English League Championship

Swansea City vs Birmingham City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 63': Kyle Naughton
  • 68': Bersant Celina
  • 75': Borja Bastón (P)
FT
3 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Yan Dhanda (Swansea City).
    • 1': Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 2': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Borja Bastón with a headed pass.
    • 4': Foul by Borja Bastón (Swansea City).
    • 4': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Yan Dhanda (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Ayew.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yan Dhanda.
    • 17': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Steve Seddon.
    • 19': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Fran Villalba (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harlee Dean.
    • 22': Attempt saved. André Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Giménez.
    • 33': Attempt missed. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Yan Dhanda (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Bastón.
    • 35': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Offside, Birmingham City. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Álvaro Giménez is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 39': Yan Dhanda (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Bersant Celina (Swansea City).
    • 40': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Offside, Swansea City. Jay Fulton tries a through ball, but Connor Roberts is caught offside.
    • 45': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 45'+1': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton replaces Jake Bidwell.
    • 47': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 47': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Hand ball by Borja Bastón (Swansea City).
    • 49': Foul by David Davis (Birmingham City).
    • 49': Yan Dhanda (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': David Davis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 51': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 51': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Álvaro Giménez is caught offside.
    • 54': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Steve Seddon (Birmingham City).
    • 55': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
    • 55': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Álvaro Giménez (Birmingham City).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Lee Camp.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Joe Rodon (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury André Ayew (Swansea City).
    • 57': Substitution, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner replaces Álvaro Giménez.
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 60': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Goal! Swansea City 1, Birmingham City 0. Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 68': Goal! Swansea City 2, Birmingham City 0. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Steve Seddon with a cross.
    • 73': Steve Seddon (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Penalty Swansea City. Yan Dhanda draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 74': Penalty conceded by Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 75': Goal! Swansea City 3, Birmingham City 0. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jude Bellingham replaces David Davis.
    • 76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Daniel Crowley replaces Steve Seddon.
    • 77': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
    • 79': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
    • 82': Foul by Yan Dhanda (Swansea City).
    • 82': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Yan Dhanda (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Crowley with a cross.
    • 83': Offside, Birmingham City. Marc Roberts tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, Swansea City. Jordan Garrick replaces Bersant Celina.
    • 84': Substitution, Swansea City. George Byers replaces Yan Dhanda.
    • 87': Foul by Jordan Garrick (Swansea City).
    • 87': Fran Villalba (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Offside, Swansea City. Jordan Garrick tries a through ball, but Connor Roberts is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 89': George Byers (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ivan Sunjic.
    • 90'+3': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+4': Jude Bellingham (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 3, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 3, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 8
    5 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 0
    26.2 Possession 73.8
    4 SHOTS 12
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    174 Accurate Passes 643
    253 Passes 716
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    8 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    52 Long Balls 52
    21 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 5
    17 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    17 Interceptions 11
    20 Effective Clearances 9
    20 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 17,277

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Queens Park Rangers 1 +2 3
    2 Millwall 1 +2 3
    3 Swansea City 1 +1 3
    4 West Bromwich Albion 1 +1 3
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    27 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    4 Joe Rodon
    5 Mike van der Hoorn
    24 Jake Bidwell
    23 Connor Roberts
    10 Bersant Celina
    8 Matt Grimes
    6 Jay Fulton
    9 Borja Bastón
    21 Yan Dhanda Yellow Card
    22 André Ayew
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    George Byers, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Ben Wilmot, Sam Surridge, Kyle Naughton, Wayne Routledge, Jordan Garrick.

    BIR Birmingham City (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lee Camp (GK)
    4 Marc Roberts
    3 Kristian Pedersen Yellow Card
    12 Harlee Dean
    42 Steve Seddon Yellow Card
    2 Wes Harding
    34 Ivan Sunjic Yellow Card
    17 Francisco Villalba
    26 David Davis Yellow Card
    10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
    24 Álvaro Giménez
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Craig Gardner, David Stockdale, Jude Bellingham, Odin Bailey, Gary Gardner, Daniel Crowley, Agus Medina.

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