English League Championship

Swansea City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 21': Zan Vipotnik
  • 50': Connor O'Riordan (OG)
  • 63': Zan Vipotnik
FT
3 - 1
Blackburn Rovers
  • 35': Mathias Jørgensen

About

Swansea City are hosting Blackburn Rovers 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': Handball by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
  • 4': Foul by Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 4': Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Ronald (Swansea City).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Connor O'Riordan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 17': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 17': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Connor O'Riordan.
  • 20': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 20': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 21': Goal! Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 24': Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
  • 26': Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City).
  • 29': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 30': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 35': Goal! Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brandon Powell.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aodhan Doherty.
  • 40': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Burgess.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Connor O'Riordan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marko Stamenic.
  • 44': Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
  • 44': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+1': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ronald (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 47': Aodhan Doherty (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
  • 48': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 50': Own Goal by Connor O'Riordan, Blackburn Rovers. Swansea City 2, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
  • 52': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 53': Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
  • 54': Offside, Swansea City. Eom Ji-Sung is caught offside.
  • 56': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Marko Stamenic.
  • 56': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Eom Ji-Sung.
  • 63': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Connor O'Riordan.
  • 63': Goal! Swansea City 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Substitution, Swansea City. Joel Ward replaces Ethan Galbraith because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Swansea City. Ollie Cooper replaces Melker Widell.
  • 67': Foul by Aodhan Doherty (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 67': Joel Ward (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Baradji with a headed pass.
  • 72': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 72': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Brandon Powell.
  • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Forshaw replaces Aodhan Doherty.
  • 74': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 74': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ronald.
  • 79': Substitution, Swansea City. Malick Yalcouyé replaces Gonçalo Franco.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Vipotnik.
  • 80': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 80': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 82': Ollie Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Handball by Ronald (Swansea City).
  • 85': Ronald (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
  • 89': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City).
  • 90': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ollie Cooper.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+1': Malick Yalcouyé (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ollie Cooper (Swansea City).
  • 90'+4': Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 3, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 3, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 1
48.7 Possession 51.3
5 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 357
446 Passes 478
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.5
76 Long Balls 85
20 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 7
18 Effective Tackles 10
23 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 15
27 Effective Clearances 21
27 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 13,897

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
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
22 Lawrence Vigouroux (GK)
15 Cameron Burgess Yellow Card
5 Ben Cabango
6 Marko Stamenic
14 Josh Tymon
30 Ethan Galbraith
7 Melker Widell
17 Gonçalo Franco
10 Eom Ji-Sung
35 Ronald Yellow Card
9 Zan Vipotnik
Swansea City Substitutes:
Bobby Wales, Malick Yalcouyé, Joshua Key, Sam Parker, Oliver Cooper, Jay Fulton, Andrew Fisher, Liam Cullen, Joel Ward.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
26 Connor O'Riordan Yellow Card
15 Sean McLoughlin
38 Tom Atcheson
6 Sondre Tronstad
24 Moussa Baradji
47 Aodhan Doherty
44 Brandon Powell
5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
23 Yuki Ohashi
29 Mathias Jørgensen
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Adam Forshaw, Nicholas Michalski, Axel Henriksson, Dion De Neve, George Pratt, Harry Pickering, Nathan Dlamini, Eiran Cashin, Yuri Ribeiro.

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