Championship: Hull City defeats Swansea City 2-0 on Saturday
HULL. Hull City overcomes Swansea City with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Eaves (5') and a goal from K. Lewis-Potter (17').
HULL. Hull City defeats Swansea City with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Eaves (5′) and a goal from K. Lewis-Potter (17′). Swansea City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty who was helped by Nick Greenhalgh and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.99 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 52%.
Match Statistics
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 66% while Hull City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Hull City was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Hull City won the encounter.
Hull City shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Swansea City shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Hull City. On the other side, Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (R. Manning and L. Walsh).
After this match, Hull City will have 29 points to stay in the 19th place. On the other side, Swansea City will stay with 32 points like Birmingham City to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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5'5'
T. Eaves
B. Fleming
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17'17'
K. Lewis-Potter
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46'46'
O. Ntcham
H. Wolf
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46'46'
M. Obafemi
J. Fulton
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63'63'
L. Walsh
K. Smith
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79'79'
R. Manning
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81'81'
R. Slater
B. Fleming
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85'85'
L. Walsh
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90'90'
C. Jones
G. Honeyman
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Hull City will host Preston North End on the 5th of February with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Hull City (2 draws).
Swansea City will host Luton Town on the 1st of February with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (1 draw).
Hull City: Formation and Lineups
Hull City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Shota Arveladze chose to play with the following team: Nathan Baxter , Di’Shon Bernard , Sean McLoughlin , Jacob Greaves , Ryan Longman , Richard Smallwood , Greg Docherty , Brandon Fleming , George Honeyman , Tom Eaves and Keane Lewis-Potter .
Substitutes
Hull City made 2 changes: B. Fleming for R. Slater (81′) and G. Honeyman for C. Jones (90′).
Top player: George Honeyman
Probably the most impressive player in Hull City was George Honeyman even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Swansea City: Formation and Lineups
Swansea City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Russell Martin played with: Ben Hamer , Ben Cabango , Kyle Naughton , Ryan Manning , Cyrus Christie , Jay Fulton , Matt Grimes , Joel Latibeaudiere , Korey Smith , Hannes Wolf and Joël Piroe .
Substitutes
Swansea City made 3 changes: H. Wolf for O. Ntcham (46′), J. Fulton for M. Obafemi (46′) and K. Smith for L. Walsh (63′).
Top player: Ben Cabango
Probably the most impressive player in Swansea City was Ben Cabango.
His rating is with 82 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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