English League Championship

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

  • 29': Jamie Paterson
  • 60': Joël Piroe
  • 74': Jake Bidwell
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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
+34 Coventry City 35 71 6
+19 Middlesbrough 35 66 7
+26 Ipswich Town 34 63 7
+7 Millwall 35 62 9
Full Table

Statistics

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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

SWA 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

CAR 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 Yellow Card
10 Kieffer Moore

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