English League Championship

Swansea City vs Watford, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 39': Joël Piroe
  • 74': Liam Cullen
  • 78': Joël Piroe
  • 87': Joel Latibeaudiere
FT
4 - 0
Watford

    About

    Swansea City are hosting Watford at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Harry Darling (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
    • 2': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 2': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 5': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Oliver Cooper.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Kabasele with a cross.
    • 9': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
    • 9': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 15': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 15': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
    • 18': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Watford).
    • 18': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Offside, Swansea City. Ryan Manning tries a through ball, but Liam Cullen is caught offside.
    • 20': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 21': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 25': Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
    • 25': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Watford).
    • 26': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Harry Darling (Swansea City).
    • 28': Harry Darling (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
    • 30': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 31': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
    • 38': Offside, Swansea City. Jay Fulton tries a through ball, but Liam Cullen is caught offside.
    • 39': Goal! Swansea City 1, Watford 0. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Cullen with a through ball.
    • 42': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Darling with a headed pass.
    • 44': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 44': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
    • 45': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
    • 45'+1': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Watford 0.
    • 53': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
    • 54': Attempt missed. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oliver Cooper.
    • 55': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 55': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Offside, Swansea City. Matt Grimes tries a through ball, but Liam Cullen is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
    • 59': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 60': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Craig Cathcart.
    • 61': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Yáser Asprilla.
    • 63': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
    • 63': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
    • 64': Samuel Kalu (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Offside, Watford. William Troost-Ekong tries a through ball, but Samuel Kalu is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, Swansea City. Olivier Ntcham replaces Luke Cundle.
    • 69': Foul by Samuel Kalu (Watford).
    • 69': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Samuel Kalu (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru because of an injury.
    • 71': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 73': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
    • 74': Goal! Swansea City 2, Watford 0. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 76': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
    • 77': Substitution, Swansea City. Joe Allen replaces Liam Cullen.
    • 78': Goal! Swansea City 3, Watford 0. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joel Latibeaudiere.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
    • 81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Darling.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Gaspar with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 83': Offside, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Joe Allen (Swansea City).
    • 84': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 85': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Goal! Swansea City 4, Watford 0. Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 90': Foul by Samuel Kalu (Watford).
    • 90': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 4, Watford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 4, Watford 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 3
    36.3 Possession 63.7
    4 SHOTS 15
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.8 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    242 Accurate Passes 482
    309 Passes 551
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    15 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 40
    18 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    1 Effective Tackles 11
    4 Tackles 21
    0.3 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 9
    21 Effective Clearances 9
    21 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 17,339

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bristol City 1 +3 3
    2 Stoke City 1 +2 3
    3 Millwall 1 +1 3
    4 Leicester City 1 +1 3
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    13 Steven Benda (GK)
    6 Harry Darling Yellow Card
    5 Ben Cabango
    8 Matt Grimes Yellow Card
    3 Ryan Manning
    22 Joel Latibeaudiere Yellow Card
    18 Luke Cundle
    31 Oliver Cooper
    4 Jay Fulton Yellow Card
    20 Liam Cullen
    17 Joël Piroe
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Andrew Fisher, Joe Allen, Cameron Congreve, Olivier Ntcham, Kyle Naughton, Matthew Sorinola, Nathan Wood.

    WAT Watford (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK) Yellow Card
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    15 Craig Cathcart
    27 Christian Kabasele
    25 Leandro Bacuna
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    18 Yáser Asprilla
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    3 Mario
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    7 Keinan Davis
    Watford Substitutes:
    Francisco Sierralta, Samuel Kalu, James Morris, Adrian Blake, Bayo Youssouf, Joseph Hungbo, Ben Hamer.

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