English League Championship

Swansea City vs Bolton Wanderers, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 80': Oliver McBurnie
  • 90'+2': Bersant Celina
FT
2 - 0
Bolton Wanderers
  • Red Card 43': Craig Noone
  • Red Card 73': David Wheater

About

Swansea City are hosting Bolton Wanderers at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 4': Daniel James (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. George Byers (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 10': Delay in match Callum Connolly (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Foul by Luca Connell (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 11': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 13': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Dyer.
  • 15': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 15': Attempt blocked. George Byers (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 17': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel James.
  • 18': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Nathan Dyer (Swansea City).
  • 19': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 19': Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Luca Connell (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 25': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Pawel Olkowski.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Routledge.
  • 25': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Luca Connell.
  • 26': Offside, Swansea City. Wayne Routledge tries a through ball, but Nathan Dyer is caught offside.
  • 27': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Gary O'Neil tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Dyer.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel James.
  • 34': Penalty Swansea City. Nathan Dyer draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Penalty conceded by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Penalty saved! Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 37': Daniel James (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Pawel Olkowski (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 38': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pawel Olkowski with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by George Byers (Swansea City).
  • 41': Luca Connell (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Gary O'Neil (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 42': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
  • 43': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Gary O'Neil (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 43': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 43': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Second yellow card to Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
  • 43': Delay in match Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) because of an injury.
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cameron Carter-Vickers (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Callum Connolly (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 45'+3': Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 47': Callum Connolly (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by George Byers (Swansea City).
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Clayton Donaldson.
  • 48': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
  • 51': Foul by George Byers (Swansea City).
  • 51': Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 52': Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Delay in match Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. William Buckley replaces Josh Magennis because of an injury.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Luca Connell (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 59': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by David Wheater.
  • 61': Delay in match Clayton Donaldson (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel James.
  • 69': Substitution, Swansea City. Bersant Celina replaces George Byers.
  • 70': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Luke Murphy replaces Luca Connell.
  • 71': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 71': Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the red card.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn.
  • 75': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
  • 76': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jack Hobbs replaces Clayton Donaldson.
  • 76': Substitution, Swansea City. Courtney Baker-Richardson replaces Connor Roberts.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 79': Hand ball by Courtney Baker-Richardson (Swansea City).
  • 80': Goal! Swansea City 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Courtney Baker-Richardson with a headed pass.
  • 83': Callum Connolly (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Bersant Celina (Swansea City).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Courtney Baker-Richardson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel James.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn.
  • 87': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Nathan Dyer.
  • 87': Hand ball by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a through ball.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Swansea City 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel James following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 90'+5': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Wayne Routledge (Swansea City).
  • 90'+7': Jack Hobbs (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  • 90'+8': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Bolton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 6
9 Saves 3
22.2 Possession 77.8
5 SHOTS 29
3 ON GOAL 11
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
136 Accurate Passes 675
209 Passes 742
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 37
26 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
2 Blocked Shots 10
9 Effective Tackles 8
19 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 6
40 Effective Clearances 7
40 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 17,880

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

SWA Swansea City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK)
17 Cameron Carter-Vickers
5 Mike van der Hoorn
23 Connor Roberts
26 Kyle Naughton
20 Daniel James
21 Matt Grimes
28 George Byers
9 Oliver McBurnie
15 Wayne Routledge
12 Nathan Dyer
Swansea City Substitutes:
Erwin Mulder, Cian Harries, Declan John, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Barrie McKay, Bersant Celina, Jay Fulton.

BOL Bolton Wanderers (4-4-2)

No. Name
20 Remi Matthews (GK)
5 Mark Beevers
31 David Wheater Red Card
17 Callum Connolly
16 Pawel Olkowski
48 Luca Connell
19 Gary O'Neil
12 Craig Noone Yellow Card
10 Sammy Ameobi
8 Clayton Donaldson
28 Josh Magennis
Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
Lloyd Dyer, William Buckley, Jack Hobbs, Joe Pritchard, Luke Murphy, Mark Little, Ben Williams.

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