Swansea vs Blackburn 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
53': Ryan ManningIntroduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 16': Goal! Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross.
- 24': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Second yellow card to Ryan Manning (Swansea City) for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, Swansea City. Ryan Bennett replaces Michael Obafemi.
- 58': Substitution, Swansea City. Korey Smith replaces Olivier Ntcham.
- 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces Deyovaisio Zeefuik.
- 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton Díaz replaces Ryan Hedges.
- 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Ryan Nyambe.
- 72': Substitution, Swansea City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Joël Piroe.
- 90'+2': Cyrus Christie (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Game Information
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 16,933
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| +12 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| -2 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 |
Statistics
 BLK |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.3 | Possession | 48.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 308 | Accurate Passes | 314 |
| 383 | Passes | 409 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 49 | Crosses | 1 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 1.0 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Clearances | 41 |
| 5 | Clearances | 41 |
Swansea City (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Andrew Fisher (GK) |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 3 | Ryan Manning  |
| 5 | Ben Cabango |
| 8 | Matt Grimes |
| 12 | Jamie Paterson |
| 10 | Olivier Ntcham |
| 13 | Hannes Wolf |
| 23 | Cyrus Christie |
| 17 | Joël Piroe |
| 9 | Michael Obafemi |
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 25 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 16 | Scott Wharton |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 8 | Joe Rothwell |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 42 | Deyovaiso Zeefuik |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 19 | Ryan Hedges |
| 28 | Ryan Giles |
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