English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Swansea City, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 8': Tammy Abraham
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1 - 0
Swansea City

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    Aston Villa are hosting Swansea City at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, 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': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
    • 4': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).
    • 4': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 7': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Swansea City 0. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 10': Hand ball by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
    • 15': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
    • 15': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
    • 20': Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Martin Olsson (Swansea City).
    • 23': Attempt missed. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barrie McKay.
    • 23': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
    • 25': Delay in match Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Joe Rodon (Swansea City).
    • 27': Joe Rodon (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).
    • 29': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Barrie McKay (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a headed pass.
    • 31': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Chester.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Olsson with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Birkir Bjarnason.
    • 35': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tammy Abraham.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 41': Foul by Joe Rodon (Swansea City).
    • 41': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 44': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 44': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Chester.
    • 45': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
    • 45': Joe Rodon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Olsson with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a headed pass.
    • 49': Bersant Celina (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 50': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
    • 50': Substitution, Swansea City. Daniel James replaces Cian Harries.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn with a headed pass.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 57': Joe Rodon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
    • 60': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 60': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
    • 63': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
    • 63': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Aston Villa. Yannick Bolasie replaces Ahmed El Mohamady.
    • 65': Substitution, Swansea City. Tom Carroll replaces Barrie McKay.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie with a cross.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
    • 70': Substitution, Swansea City. Matt Grimes replaces Leroy Fer.
    • 72': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
    • 72': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Martin Olsson (Swansea City).
    • 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Albert Adomah.
    • 76': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).
    • 76': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Birkir Bjarnason.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Carroll.
    • 79': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 80': Delay in match John McGinn (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
    • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Jack Grealish.
    • 85': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 85': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City).
    • 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Martin Olsson.
    • 88': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90': Delay in match Martin Olsson (Swansea City) because of an injury.
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Hand ball by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Swansea City 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 4
    52.9 Possession 47.1
    15 SHOTS 11
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    412 Accurate Passes 356
    494 Passes 436
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    10 Accurate Crosses 6
    23 Crosses 26
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    54 Long Balls 51
    29 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    18 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 11
    11 Effective Clearances 21
    11 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 41,326

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Charlton Athletic 3 +3 9
    2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
    3 Swansea City 3 +4 7
    4 Queens Park Rangers 3 +3 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
    5 James Chester
    4 Axel Tuanzebe
    3 Neil Taylor
    21 Alan Hutton
    7 John McGinn Yellow Card
    20 Birkir Bjarnason
    37 Albert Adomah
    27 Ahmed Elmohamady
    18 Tammy Abraham
    10 Jack Grealish
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Jonathan Kodjia, Mark Bunn, Mile Jedinak, Yannick Bolasie, Glenn Whelan, Conor Hourihane, Scott Hogan.

    SWA Swansea City (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK)
    5 Mike van der Hoorn
    50 Cian Harries
    22 Joe Rodon Yellow Card
    8 Leroy Fer
    27 Jay Fulton
    3 Martin Olsson
    23 Connor Roberts
    10 Bersant Celina
    9 Oliver McBurnie
    19 Barrie McKay
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Erwin Mulder, Kyle Naughton, Daniel James, Thomas Carroll, Cameron Carter-Vickers, George Byers, Matt Grimes.

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