Championship: Swansea City conquers West Bromwich Albion 2-0 on Monday
WEST BROMWICH. Swansea City prevails over West Bromwich Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Piroe (79') and a goal from C. Christie (84').
WEST BROMWICH. Swansea City conquers West Bromwich Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Piroe (79′) and a goal from C. Christie (84′). Swansea City took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the assistance of Steve Meredith and Shaun Hudson. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.52 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.
Match Statistics
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 58% while West Bromwich Albion was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Swansea City was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Swansea City won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Swansea City shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to West Bromwich Albion. On the other side, Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (F. Downes and B. Cabango).
After playing this match, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 46 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will have 38 points to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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33'33'
F. Downes
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46'46'
D. Furlong
D. O\'Shea
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64'64'
B. Cabango
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65'65'
Q. De Castro
A. Reach
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77'77'
O. Ntcham
J. Paterson
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77'77'
K. Grant
J. Molumby
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79'79'
J. Piroe
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83'83'
K. Smith
M. Obafemi
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84'84'
C. Christie
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90'90'
K. Joseph
J. Piroe
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, West Bromwich Albion will play away with Hull City on the 5th of March with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (4 draws).
Swansea City will host Coventry City on the 5th of March with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).
West Bromwich Albion: Formation and Lineups
West Bromwich Albion started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Steve Bruce chose to play with the following team: Sam Johnstone , Dara O’Shea , Semi Ajayi , Kyle Bartley , Conor Townsend , Jayson Molumby , Alex Mowatt , Adam Reach , Grady Diangana , Callum Robinson and Andy Carroll .
Substitutes
West Bromwich Albion made 3 changes: D. O’Shea for D. Furlong (46′), A. Reach for Q. De Castro (65′) and J. Molumby for K. Grant (77′).
Top player: Jayson Molumby
The player who no doubt impressed West Bromwich Albion the most was Jayson Molumby.
His rating is with 33 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. 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 other side, Russell Martin played with: Andrew Fisher , Ben Cabango , Kyle Naughton , Ryan Manning , Hannes Wolf , Flynn Downes , Matt Grimes , Cyrus Christie , Joël Piroe , Jamie Paterson and Michael Obafemi .
Substitutes
Swansea City made 3 changes: J. Paterson for O. Ntcham (77′), M. Obafemi for K. Smith (83′) and J. Piroe for K. Joseph (90′).
Top player: Ryan Manning
The player who no doubt impressed Swansea City the most was Ryan Manning even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 62 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
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