English Premier League

FT Friday, December 26, 2014
Aston Villa DWWLD 0
–
Swansea City DWLLW 1
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Swansea.com Stadium · 20,683 att.

Match Report

Nigel French/PA Wire

Gylfi Sigurdsson strikes superb winner as Swansea beat Aston Villa

Gylfi Sigurdsson's stunning free kick gave Swansea a hard-fought 1-0 Premier League victory over Aston Villa at the Liberty Stadium.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
17
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
3
56.6
Possession
43.4
11
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
535
Accurate Passes
389
602
Passes
462
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
73
28
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
8
20
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
26
22
Clearances
26

Head to Head

SWA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SWA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lukasz FabianskiG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD-L
  3. 33Federico FernándezCD-R
  4. 3Neil TaylorLB
  5. 22Angel RangelRB
  6. 23Gylfi SigurdssonAM
  7. 4Ki Sung-YuengLM
  8. 8Jonjo ShelveyRM
  9. 10Wilfried BonyF
  10. 20Jefferson MonteroAM-L
  11. 12Nathan DyerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Kyle BartleySUB
  2. 18Bafetimbi GomisSUB
  3. 29Jazz RichardsSUB
  4. 15Wayne RoutledgeSUB
  5. 11Marvin EmnesSUB
  6. 14Thomas CarrollSUB
  7. 25Gerhard TremmelSUB

AVL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 4Ron VlaarCD
  3. 6Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  4. 5Jores OkoreCD-R
  5. 23Aly CissokhoLB
  6. 21Alan HuttonRB
  7. 24Carlos SánchezCM
  8. 8Tom CleverleyCM-L
  9. 16Fabian DelphCM-R
  10. 20Christian BentekeCF-L
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Matthew LowtonSUB
  2. 17Chris HerdSUB
  3. 28Charles N'ZogbiaSUB
  4. 7Leandro BacunaSUB
  5. 31Shay GivenSUB
  6. 40Jack GrealishSUB
  7. 10Andreas WeimannSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Swansea City 1, Aston Villa 0. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 22' Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) Substitution at 22'
  3. 24' Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Carlos Sánchez (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Andreas Weimann replaces Aly Cissokho.
  6. 49' Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 60' Substitution, Swansea City. Tom Carroll replaces Jonjo Shelvey.
  8. 76' Jores Okore (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Tom Cleverley.
  10. 78' Substitution, Swansea City. Marvin Emnes replaces Gylfi Sigurdsson.
  11. 89' Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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