Swansea vs Cardiff 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

29': Jamie Paterson
60': Joël Piroe
74': Jake Bidwell

FT
3 - 0

Introduction

Swansea City are hosting Cardiff City at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

26': Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Goal! Swansea City 1, Cardiff City 0. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
45'+3': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Cardiff City 0.
60': Goal! Swansea City 2, Cardiff City 0. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a through ball.
63': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
67': Substitution, Swansea City. Olivier Ntcham replaces Korey Smith.
68': Substitution, Cardiff City. James Collins replaces Leandro Bacuna because of an injury.
74': Goal! Swansea City 3, Cardiff City 0. Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
80': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Ciaron Brown.
81': Substitution, Swansea City. Ben Cabango replaces Ryan Bennett.
84': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Joe Ralls.
85': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Joël Piroe.
90'+1': Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Swansea City 3, Cardiff City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 19,288

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

CAR		SWA
15	Fouls	5
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	3
26.1	Possession	73.9
10	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
108	Accurate Passes	481
188	Passes	566
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	2
14	Crosses	8
0.3	Cross %	0.3
47	Long Balls	57
15	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
5	Interceptions	3
16	Effective Clearances	11
16	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
18	Ben Hamer (GK)
26	Kyle Naughton
3	Ryan Manning
2	Ryan Bennett
8	Matt Grimes
4	Flynn Downes
24	Jake Bidwell
27	Ethan Laird
17	Joël Piroe
12	Jamie Paterson
7	Korey Smith

Substitutes:

Morgan Whittaker, Olivier Ntcham, Joel Latibeaudiere, Ben Cabango, Steven Benda, Liam Cullen, Liam Walsh.

Cardiff City (5-4-1)

No.	Name
25	Alex Smithies (GK)
5	Aden Flint
16	Curtis Nelson
4	Sean Morrison
30	Ciaron Brown
2	Mark McGuinness
21	Marlon Pack
8	Joe Ralls
26	Ryan Giles
7	Leandro Bacuna
10	Kieffer Moore

Substitutes:

James Collins, Will Vaulks, Rubin Colwill, Joel Bagan, Mark Harris, Dillon Phillips, Perry Ng.

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