English League Championship

Swansea City vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 20': Matt Grimes
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Leicester City
  • 44': Jannik Vestergaard
  • 63': Fatawu Issahaku
  • 87': Kelechi Iheanacho

About

Swansea City are hosting Leicester City 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.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 8': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Charlie Patino.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
  • 13': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 13': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
  • 14': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Hand ball by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
  • 19': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 20': Goal! Swansea City 1, Leicester City 0. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Bashir Humphreys.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Jerry Yates (Swansea City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
  • 37': Offside, Swansea City. Jamie Paterson is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Faes.
  • 44': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Joshua Key.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
  • 44': Goal! Swansea City 1, Leicester City 1. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Mads Hermansen.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Leicester City 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Foul by James Justin (Leicester City).
  • 48': Joshua Key (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': James Justin (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Key (Swansea City).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
  • 52': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Charlie Patino (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
  • 56': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
  • 56': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Jerry Yates (Swansea City).
  • 57': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 60': Foul by Jerry Yates (Swansea City).
  • 60': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
  • 61': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Goal! Swansea City 1, Leicester City 2. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 64': Substitution, Leicester City. Yunus Akgün replaces Abdul Fatawu because of an injury.
  • 65': Offside, Swansea City. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
  • 66': Foul by Jamie Paterson (Swansea City).
  • 66': James Justin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall following a fast break.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Tymon (Swansea City).
  • 71': Substitution, Swansea City. Kristian Pedersen replaces Liam Cullen.
  • 71': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Charlie Patino.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
  • 75': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
  • 75': Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Key.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Key.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
  • 80': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Walsh replaces Jamal Lowe.
  • 81': Substitution, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper replaces Jamie Paterson.
  • 83': Foul by Wout Faes (Leicester City).
  • 83': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Kristian Pedersen (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Jamie Vardy.
  • 86': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
  • 86': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Goal! Swansea City 1, Leicester City 3. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 88': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Leicester City. Yunus Akgün is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Akgün (Leicester City).
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Leicester City. Conor Coady replaces Ricardo Pereira.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Yunus Akgün because of an injury.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Swansea City. Mykola Kukharevych replaces Jerry Yates.
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Harry Darling (Swansea City).
  • 90'+7': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Harry Darling (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Leicester City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Leicester City 3.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 4
61.9 Possession 38.1
18 SHOTS 11
7 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
634 Accurate Passes 356
713 Passes 433
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 10
0.4 Cross % 0.3
53 Long Balls 52
25 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 4
17 Tackles 9
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 9
9 Effective Clearances 19
9 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 18,509

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Stoke City 3 +6 9
2 Middlesbrough 3 +5 9
3 Coventry City 3 +8 7
4 West Bromwich Albion 3 +2 7
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SWA Swansea City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Carl Rushworth (GK)
33 Bashir Humphreys
6 Harry Darling Yellow Card
14 Josh Tymon
2 Joshua Key
12 Jamie Paterson
8 Matt Grimes
18 Charlie Patino
9 Jerry Yates
10 Jamal Lowe
20 Liam Cullen Yellow Card
Swansea City Substitutes:
Harrison Ashby, Jay Fulton, Kyle Naughton, Cameron Congreve, Andrew Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Oliver Cooper, Liam Walsh, Mykola Kukharevych.

LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Mads Hermansen (GK)
23 Jannik Vestergaard
3 Wout Faes
2 James Justin Yellow Card
21 Ricardo Pereira Yellow Card
8 Harry Winks
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
25 Wilfred Ndidi
9 Jamie Vardy
10 Stephy Mavididi
18 Fatawu Issahaku
Leicester City Substitutes:
Conor Coady, Marc Albrighton, Cesare Casadei, Patson Daka, Harry Souttar, Jakub Stolarczyk, Hamza Choudhury, Kelechi Iheanacho, Yunus Akgün.

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