
Swansea City vs Leicester City, 2016/2017 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueLeicester City relegation fears deepen with Swansea City defeat
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Leicester are now only one place above the relegation zone after a volley from Alfie Mawson and a strike from Martin Olsson gave Swansea a 2-0 win.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Christian Fuchs (Leicester City).
- 2': Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Marc Albrighton (Leicester City).
- 3': Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Carroll.
- 4': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 5': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Dyer (Swansea City).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': Substitution, Swansea City. Wayne Routledge replaces Nathan Dyer because of an injury.
- 7': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Wes Morgan.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Demarai Gray (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Alfie Mawson (Swansea City).
- 12': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City).
- 12': Jack Cork (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Danny Simpson (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Fernando Llorente (Swansea City).
- 17': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Tom Carroll.
- 17': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Demarai Gray with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Christian Fuchs.
- 26': Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).
- 26': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Leroy Fer (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Foul by Christian Fuchs (Leicester City).
- 30': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Danny Drinkwater.
- 34': Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Olsson with a cross.
- 34': Attempt saved. Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
- 35': Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
- 35': Foul by Robert Huth (Leicester City).
- 35': Tom Carroll (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Robert Huth (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! Swansea City 1, Leicester City 0. Alfie Mawson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Federico Fernández with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 40': Foul by Jack Cork (Swansea City).
- 40': Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Jack Cork (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Christian Fuchs (Leicester City).
- 40': Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
- 45'+2': Goal! Swansea City 2, Leicester City 0. Martin Olsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Swansea City 2, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 2, Leicester City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Chilwell replaces Christian Fuchs.
- 45': Substitution, Leicester City. Islam Slimani replaces Marc Albrighton.
- 49': Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Naughton with a cross.
- 54': Attempt saved. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
- 55': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 55': Wayne Routledge (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Leicester City).
- 57': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Danny Simpson.
- 62': Ben Chilwell (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).
- 63': Attempt saved. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a through ball.
- 64': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 70': Substitution, Leicester City. Daniel Amartey replaces Danny Simpson.
- 72': Substitution, Swansea City. Jordan Ayew replaces Fernando Llorente.
- 73': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Demarai Gray.
- 75': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
- 75': Leroy Fer (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Kyle Naughton (Swansea City).
- 76': Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Islam Slimani.
- 79': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City).
- 79': Leroy Fer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Daniel Amartey.
- 80': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Robert Huth.
- 81': Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Olsson with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
- 86': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
- 86': Robert Huth (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Islam Slimani (Leicester City).
- 86': Jack Cork (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Hand ball by Robert Huth (Leicester City).
- 89': Substitution, Swansea City. Luciano Narsingh replaces Wayne Routledge.
- 90'+1': Foul by Islam Slimani (Leicester City).
- 90'+1': Tom Carroll (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Leroy Fer (Swansea City) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Leicester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Leicester City 0.
Statistics
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0 | Fouls | 0 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
0 | Saves | 0 |
0 | Possession | 0 |
0 | SHOTS | 0 |
0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
0 | Passes | 0 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
0 | Crosses | 0 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 20,391
Premier League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arsenal | 2 | +6 | 6 |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | +5 | 6 |
3 | Liverpool | 2 | +3 | 6 |
4 | Chelsea | 2 | +4 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Swansea City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
6 | Alfie Mawson |
33 | Federico Fernández |
16 | Martin Olsson |
26 | Kyle Naughton |
24 | Jack Cork ![]() |
42 | Thomas Carroll |
8 | Leroy Fer ![]() |
9 | Fernando Llorente |
23 | Gylfi Sigurdsson |
12 | Nathan Dyer |
Leicester City (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
6 | Robert Huth ![]() |
5 | Wes Morgan |
28 | Christian Fuchs |
17 | Danny Simpson |
25 | Wilfred Ndidi |
4 | Danny Drinkwater |
11 | Marc Albrighton |
26 | Riyad Mahrez |
9 | Jamie Vardy |
22 | Demarai Gray |
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