Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
- 1': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 3': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Charlie Taylor.
- 5': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
- 5': Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Attempt saved. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joe Wildsmith (West Bromwich Albion). Assisted by Malick Yalcouyé.
- 6': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Joe Wildsmith.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Melker Widell with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
- 10': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City).
- 12': Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
- 18': Handball by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
- 20': Attempt saved. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
- 21': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
- 21': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
- 26': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joe Wildsmith (West Bromwich Albion).
- 27': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
- 27': Joe Wildsmith (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Mikey Johnston.
- 29': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 31': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 31': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion).
- 32': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Joshua Key (Swansea City).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Joshua Key (Swansea City).
- 39': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City).
- 41': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeidane Inoussa.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
- 43': Handball by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion).
- 45': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 45': Substitution, Swansea City. Ethan Galbraith replaces Joshua Key because of an injury.
- 51': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
- 51': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Melker Widell following a set piece situation.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Zeidane Inoussa (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
- 53': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
- 53': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik replaces Melker Widell.
- 56': Substitution, Swansea City. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Zeidane Inoussa.
- 59': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Callum Styles.
- 59': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Alex Mowatt.
- 60': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Aune Heggebø.
- 62': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
- 62': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Ousmane Diakité.
- 62': Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City).
- 62': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 63': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
- 65': Attempt saved. Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Karlan Grant.
- 66': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross.
- 66': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 68': Foul by Josh Tymon (Swansea City).
- 68': Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
- 71': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Malick Yalcouyé.
- 72': Attempt missed. George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
- 74': Goal! Swansea City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ronald.
- 74': Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald (Swansea City).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Foul by Josh Tymon (Swansea City).
- 76': Samuel Iling-Junior (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja is caught offside.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald (Swansea City).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Isaac Price replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.
- 81': Substitution, Swansea City. Bobby Wales replaces Ronald because of an injury.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Bobby Wales (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
- 87': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Charlie Taylor.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Callum Styles.
- 90'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
- 90'+4': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City).
- 90'+5': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+5': Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 41.3 | Possession | 58.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 254 | Accurate Passes | 401 |
| 346 | Passes | 500 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 26 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 17,416
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 28 | +30 | 58 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 27 | +23 | 50 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 27 | +12 | 49 |
| 4 | Hull City | 27 | +6 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Swansea City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Lawrence Vigouroux (GK) |
| 15 | Cameron Burgess |
| 5 | Ben Cabango |
| 6 | Marko Stamenic |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 2 | Joshua Key |
| 8 | Malick Yalcouyé |
| 17 | Gonçalo Franco |
| 27 | Zeidane Inoussa |
| 35 | Ronald |
| 7 | Melker Widell |
West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Joe Wildsmith (GK) |
| 29 | Charlie Taylor |
| 3 | Nathaniel Phillips |
| 4 | Callum Styles |
| 6 | George Campbell |
| 11 | Michael Johnston |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt |
| 17 | Ousmane Diakite |
| 19 | Aune Heggebo |
| 10 | Karlan Grant |
| 22 | Samuel Iling-Junior |
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