Swansea City 2-0 Cardiff City: A surprise win against Cardiff City
SWANSEA. Swansea City had a surprising win over Cardiff City with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Cooper (38') and a goal from M. Obafemi (68').
SWANSEA. Swansea City had a surprising win over Cardiff City with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Cooper (38′) and a goal from M. Obafemi (68′). Swansea City was vastly superior ball possession (82%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Bond who was helped by Shaun Hudson and Philip Dermott. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 82% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 18% ball possession.
Swansea City was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Swansea City won the match.
Swansea City shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Cardiff City shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 3 yellow cards (H. Darling, M. Obafemi and L. Cundle). On the opposite side, Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards (C. O’Dowda, J. Ralls and M. Harris).
Also, Cardiff City didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Robinson (Cardiff City) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (7′).
After playing this encounter, Swansea City will have 24 points like Luton Town to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Cardiff City will stay with 18 points to stay in the 20th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
C. Robinson
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38'38'
O. Cooper
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46'46'
M. Harris
S. Ojo
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50'50'
C. O\'Dowda
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50'50'
H. Darling
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58'58'
M. Obafemi
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60'60'
L. Cundle
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61'61'
J. Ralls
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68'68'
M. Obafemi
M. Grimes
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70'70'
O. Ntcham
L. Cundle
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74'74'
G. Whyte
A. Rinomhota
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83'83'
K. Etete
C. O\'Dowda
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90'90'
M. Harris
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90'90'
A. Okoflex
M. Sorinola
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90'90'
L. Cullen
M. Obafemi
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90'90'
C. Congreve
O. Cooper
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Swansea City will play away with Bristol City on the 29th of October with a 5-5 head to head.
Cardiff City will host Rotherham United on the 29th of October with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (3 draws).
Swansea City: Formation and Lineups
Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Russell Martin chose to play with the following team: Steven-Andreas Benda , Nathan Wood-Gordon , Harry Darling , Ben Cabango , Joel Latibeaudiere , Jay Fulton , Matt Grimes , Matthew Sorinola , Luke Cundle , Oliver Cooper and Michael Obafemi .
Substitutes
Swansea City made 4 changes: L. Cundle for O. Ntcham (70′), M. Sorinola for A. Okoflex (90′), M. Obafemi for L. Cullen (90′) and O. Cooper for C. Congreve (90′).
Top player: Matt Grimes
Probably the most impressive player in Swansea City was Matt Grimes even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 124 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 9 crosses.
Cardiff City: Formation and Lineups
Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Steve Morison played with: Ryan Allsop , Thomas Sang , Curtis Nelson , Cédric Kipré , Niels Nkounkou , Andy Rinomhota , Ryan Wintle , Joe Ralls , Callum O’Dowda , Callum Robinson and Sheyi Ojo .
Substitutes
Cardiff City made 3 changes: S. Ojo for M. Harris (46′), A. Rinomhota for G. Whyte (74′) and C. O’Dowda for K. Etete (83′).
Best player: Ryan Allsop
The player that probably impressed the most for Cardiff City was the goalkeeper: Ryan Allsop. His rating is 7.35. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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