received 4 yellow cards (J. Livermore, J. Molumby, D. Furlong and S. Ajayi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Swansea City will have 17 points like Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest to stay in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 25 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away with Birmingham City on the 23rd of October with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).
West Bromwich Albion will host Bristol City on the 23rd of October with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
90'
86'
83'
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: Ben Hamer , Ryan Bennett , Kyle Naughton , Ben Cabango , Ethan Laird , Flynn Downes , Matt Grimes , Jake Bidwell , Korey Smith , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
The home team had on the bench: L. Walsh, Liam Cullen, Rhys Williams , Steven-Andreas Benda, Morgan Whittaker, Joel Latibeaudiere and Olivier Ntcham .
Swansea City could not rely on the presence of J. Paterson (injured).
Substitutions
Swansea City made 2 changes: F. Downes for O. Ntcham (46′) and J. Bidwell for J. Latibeaudiere (86′).
Best player: Joël Piroe
The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was Joël Piroe.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 14.
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Regarding the opposition, Valérien Ismaël played with: Sam Johnstone , Semi Ajayi , Kyle Bartley , Matthew Clarke , Darnell Furlong , Jake Livermore , Jayson Molumby , Conor Townsend , Matt Phillips , Callum Robinson and Karlan Grant .
These were the players on the bench: Kean Bryan, Jordan Hugill , Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Adam Reach , Robert Snodgrass , Cédric Kipré and David Button.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 4 changes: C. Robinson for J. Hugill (57′), J. Molumby for R. Snodgrass (79′), M. Phillips for A. Reach (84′) and M. Phillips for A. Reach (84′).
Best player: Conor Townsend
The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was Conor Townsend.
His rating is with 23 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Fulham – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 0-0
- Hull City – Peterborough United – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Barnsley – 2-0
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 2-1
- Swansea City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-1
- Reading – Blackpool – 2-3
