English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Swansea City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Watford
    • 82': Ken Sema

    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': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
    • 1': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
    • 5': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
    • 12': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
    • 12': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Fulton with a headed pass.
    • 15': Offside, Swansea City. Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jerry Yates.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 21': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 21': Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
    • 27': Foul by Harrison Ashby (Swansea City).
    • 27': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
    • 30': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Jake Livermore (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
    • 31': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
    • 32': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 36': Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Swansea City).
    • 36': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bashir Humphreys.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Matheus Martins.
    • 46': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 47': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
    • 48': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 48': Jamal Lewis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Dangerous play by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 48': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 49': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 54': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harrison Ashby.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tom Ince.
    • 57': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 57': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vakoun Bayo with a headed pass.
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Substitution, Swansea City. Josh Tymon replaces Liam Cullen.
    • 61': Substitution, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper replaces Jamie Paterson.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Tom Ince.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
    • 67': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Matt Grimes.
    • 70': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 70': Jerry Yates (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
    • 72': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
    • 72': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
    • 72': Jamal Lowe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Jerry Yates (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Harrison Ashby (Swansea City).
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 79': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Walsh replaces Harrison Ashby because of an injury.
    • 81': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
    • 81': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Ismaël Koné.
    • 82': Goal! Swansea City 0, Watford 1. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 84': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Swansea City).
    • 84': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Darling.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 86': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 86': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Offside, Swansea City. Harry Darling is caught offside.
    • 89': Hand ball by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 90': Attempt saved. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Harry Darling (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Jamal Lewis.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
    • 90'+4': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Swansea City 0, Watford 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 0, Watford 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 4
    41 Possession 59
    12 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    297 Accurate Passes 438
    386 Passes 542
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 8
    11 Crosses 26
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    67 Long Balls 66
    27 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    18 Effective Tackles 15
    26 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    8 Interceptions 11
    21 Effective Clearances 7
    21 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 14,698

    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 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Carl Rushworth (GK)
    33 Bashir Humphreys
    6 Harry Darling
    3 Kristian Pedersen
    30 Harrison Ashby
    12 Jamie Paterson
    4 Jay Fulton
    8 Matt Grimes
    9 Jerry Yates
    10 Jamal Lowe
    20 Liam Cullen
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Kyle Naughton, Cameron Congreve, Sam Parker, Andrew Fisher, Oliver Cooper, Josh Tymon, Charlie Patino, Liam Walsh, Nathan Tjoe-A-On.

    WAT Watford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    4 Wesley Hoedt Yellow Card
    3 Francisco Sierralta
    6 Jamal Lewis
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    8 Jake Livermore Yellow Card
    11 Ismaël Koné
    39 Edo Kayembe Yellow Card
    19 Bayo Youssouf
    37 Matheus Martins
    7 Tom Ince
    Watford Substitutes:
    Ken Sema, Rhys Healey, James Morris, Matthew Pollock, Yáser Asprilla, Imran Louza, Ben Hamer, Mileta Rajovic, Giorgi Chakvetadze.

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