English League Championship

Swansea City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 16': Michael Obafemi
  • Red Card 53': Ryan Manning
FT
1 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

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    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 saved. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 2': Foul by Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 2': Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Hand ball by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 9': Foul by Jamie Paterson (Swansea City).
    • 9': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 13': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 13': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Goal! Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
    • 24': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 24': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 25': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
    • 25': Ryan Giles (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 26': Attempt missed. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
    • 33': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 33': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 35': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
    • 35': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Ryan Giles (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 36': Cyrus Christie (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Deyovaisio Zeefuik (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 37': Foul by Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City).
    • 37': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 38': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 41': Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 43': Offside, Swansea City. Andrew Fisher tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45'+3': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 46': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
    • 46': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Buckley.
    • 48': Offside, Swansea City. Michael Obafemi tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
    • 48': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton tries a through ball, but John Buckley is caught offside.
    • 49': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 53': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 53': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 53': Second yellow card to Ryan Manning (Swansea City) for a bad foul.
    • 55': Substitution, Swansea City. Ryan Bennett replaces Michael Obafemi.
    • 58': Substitution, Swansea City. Korey Smith replaces Olivier Ntcham.
    • 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces Deyovaisio Zeefuik.
    • 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton Díaz replaces Ryan Hedges.
    • 62': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 64': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 64': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Ryan Nyambe.
    • 72': Substitution, Swansea City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Joël Piroe.
    • 75': Foul by Korey Smith (Swansea City).
    • 75': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Reda Khadra with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 80': Andrew Fisher (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
    • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Andrew Fisher.
    • 88': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Scott Wharton following a corner.
    • 89': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
    • 90': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Korey Smith.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Giles with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Cyrus Christie (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Reda Khadra with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    1 Offsides 2
    13 Corner Kicks 0
    1 Saves 4
    51.3 Possession 48.7
    17 SHOTS 4
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    308 Accurate Passes 314
    383 Passes 409
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    10 Accurate Crosses 1
    49 Crosses 1
    0.2 Cross % 1.0
    46 Long Balls 56
    17 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    17 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 4
    5 Effective Clearances 41
    5 Clearances 41

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 16,933

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
    2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
    3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
    4 Millwall 35 +7 62
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    33 Andrew Fisher (GK)
    4 Flynn Downes
    3 Ryan Manning Yellow Card
    5 Ben Cabango
    8 Matt Grimes
    12 Jamie Paterson
    10 Olivier Ntcham Yellow Card
    13 Hannes Wolf
    23 Cyrus Christie Yellow Card
    17 Joël Piroe
    9 Michael Obafemi
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Joel Latibeaudiere, Finley Burns, Jay Fulton, Ben Hamer, Korey Smith, Kyle Joseph, Ryan Bennett.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    25 Jan Paul van Hecke
    16 Scott Wharton
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    8 Joe Rothwell Yellow Card
    27 Lewis Travis
    42 Deyovaiso Zeefuik
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    21 John Buckley Yellow Card
    19 Ryan Hedges
    28 Ryan Giles
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Reda Khadra, Ben Brereton Díaz, Aynsley Pears, Joe Rankin-Costello, Bradley Johnson, Daniel Ayala, Jacob Davenport.

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