English League Championship

Swansea City vs Middlesbrough, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 40': André Ayew
  • 90'+7': André Ayew (P)
FT
2 - 1
Middlesbrough
  • 90'+1': Sam Morsy

About

Swansea City are hosting Middlesbrough 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 Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough).
  • 1': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
  • 5': Hand ball by Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough).
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville.
  • 11': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Marc Guehi.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Bola with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
  • 16': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Djed Spence replaces Anfernee Dijksteel because of an injury.
  • 17': Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).
  • 17': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Offside, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton tries a through ball, but Ben Cabango is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
  • 22': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Swansea City. Matt Grimes tries a through ball, but Conor Hourihane is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Bola.
  • 25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
  • 26': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Bola.
  • 28': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
  • 29': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough).
  • 31': Conor Hourihane (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Djed Spence (Middlesbrough).
  • 33': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
  • 33': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough).
  • 38': Marc Guehi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Goal! Swansea City 1, Middlesbrough 0. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 42': Hand ball by Marc Guehi (Swansea City).
  • 43': Conor Hourihane (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
  • 44': Foul by André Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 44': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Middlesbrough 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Middlesbrough 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Chuba Akpom replaces Duncan Watmore.
  • 46': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 46': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough).
  • 46': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': George Saville (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville.
  • 50': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
  • 50': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Korey Smith (Swansea City).
  • 55': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
  • 56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 57': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Korey Smith (Swansea City).
  • 62': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
  • 62': Yannick Bolasie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. George Saville (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
  • 64': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Neeskens Kebano replaces Yannick Bolasie.
  • 66': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough).
  • 67': Substitution, Swansea City. Jamal Lowe replaces Korey Smith.
  • 70': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Djed Spence.
  • 71': Foul by Marc Guehi (Swansea City).
  • 71': Neeskens Kebano (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Marc Guehi (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Swansea City. Jake Bidwell replaces Ryan Manning.
  • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Marc Bola.
  • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Djed Spence.
  • 79': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
  • 80': Attempt missed. André Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamal Lowe with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Marc Guehi (Swansea City).
  • 81': Neeskens Kebano (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
  • 83': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by André Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 84': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 87': Conor Hourihane (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).
  • 88': Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Swansea City 1, Middlesbrough 1. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by André Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 90'+2': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
  • 90'+3': Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Penalty Swansea City. Jake Bidwell draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+5': Penalty conceded by George Saville (Middlesbrough) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Goal! Swansea City 2, Middlesbrough 1. André Ayew (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Middlesbrough 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Middlesbrough 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 13
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 2
51.1 Possession 48.9
8 SHOTS 5
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
217 Accurate Passes 216
355 Passes 355
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
6 Accurate Crosses 2
25 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.2
77 Long Balls 65
22 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.3 Long Balls % 0.2
2 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 9
15 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 10
10 Effective Clearances 27
10 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 39 +41 80
2 Middlesbrough 39 +22 71
3 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
4 Millwall 39 +9 69
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
44 Ben Cabango
5 Marc Guéhi Yellow Card
26 Kyle Naughton
8 Matt Grimes
6 Jay Fulton
3 Ryan Manning Yellow Card
23 Connor Roberts
10 André Ayew
14 Conor Hourihane
7 Korey Smith
Swansea City Substitutes:
Joel Latibeaudiere, Ryan Bennett, Paul Arriola, Oliver Cooper, Jamal Lowe, Ben Hamer, Morgan Whittaker, Jake Bidwell, Yan Dhanda.

MID Middlesbrough (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
4 Grant Hall
17 Paddy McNair
6 Dael Fry
5 Sam Morsy Yellow Card
16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
22 George Saville Yellow Card
27 Marc Bola
2 Anfernee Dijksteel
18 Duncan Watmore
14 Yannick Bolasie Yellow Card
Middlesbrough Substitutes:
Jordan Archer, Darnell Fisher, Chuba Akpom, Neeskens Kebano, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Marvin Johnson, Djed Spence.

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