English League Championship

Swansea City vs Watford, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 8': Eom Ji-Sung
  • 29': Adam Idah
FT
2 - 0
Watford

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Elijah Just (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Opoku.
    • 4': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
    • 5': Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Joseph Opoku (Swansea City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
    • 5': Attempt saved. Joseph Opoku (Swansea City) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
    • 5': Federico Ravaglia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Joseph Opoku (Swansea City).
    • 7': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
    • 7': Amin Nabizada (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Elijah Just (Swansea City).
    • 8': Goal! Swansea City 1, Watford 0. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Idah with a cross.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Opoku.
    • 11': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 11': Filip Lissah (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 14': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
    • 14': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross.
    • 17': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
    • 21': Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
    • 21': Filip Lissah (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 23': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elijah Just with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 24': Elijah Just (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
    • 25': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
    • 28': Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Goal! Swansea City 2, Watford 0. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung with a through ball.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Substitution, Watford. Branimir Mlacic replaces Omar Haktab Traoré because of an injury.
    • 38': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
    • 38': Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Marko Stamenic (Swansea City).
    • 41': Offside, Watford. Amin Nabizada is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross following a fast break.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Opoku.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Jordan Zemura with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Stephen Welsh (Swansea City).
    • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Swansea City 2, Watford 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Amin Nabizada.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 2, Watford 0.
    • 53': Offside, Swansea City. Adam Idah is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Branimir Mlacic (Watford).
    • 54': Joseph Opoku (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
    • 54': Joshua Key (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
    • 57': Substitution, Swansea City. Melker Widell replaces Elijah Just.
    • 57': Substitution, Swansea City. Moussa Yeo replaces Joseph Opoku.
    • 59': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Branimir Mlacic.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Melker Widell.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edoardo Bove with a cross.
    • 65': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Othmane Maamma.
    • 66': Offside, Watford. Hector Kyprianou is caught offside.
    • 67': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea City).
    • 67': Substitution, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik replaces Adam Idah.
    • 68': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Marko Stamenic.
    • 68': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
    • 68': Joshua Key (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio following a corner.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rocco Vata.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Iker Bravo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rocco Vata.
    • 77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jay Fulton.
    • 78': Offside, Watford. Kévin Keben is caught offside.
    • 80': Foul by Kévin Keben (Watford).
    • 80': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Kévin Keben (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Stephen Eustaquio.
    • 81': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
    • 83': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Iker Bravo.
    • 86': Substitution, Swansea City. Jenson Seelt replaces Stephen Welsh.
    • 89': Jordan Zemura (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Moussa Yeo (Swansea City).
    • 90': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 90': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
    • 90': Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).
    • 90'+1': Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Jordan Zemura (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Watford).
    • 90'+3': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melker Widell.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Edoardo Bove.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jenson Seelt (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Watford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Watford 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 6
    4 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 3
    39.6 Possession 60.4
    9 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    306 Accurate Passes 479
    373 Passes 578
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    13 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.5
    41 Long Balls 70
    22 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    18 Tackles 23
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    19 Interceptions 6
    28 Effective Clearances 14
    28 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 16,195

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
    2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
    3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SWA Swansea City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    22 Lawrence Vigouroux (GK)
    23 Stephen Welsh
    26 Filip Lissah
    6 Marko Stamenic
    14 Josh Tymon
    2 Joshua Key
    46 Stephen Eustáquio
    8 Elijah Just
    10 Eom Ji-Sung
    30 Joseph Opoku
    33 Adam Idah
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Melker Widell, Zan Vipotnik, Jay Fulton, Jenson Seelt, Moussa Yeo, Andrew Fisher, Thomas Woodward, Tom Iorpenda, Carter Heywood.

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Federico Ravaglia (GK)
    4 Kévin Keben Yellow Card
    6 Matthew Pollock
    33 Jordan Zemura Yellow Card
    23 Omar-Haktab Traoré Yellow Card
    17 Iker Bravo
    5 Hector Kyprianou Yellow Card
    39 Edo Kayembe
    20 Mamadou Doumbia
    21 Amin Nabizada
    7 Othmane Maamma
    Watford Substitutes:
    Sam Walker, Martín Payero, Daniel Bachmann, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Michael Adu-Poku, Rocco Vata, Edoardo Bove, Branimir Mlacic, Albert Eames.

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