English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 30': Jay Fulton
  • 87': Kasey Palmer
FT
2 - 0
Stoke City

    About

    Swansea City are hosting Stoke 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.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Yan Dhanda (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 2': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross.
    • 13': Foul by Kyle Naughton (Swansea City).
    • 13': Sam Vokes (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. André Ayew (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Dhanda.
    • 21': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James McClean.
    • 26': Offside, Swansea City. Yan Dhanda tries a through ball, but André Ayew is caught offside.
    • 30': Goal! Swansea City 1, Stoke City 0. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
    • 33': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 33': Tommy Smith (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Hand ball by Connor Roberts (Swansea City).
    • 35': Hand ball by John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
    • 36': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
    • 37': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
    • 37': Marc Guehi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 41': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
    • 41': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Yan Dhanda (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Offside, Stoke City. James Chester tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Stoke City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Angus Gunn replaces Adam Davies.
    • 48': Foul by André Ayew (Swansea City).
    • 48': John Obi Mikel (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
    • 49': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Tommy Smith (Stoke City).
    • 51': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Tommy Smith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Offside, Swansea City. Jay Fulton tries a through ball, but Marc Guehi is caught offside.
    • 53': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
    • 53': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
    • 55': Marc Guehi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Sam Vokes (Stoke City).
    • 57': Foul by Yan Dhanda (Swansea City).
    • 57': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Hand ball by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Bennett.
    • 60': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 62': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marc Guehi.
    • 64': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Chester.
    • 65': Attempt missed. André Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Dhanda with a cross.
    • 65': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
    • 65': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Substitution, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell replaces Josh Tymon.
    • 67': Foul by Sam Vokes (Stoke City).
    • 67': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Back pass by Angus Gunn (Stoke City).
    • 70': Attempt blocked. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 71': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 73': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
    • 73': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Jake Bidwell replaces Ryan Manning.
    • 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Kasey Palmer replaces Yan Dhanda.
    • 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Ben Cabango replaces Ryan Bennett.
    • 75': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
    • 75': Sam Vokes (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
    • 76': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Souttar following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Harry Souttar (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McClean with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Swansea City).
    • 78': Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
    • 78': Kasey Palmer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
    • 79': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
    • 79': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
    • 81': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher replaces Morgan Fox.
    • 82': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 82': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Chester.
    • 83': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by James McClean (Stoke City).
    • 84': James McClean (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 85': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Swansea City).
    • 85': James McClean (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Kasey Palmer (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Goal! Swansea City 2, Stoke City 0. Kasey Palmer (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Bidwell.
    • 87': Angus Gunn (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Stoke City).
    • 89': Kasey Palmer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Marc Guehi (Swansea City).
    • 90': Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Stoke City).
    • 90'+3': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. André Ayew (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Swansea City. André Ayew tries a through ball, but Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Stoke City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Stoke City 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 13
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 10
    3 Saves 0
    50.3 Possession 49.7
    3 SHOTS 18
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    310 Accurate Passes 319
    433 Passes 425
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    80 Long Balls 65
    35 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 7
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    13 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 11
    23 Effective Clearances 22
    23 Clearances 22

    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)
    2 Ryan Bennett
    5 Marc Guéhi
    26 Kyle Naughton
    8 Matt Grimes Yellow Card
    6 Jay Fulton
    21 Yan Dhanda
    3 Ryan Manning
    23 Connor Roberts
    9 Jamal Lowe
    10 André Ayew
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Liam Cullen, Ben Cabango, Steven Benda, Kasey Palmer, Jake Bidwell, Korey Smith, Viktor Gyökeres.

    STK Stoke City (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    16 Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
    36 Harry Souttar
    3 Morgan Fox
    12 James Chester
    11 James McClean Yellow Card
    14 Tommy Smith Yellow Card
    13 John Obi Mikel
    35 Josh Tymon
    20 Tashan Oakley-Boothe
    9 Sam Vokes
    18 Jacob Brown
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Steven Fletcher, Danny Batth, Tyrese Campbell, Lee Gregory, Jordan Cousins, Angus Gunn, Nick Powell.

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