English League Championship

Swansea City vs Barnsley, 2020-21 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Swansea City advance 2-1 on aggregate
Swansea City
  • 39': Matt Grimes
FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Swansea City advance 2-1 on aggregate
Barnsley
  • 71': Cauley Woodrow

Swansea book Championship playoff final spot with 2-1 aggregate win over Barnsley

Swansea City moved a step closer to a return to the Premier League after beating Barnsley 2-1 on aggregate in their Championship playoff semifinal.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 5': Offside, Barnsley. Alex Mowatt tries a through ball, but Cauley Woodrow is caught offside.
  • 6': Offside, Swansea City. Jamal Lowe tries a through ball, but Wayne Routledge is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Toby Peter Sibbick (Barnsley).
  • 8': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
  • 13': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley).
  • 21': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Mowatt following a corner.
  • 22': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
  • 22': Romal Palmer (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Barnsley. Callum Styles tries a through ball, but Mads Andersen is caught offside.
  • 26': Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).
  • 26': Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Conor Hourihane (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Alex Mowatt (Barnsley).
  • 30': Foul by Carlton Morris (Barnsley).
  • 30': Marc Guehi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley).
  • 34': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Mads Andersen (Barnsley).
  • 38': Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).
  • 38': Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Goal! Swansea City 1, Barnsley 0. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Fulton with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Adeboyejo.
  • 42': Foul by Toby Peter Sibbick (Barnsley).
  • 42': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Toby Peter Sibbick.
  • 44': Foul by Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley).
  • 44': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Barnsley 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Barnsley 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barnsley. Daryl Dike replaces Victor Adeboyejo.
  • 45': Substitution, Barnsley. Jordan Williams replaces Romal Palmer.
  • 49': Foul by Daryl Dike (Barnsley).
  • 49': Marc Guehi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Daryl Dike (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Marc Guehi (Swansea City).
  • 54': Substitution, Swansea City. Connor Roberts replaces Wayne Routledge because of an injury.
  • 57': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).
  • 59': Foul by Alex Mowatt (Barnsley).
  • 59': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Callum Styles (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Connor Roberts (Swansea City).
  • 63': Offside, Swansea City. Freddie Woodman tries a through ball, but André Ayew is caught offside.
  • 64': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by André Ayew.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Carlton Morris (Barnsley) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Styles with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Daryl Dike (Barnsley) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
  • 66': Daryl Dike (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Jordan Williams (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 69': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Marc Guehi (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Goal! Swansea City 1, Barnsley 1. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Williams following a fast break.
  • 72': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
  • 72': Toby Peter Sibbick (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Korey Smith replaces Conor Hourihane.
  • 76': Foul by Carlton Morris (Barnsley).
  • 76': Marc Guehi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Jamal Lowe.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Barnsley) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Barnsley) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Callum Styles (Barnsley).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Barnsley. Liam Kitching replaces Toby Peter Sibbick.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Callum Brittain (Barnsley).
  • 90'+1': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Carlton Morris (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mads Andersen.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Michal Helik (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Williams with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 90'+5': Jordan Williams (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Barnsley 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Barnsley 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
53 Possession 47
12 SHOTS 4
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
182 Accurate Passes 140
351 Passes 325
0.5 Pass Completion % 0.4
7 Accurate Crosses 1
21 Crosses 5
0.3 Cross % 0.2
76 Long Balls 107
21 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 15
12 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
3 Interceptions 10
9 Effective Clearances 25
9 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 3,076

Line-Ups

SWA Swansea City (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
5 Marc Guéhi
44 Ben Cabango
24 Jake Bidwell
26 Kyle Naughton
8 Matt Grimes
14 Conor Hourihane
6 Jay Fulton
15 Wayne Routledge
9 Jamal Lowe
10 André Ayew
Swansea City Substitutes:
Morgan Whittaker, Yan Dhanda, Connor Roberts, Ryan Bennett, Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Cullen, Ben Hamer, Ryan Manning, Korey Smith.

BAR Barnsley (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Bradley Collins (GK)
30 Michal Helik
6 Mads Andersen
20 Toby Sibbick
21 Romal Palmer
27 Alex Mowatt
4 Callum Styles
7 Callum Brittain
9 Cauley Woodrow
14 Carlton Morris
29 Victor Adeboyejo
Barnsley Substitutes:
Jasper Moon, Liam Kitching, Michael Sollbauer, Conor Chaplin, Dominik Frieser, Jordan Williams, Daryl Dike, Aapo Halme, Jack Walton.

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