English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Watford LDLLW 1
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Swansea City LDLWW 1
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Swansea.com Stadium · 15,543 att.

Match Report

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'What a goal!': Nestory Irankunda free kick wows Watford

Socceroos star Nestory Irankunda, who's become an instant favourite for Championship side Watford, has scored his first goal for the club -- and what a strike it was!

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

17
Fouls
11
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
6
2
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
42.2
Possession
57.8
9
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
215
Accurate Passes
306
300
Passes
412
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
68
Long Balls
51
26
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
3
10
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
4
39
Effective Clearances
28
39
Clearances
28

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SWA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Lawrence VigourouxG
  2. 15Cameron BurgessCD-L
  3. 5Ben CabangoCD-R
  4. 14Josh TymonLB
  5. 2Joshua KeyRB
  6. 8Malick YalcouyéAM
  7. 30Ethan GalbraithLM
  8. 17Gonçalo FrancoRM
  9. 20Liam CullenF
  10. 10Eom Ji-SungAM-L
  11. 35RonaldAM-R

WAT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 4Kévin KebenCD
  3. 25James AbankwahCD-L
  4. 3Max AlleyneCD-R
  5. 39Edo KayembeCM-L
  6. 17Moussa SissokoCM-R
  7. 5Hector KyprianouAM
  8. 16Marc BolaLM
  9. 2Jeremy NgakiaRM
  10. 9Luca KjerrumgaardCF-L
  11. 66Nestory IrankundaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Goal! Swansea City 0, Watford 1. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 39' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 53' Substitution, Swansea City. Zeidane Inoussa replaces Eom Ji-Sung.
  4. 53' Substitution, Swansea City. Marko Stamenic replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
  5. 54' Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Nestory Irankunda because of an injury.
  7. 70' Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, Swansea City. Melker Widell replaces Joshua Key.
  9. 76' Substitution, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik replaces Liam Cullen.
  10. 78' Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
  11. 78' Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  12. 82' Goal! Swansea City 1, Watford 1. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross.
  13. 87' Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Edo Kayembe.
  14. 87' Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Max Alleyne because of an injury.
  15. 90'+4' James Morris (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+4' Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 90'+7' Josh Tymon (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+9' Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+10' Kwadwo Baah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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