English League Championship

FT Sunday, July 26, 2020
Brentford WWWLL 0
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Swansea City WLDWW 1
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1st Leg · Swansea.com Stadium · ESPN+

Match Report

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Ayew gives Swansea edge over Brentford in playoff semifinal

Andre Ayew's superbly-worked goal earned Swansea City a 1-0 victory over Brentford in their Championship playoff semifinal first leg.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
1
6
Saves
3
42.2
Possession
57.8
12
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
262
Accurate Passes
389
359
Passes
498
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.4
64
Long Balls
63
22
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
8
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
3
16
Effective Clearances
12
16
Clearances
12

Head to Head

SWA leads series 3-2

Lineups

SWA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 25Erwin MulderG
  2. 5Mike van der HoornCD
  3. 2Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 44Ben CabangoCD-R
  5. 8Matt GrimesCM-L
  6. 6Jay FultonCM-R
  7. 33Conor GallagherAM
  8. 24Jake BidwellLM
  9. 23Connor RobertsRM
  10. 19Rhian BrewsterCF-L
  11. 22André AyewCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Yan DhandaSUB
  2. 38Cameron EvansSUB
  3. 18Aldo KaluluSUB
  4. 30Tivonge RusheshaSUB
  5. 46Joshua GouldSUB
  6. 32Liam CullenSUB
  7. 12Nathan DyerSUB
  8. 41Jordan GarrickSUB
  9. 10Bersant CelinaSUB

BRE · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  3. 18Pontus JanssonCD-R
  4. 3Rico HenryLB
  5. 22Henrik DalsgaardRB
  6. 6Christian NørgaardCM
  7. 14Josh DasilvaLM
  8. 8Mathias JensenRM
  9. 10Saïd BenrahmaF
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsLF
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Emiliano MarcondesSUB
  2. 35Mads RoerslevSUB
  3. 26Shandon BaptisteSUB
  4. 23Julian JeanvierSUB
  5. 21Halil DervisogluSUB
  6. 28Luke DanielsSUB
  7. 7Sergi CanósSUB
  8. 16Joel ValenciaSUB
  9. 24Tarique Fosu-HenrySUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) Yellow Card at 18'
  2. 45'+3' Mathias Jensen (Brentford) Yellow Card at 48'
  3. 47' Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) Yellow Card at 47'
  4. 55' Ben Cabango (Swansea City) Yellow Card at 55'
  5. 64' Penalty saved! André Ayew (Swansea City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  6. 65' Rico Henry (Brentford) Red Card at 65'
  7. 70' Substitution, Brentford. Mads Roerslev Rasmussen replaces Josh Dasilva.
  8. 70' Substitution, Brentford. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  9. 78' Rhian Brewster (Swansea City) Yellow Card at 78'
  10. 81' Goal! Swansea City 1, Brentford 0. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
  11. 85' Joel Valencia (Brentford) Substitution at 85'
  12. 85' Shandon Baptiste (Brentford) Substitution at 85'
  13. 90' Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) Yellow Card at 90'

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