Swansea City vs Watford, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship'What a goal!': Nestory Irankunda free kick wows Watford
Socceroos star Nestory Irankunda, who's become an instant favourite for Championship side Watford, has scored his first goal for the club -- and what a strike it was!
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
- 6': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 6': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Max Alleyne.
- 7': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 8': Attempt missed. Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 9': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Keben.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Joshua Key (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 10': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
- 10': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) header from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 13': Foul by Joshua Key (Swansea City).
- 13': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ronald.
- 22': Foul by Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City).
- 22': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 23': Joshua Key (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
- 23': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Offside, Swansea City. Liam Cullen is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Marc Bola with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 26': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 26': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
- 27': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Offside, Swansea City. Ben Cabango is caught offside.
- 32': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
- 34': Foul by Joshua Key (Swansea City).
- 34': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Goal! Swansea City 0, Watford 1. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 39': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 39': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Offside, Swansea City. Ronald is caught offside.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald (Swansea City).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, Swansea City. Liam Cullen is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 45'+2': Offside, Swansea City. Liam Cullen is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
- 45'+4': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Watford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Watford 1.
- 49': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
- 50': Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Hector Kyprianou.
- 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Max Alleyne (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a cross.
- 53': Substitution, Swansea City. Zeidane Inoussa replaces Eom Ji-Sung.
- 53': Substitution, Swansea City. Marko Stamenic replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
- 54': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
- 54': Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Nestory Irankunda (Watford).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Nestory Irankunda because of an injury.
- 59': Foul by Marc Bola (Watford).
- 59': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
- 62': Attempt missed. Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Kévin Keben (Watford).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
- 67': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Ronald (Swansea City).
- 68': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
- 69': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
- 69': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
- 70': Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Delay in match (Swansea City).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Foul by Cameron Burgess (Swansea City).
- 72': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 74': Offside, Watford. Marc Bola is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Swansea City. Melker Widell replaces Joshua Key.
- 76': Substitution, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik replaces Liam Cullen.
- 77': Offside, Swansea City. Ronald is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
- 78': Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
- 80': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
- 82': Goal! Swansea City 1, Watford 1. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross.
- 85': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
- 85': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Max Alleyne (Watford).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Edo Kayembe.
- 87': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Max Alleyne because of an injury.
- 89': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
- 89': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeidane Inoussa with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
- 90'+3': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by James Morris.
- 90'+4': James Morris (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City).
- 90'+4': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 90'+7': Foul by Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City).
- 90'+7': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
- 90'+8': Vivaldo Semedo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
- 90'+9': Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+10': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Watford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Watford 1.
Statistics
 WAT |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 42.2 | Possession | 57.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 215 | Accurate Passes | 306 |
| 300 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 17 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 39 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 15,543
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 15,543
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 4 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 4 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 4 | +3 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Swansea City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Lawrence Vigouroux (GK) |
| 15 | Cameron Burgess |
| 5 | Ben Cabango |
| 14 | Josh Tymon  |
| 2 | Joshua Key |
| 8 | Malick Yalcouyé |
| 30 | Ethan Galbraith |
| 17 | Gonçalo Franco |
| 20 | Liam Cullen |
| 10 | Eom Ji-Sung |
| 35 | Ronald |
Watford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Egil Selvik (GK) |
| 4 | Kévin Keben |
| 25 | James Abankwah |
| 3 | Max Alleyne |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 5 | Hector Kyprianou |
| 16 | Marc Bola |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 9 | Luca Kjerrumgaard |
| 66 | Nestory Irankunda |
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