Blackburn vs Swansea 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

89': Daniel Ayala

FT
1 - 0

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Swansea City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
45': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Swansea City 0.
51': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper replaces Luke Cundle.
72': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Joe Allen.
73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Sam Gallagher.
78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Ben Brereton.
86': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics replaces Bradley Dack because of an injury.
88': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 0. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Hyam following a corner.
90': Substitution, Swansea City. Matthew Sorinola replaces Harry Darling.
90': Substitution, Swansea City. Morgan Whittaker replaces Jay Fulton.
90'+4': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Swansea City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 12,584

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+48	Leicester City	46	97	11
+35	Ipswich Town	46	96	6
+38	Leeds United	46	90	10
+24	Southampton	46	87	11

Full Table

Statistics

SWA		BLK
10	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	2
50	Possession	50
10	SHOTS	8
2	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
413	Accurate Passes	403
493	Passes	474
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	25
0.6	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	68
16	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	3
23	Effective Clearances	10
23	Clearances	10

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (5-4-1)

No.	Name
13	Aynsley Pears (GK)
4	Daniel Ayala
5	Dominic Hyam
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
14	Sorba Thomas
27	Lewis Travis
21	John Buckley
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
10	Tyrhys Dolan
9	Sam Gallagher

Substitutes:

Ashley Phillips, Tyler Morton, Joe Hilton, Ryan Hedges, Callum Brittain, Sammie Szmodics, Bradley Dack.

Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Fisher (GK)
23	Nathan Wood
6	Harry Darling
5	Ben Cabango
8	Matt Grimes
7	Joe Allen
3	Ryan Manning
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
17	Joël Piroe
18	Luke Cundle
4	Jay Fulton

Substitutes:

Morgan Whittaker, Matthew Sorinola, Liam Cullen, Liam Walsh, Oliver Cooper, Olivier Ntcham, Andreas Söndergaard.

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