Swansea City vs Bristol City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Swansea City are hosting Bristol City
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.
- 1': Foul by George Earthy (Bristol City).
- 1': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
- 6': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by George Tanner following a fast break.
- 9': Attempt missed. Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
- 9': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melker Widell.
- 13': Offside, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
- 16': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
- 16': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. George Earthy (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City).
- 20': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Josh Tymon.
- 22': Attempt blocked. George Earthy (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Atkinson.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Delay in match (Swansea City).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Goal! Swansea City 1, Bristol City 0. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 28': Attempt missed. Tomi Horvat (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong.
- 31': Foul by Gustavo Nunes (Swansea City).
- 31': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Noah Eile.
- 42': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
- 42': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
- 43': George Earthy (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Melker Widell (Swansea City).
- 44': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Melker Widell (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Foul by Tomi Horvat (Bristol City).
- 45': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
- 45': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by George Earthy (Bristol City).
- 45'+1': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': George Earthy (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
- 45'+3': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Bristol City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Bristol City 0.
- 46': Offside, Bristol City. Delano Burgzorg is caught offside.
- 46': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Josh Tymon.
- 48': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Tomi Horvat (Bristol City).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Earthy.
- 53': Substitution, Swansea City. Ronald replaces Gustavo Nunes.
- 55': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
- 55': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, Bristol City. Max Bird replaces Adam Randell.
- 56': Substitution, Bristol City. Scott Twine replaces Tomi Horvat.
- 57': Attempt saved. Delano Burgzorg (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong.
- 57': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 57': Attempt missed. Noah Eile (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald.
- 59': Offside, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
- 61': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Offside, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
- 63': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
- 64': Attempt saved. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Neto Borges.
- 65': Substitution, Bristol City. Mark Sykes replaces George Earthy.
- 66': Substitution, Bristol City. Emil Riis replaces Delano Burgzorg.
- 66': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 69': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
- 70': Substitution, Swansea City. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Melker Widell.
- 72': Offside, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
- 72': Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Noah Eile.
- 74': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City).
- 74': Radek Vítek (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
- 74': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City).
- 75': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Emil Riis (Bristol City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left. Assisted by Max Bird.
- 79': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Zan Vipotnik.
- 79': Substitution, Swansea City. Leo Walta replaces Gonçalo Franco.
- 79': Substitution, Swansea City. Joel Ward replaces Ethan Galbraith.
- 80': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
- 84': Attempt saved. Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
- 85': Foul by Leo Walta (Swansea City).
- 85': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
- 87': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
- 87': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Neto Borges (Bristol City).
- 88': Leo Walta (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Max Bird (Bristol City).
- 90': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Max Bird (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Leo Walta.
- 90'+2': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
- 90'+2': Leo Walta (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Scott Twine (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
- 90'+3': Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Malick Yalcouyé.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Bristol City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Bristol City 0.
Statistics
 BRC |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 56.4 | Possession | 43.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 223 |
| 455 | Passes | 348 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 26 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 18,009
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 18,009
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Swansea City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Lawrence Vigouroux (GK) |
| 15 | Cameron Burgess |
| 5 | Ben Cabango |
| 4 | Jay Fulton  |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 30 | Ethan Galbraith |
| 7 | Melker Widell |
| 17 | Gonçalo Franco |
| 18 | Gustavo Nunes |
| 10 | Eom Ji-Sung |
| 9 | Zan Vipotnik |
Bristol City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Radek Vítek (GK) |
| 5 | Robert Atkinson |
| 38 | Noah Eile |
| 21 | Neto Borges |
| 19 | George Tanner |
| 14 | Tomi Horvat |
| 4 | Adam Randell |
| 12 | Jason Knight |
| 30 | Sinclair Armstrong |
| 11 | Delano Burgzorg |
| 44 | George Earthy |
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