English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 22, 2021
Barnsley WWLDL 1
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Swansea City LDWLW 1
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2nd Leg - Swansea City advance 2-1 on aggregate · Swansea.com Stadium · 3,076 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SWA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SWA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Freddie WoodmanG
  2. 5Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 44Ben CabangoCD-R
  4. 24Jake BidwellLB
  5. 26Kyle NaughtonRB
  6. 8Matt GrimesCM
  7. 14Conor HourihaneLM
  8. 6Jay FultonRM
  9. 15Wayne RoutledgeF
  10. 9Jamal LoweLF
  11. 10André AyewRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Morgan WhittakerSUB
  2. 21Yan DhandaSUB
  3. 23Connor RobertsSUB
  4. 2Ryan BennettSUB
  5. 22Joel LatibeaudiereSUB
  6. 20Liam CullenSUB
  7. 18Ben HamerSUB
  8. 3Ryan ManningSUB
  9. 7Korey SmithSUB

BAR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 40Bradley CollinsG
  2. 30Michal HelikCD
  3. 6Mads AndersenCD-L
  4. 20Toby SibbickCD-R
  5. 21Romal PalmerCM-L
  6. 27Alex MowattCM-R
  7. 4Callum StylesLM
  8. 7Callum BrittainRM
  9. 9Cauley WoodrowF
  10. 14Carlton MorrisCF-L
  11. 29Victor AdeboyejoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Jasper MoonSUB
  2. 5Liam KitchingSUB
  3. 26Michael SollbauerSUB
  4. 11Conor ChaplinSUB
  5. 28Dominik FrieserSUB
  6. 2Jordan WilliamsSUB
  7. 10Daryl DikeSUB
  8. 24Aapo HalmeSUB
  9. 1Jack WaltonSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45' Substitution, Barnsley. Daryl Dike replaces Victor Adeboyejo.
  3. 45' Substitution, Barnsley. Jordan Williams replaces Romal Palmer.
  4. 54' Substitution, Swansea City. Connor Roberts replaces Wayne Routledge because of an injury.
  5. 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.
  6. 74' Substitution, Swansea City. Korey Smith replaces Conor Hourihane.
  7. 89' Substitution, Barnsley. Liam Kitching replaces Toby Peter Sibbick.
  8. 90'+6' Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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