English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 25': Ben Cabango
  • 61': André Ayew
FT
2 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

    About

    Swansea City are hosting Blackburn Rovers 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 3': Offside, Swansea City. Marc Guehi tries a through ball, but Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
    • 4': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Aynsley Pears tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 7': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
    • 9': Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 9': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 16': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 18': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by André Ayew (Swansea City).
    • 19': André Ayew (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Corry Evans.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Lewis Holtby.
    • 25': Goal! Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross following a corner.
    • 26': Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 26': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
    • 28': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Swansea City).
    • 28': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
    • 30': Attempt missed. Marc Guehi (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
    • 30': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Swansea City).
    • 30': Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Attempt saved. André Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross.
    • 34': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Marc Guehi (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yan Dhanda with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 37': Foul by Yan Dhanda (Swansea City).
    • 37': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Korey Smith (Swansea City).
    • 38': Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 40': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan with a cross.
    • 42': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 42': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 48': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a corner.
    • 51': Foul by Korey Smith (Swansea City).
    • 51': Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Ayew.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
    • 52': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
    • 53': Offside, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton tries a through ball, but Connor Roberts is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 55': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tom Trybull.
    • 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Corry Evans.
    • 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 61': Goal! Swansea City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. André Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yan Dhanda with a cross.
    • 63': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
    • 65': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Holtby with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Substitution, Swansea City. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Jamal Lowe.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Ayew.
    • 68': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 69': Hand ball by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 70': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 71': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jake Bidwell with a headed pass.
    • 75': Substitution, Swansea City. Kasey Palmer replaces Yan Dhanda.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Korey Smith.
    • 79': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
    • 79': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces Adam Armstrong.
    • 81': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
    • 88': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Swansea City).
    • 88': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jake Bidwell (Swansea City).
    • 90'+2': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    5 Corner Kicks 9
    1 Saves 4
    58.9 Possession 41.1
    11 SHOTS 11
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    424 Accurate Passes 260
    537 Passes 367
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    18 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    88 Long Balls 78
    41 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    6 Effective Tackles 10
    13 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 11
    20 Effective Clearances 19
    20 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    44 Ben Cabango
    5 Marc Guéhi
    26 Kyle Naughton
    7 Korey Smith
    6 Jay Fulton
    21 Yan Dhanda
    24 Jake Bidwell Yellow Card
    23 Connor Roberts
    9 Jamal Lowe
    10 André Ayew Yellow Card
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Steven Benda, Viktor Gyökeres, Matt Grimes, Wayne Routledge, Ryan Bennett, Ryan Manning, Kasey Palmer.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Aynsley Pears (GK)
    3 Derrick Williams
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    24 Joe Rankin-Costello
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    29 Corry Evans
    10 Lewis Holtby
    19 Tom Trybull
    7 Adam Armstrong
    20 Ben Brereton Díaz
    16 Harvey Elliott
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Jacob Davenport, Harry Chapman, Tyrhys Dolan, John Buckley, Sam Gallagher, Antonis Stergiakis, Scott Wharton.

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