English Premier League

Manchester City vs Swansea City, 2017/2018 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 12': David Silva
  • 16': Raheem Sterling
  • 54': Kevin De Bruyne
  • 64': Bernardo Silva
  • 88': Gabriel Jesus
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5 - 0

Manchester City thrash Swansea 5-0, close in on 100 points

Goals from David Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus sealed victory and left City 16 points clear.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 7': Foul by Vincent Kompany (Manchester City).
  • 7': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Martin Olsson.
  • 12': Goal! Manchester City 1, Swansea City 0. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 14': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alfie Mawson.
  • 16': Goal! Manchester City 2, Swansea City 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabian Delph.
  • 23': Andy King (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Martin Olsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Foul by Vincent Kompany (Manchester City).
  • 27': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danilo.
  • 32': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
  • 36': Offside, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 38': Offside, Manchester City. David Silva tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 40': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 40': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Alfie Mawson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Swansea City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Swansea City 0.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 48': Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
  • 49': Federico Fernández (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
  • 49': Foul by Federico Fernández (Swansea City).
  • 49': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Silva.
  • 54': Goal! Manchester City 3, Swansea City 0. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danilo.
  • 55': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Vincent Kompany (Manchester City).
  • 56': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Fabian Delph.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Alfie Mawson (Swansea City) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
  • 60': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 60': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Penalty Manchester City. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Penalty conceded by Federico Fernández (Swansea City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Penalty saved! Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Goal! Manchester City 4, Swansea City 0. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Substitution, Swansea City. Sam Clucas replaces Ki Sung-yueng.
  • 65': Substitution, Manchester City. Yaya Touré replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 66': Delay in match Federico Fernández (Swansea City) because of an injury.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Bartley replaces Federico Fernández because of an injury.
  • 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 75': Offside, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton tries a through ball, but André Ayew is caught offside.
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Benjamin Mendy replaces Fabian Delph.
  • 75': Substitution, Swansea City. Tammy Abraham replaces Martin Olsson.
  • 76': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 76': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City).
  • 78': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tammy Abraham following a fast break.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Danilo (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden with a cross.
  • 84': Benjamin Mendy (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 85': Foul by André Ayew (Swansea City).
  • 85': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Alfie Mawson.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yaya Touré with a through ball.
  • 88': Goal! Manchester City 5, Swansea City 0. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yaya Touré with a through ball.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Andy King.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Swansea City 0.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, Manchester City 5, Swansea City 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
1 Corner Kicks 6
7 Saves 1
17.1 Possession 82.9
4 SHOTS 19
1 ON GOAL 12
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
142 Accurate Passes 942
203 Passes 1015
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
6 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 51
20 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
26 Effective Clearances 8
26 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 54,387

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 9 +13 22
2 AFC Bournemouth 9 +5 18
3 Tottenham Hotspur 9 +10 17
4 Sunderland 9 +4 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
4 Vincent Kompany
18 Fabian Delph
3 Danilo
8 Ilkay Gündogan
21 David Silva
17 Kevin De Bruyne
33 Gabriel Jesus
7 Raheem Sterling
20 Bernardo Silva

SWA Swansea City (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
33 Federico Fernández
6 Alfie Mawson
5 Mike van der Hoorn
16 Martin Olsson Yellow Card
26 Kyle Naughton
4 Ki Sung-Yueng
24 Andy King
14 Thomas Carroll
19 André Ayew
18 Jordan Ayew

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