English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 36': Sam Gallagher
  • 48': Ben Brereton Díaz (P)
FT
2 - 1
Swansea City
  • 52': Jamie Paterson

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Swansea City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, 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.
  • 3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 3': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
  • 3': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton Díaz with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Steven Benda.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Buckley.
  • 11': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 11': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Jamie Paterson (Swansea City).
  • 11': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Cabango with a through ball.
  • 16': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jake Bidwell.
  • 16': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 17': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
  • 24': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
  • 25': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
  • 28': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
  • 28': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Buckley.
  • 36': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 0. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Buckley.
  • 38': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 38': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 39': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
  • 39': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt saved. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton Díaz.
  • 43': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Steven Benda.
  • 43': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 43': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Korey Smith (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 0.
  • 47': Penalty Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 47': Penalty conceded by Steven Benda (Swansea City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 48': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Swansea City 0. Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Korey Smith.
  • 49': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 52': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Swansea City 1. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Korey Smith.
  • 57': Substitution, Swansea City. Yan Dhanda replaces Korey Smith because of an injury.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Buckley.
  • 65': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 65': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
  • 66': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
  • 67': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 67': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces Sam Gallagher.
  • 74': Foul by Yan Dhanda (Swansea City).
  • 74': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner.
  • 74': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Steven Benda.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 79': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 79': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Butterworth replaces John Buckley.
  • 82': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 82': Yan Dhanda (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 87': Substitution, Swansea City. Morgan Whittaker replaces Liam Cullen.
  • 88': Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
  • 88': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+1': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Butterworth with a through ball.
  • 90'+4': Ben Brereton Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Swansea City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Swansea City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 7
8 Saves 3
71.6 Possession 28.4
7 SHOTS 21
4 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
465 Accurate Passes 143
571 Passes 218
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.2
72 Long Balls 38
45 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 2
3 Effective Tackles 4
8 Tackles 7
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 15
11 Effective Clearances 24
11 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,260

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5 Daniel Ayala Yellow Card
26 Darragh Lenihan
3 Harry Pickering Yellow Card
2 Ryan Nyambe
21 John Buckley Yellow Card
8 Joe Rothwell Yellow Card
27 Lewis Travis
10 Tyrhys Dolan
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
9 Sam Gallagher
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Jacob Davenport, Hayden Carter, Jake Garrett, Connor McBride, Daniel Butterworth, Tyler Magliore, Jordan Eastham.

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

No. Name
1 Steven Benda (GK)
2 Ryan Bennett
22 Joel Latibeaudiere Yellow Card
5 Ben Cabango Yellow Card
8 Matt Grimes
12 Jamie Paterson
7 Korey Smith
24 Jake Bidwell
26 Kyle Naughton
10 Jamal Lowe
20 Liam Cullen
Swansea City Substitutes:
Oliver Cooper, Morgan Whittaker, Lincoln Mcfayden, Kyle Joseph, Brandon Cooper, Nico Hansen, Yan Dhanda.

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