English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Swansea City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 18': Semi Ajayi
  • 50': Carl Rushworth (OG)
  • 64': John Swift (P)
FT
3 - 2
Swansea City
  • 74': Harry Darling
  • 80': Nathan Wood

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Swansea City at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Harrison Ashby (Swansea City).
  • 6': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 13': Hand ball by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
  • 14': Attempt missed. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 15': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 15': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu with a headed pass.
  • 18': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Swansea City 0. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a headed pass.
  • 20': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 20': Joshua Key (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 23': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 29': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 29': Jerry Yates (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Pieters.
  • 36': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 39': Nathan Wood (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
  • 45'+1': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joshua Key.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Swansea City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Swansea City 0.
  • 48': Offside, Swansea City. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
  • 48': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Oliver Cooper.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 50': Own Goal by Carl Rushworth, Swansea City. West Bromwich Albion 2, Swansea City 0.
  • 51': Offside, Swansea City. Joël Piroe is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
  • 57': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Jerry Yates (Swansea City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Joshua Key with a headed pass.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 59': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
  • 60': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 61': Substitution, Swansea City. Charlie Patino replaces Harrison Ashby.
  • 61': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Oliver Cooper.
  • 62': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Harry Darling (Swansea City).
  • 62': Harry Darling (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Penalty West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Penalty conceded by Harry Darling (Swansea City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Swansea City 0. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
  • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 69': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 70': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 70': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
  • 71': Foul by Nathan Wood (Swansea City).
  • 71': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Nathan Wood (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 74': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Swansea City 1. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Patino with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 76': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Nathan Wood (Swansea City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Darling with a headed pass.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces John Swift.
  • 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Jed Wallace.
  • 79': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Patino with a cross.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Patino with a cross.
  • 80': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Swansea City 2. Nathan Wood (Swansea City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Darling following a corner.
  • 81': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 81': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley replaces Erik Pieters.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Darling with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 89': Substitution, Swansea City. Josh Ginnelly replaces Jerry Yates.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Patino with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
  • 90'+6': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Charlie Patino (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+7': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
  • 90'+9': Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Charlie Patino (Swansea City).
  • 90'+10': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Swansea City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Swansea City 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
8 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 1
57.6 Possession 42.4
13 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
418 Accurate Passes 288
510 Passes 368
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
10 Accurate Crosses 3
15 Crosses 15
0.7 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 56
16 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 6
10 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 11
16 Effective Clearances 20
16 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 24,051

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sheffield United 17 +15 35
2 Burnley 17 +15 33
3 Sunderland 17 +14 33
4 Leeds United 16 +16 32
Full Table

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-4-3)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK) Yellow Card
4 Cedric Kipre
15 Erik Pieters
6 Semi Ajayi
35 Okay Yokuslu
8 Jayson Molumby
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong Yellow Card
10 Matt Phillips
19 John Swift
7 Jed Wallace
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Nathaniel Chalobah, Alex Mowatt, Kyle Bartley, Joshua Griffiths, Josh Maja, Ethan Ingram, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Tom Fellows, Jeremy Sarmiento.

SWA Swansea City (3-5-2)

No. Name
22 Carl Rushworth (GK)
5 Ben Cabango Yellow Card
23 Nathan Wood Yellow Card
6 Harry Darling Yellow Card
31 Oliver Cooper Yellow Card
4 Jay Fulton
8 Matt Grimes
2 Joshua Key
30 Harrison Ashby
9 Jerry Yates
17 Joël Piroe
Swansea City Substitutes:
Andrew Fisher, Jamie Paterson, Joe Allen, Kyle Naughton, Liam Cullen, Azeem Abdulai, Mykola Kukharevych, Josh Ginnelly, Charlie Patino.

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