English League Championship

Swansea City vs Queens Park Rangers, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 21': Joël Piroe
FT
1 - 0
Queens Park Rangers

    About

    Swansea City are hosting Queens Park Rangers 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.
    • 2': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 2': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Swansea City. Matt Grimes tries a through ball, but Jamie Paterson is caught offside.
    • 5': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
    • 6': Foul by Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 6': Steven Benda (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 12': Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Joe Allen (Swansea City).
    • 13': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Lyndon Dykes tries a through ball, but Ethan Laird is caught offside.
    • 15': Penalty conceded by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 16': Penalty saved! Joël Piroe (Swansea City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Joe Allen (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross.
    • 21': Goal! Swansea City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Cooper.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola.
    • 26': Offside, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper tries a through ball, but Matthew Sorinola is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Andre Dozzell (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ilias Chair.
    • 31': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Sam Field.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
    • 33': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Steven Benda.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Robert Dickie (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
    • 34': Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Chris Willock is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 36': Joe Allen (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Robert Dickie.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 39': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Sorinola.
    • 42': Offside, Swansea City. Steven Benda tries a through ball, but Jamie Paterson is caught offside.
    • 43': Offside, Swansea City. Ben Cabango tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
    • 44': Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Joe Allen (Swansea City).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Lyndon Dykes (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 49': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Robert Dickie.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Foul by Ethan Laird (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 53': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
    • 54': Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Sam Field (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 58': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Joe Allen.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross.
    • 60': Substitution, Swansea City. Armstrong Oko-Flex replaces Matthew Sorinola.
    • 60': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Jamie Paterson.
    • 61': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Tyler Roberts replaces Lyndon Dykes.
    • 64': Substitution, Swansea City. Finley Stevens replaces Liam Cullen because of an injury.
    • 67': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 68': Chris Willock (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Foul by Joe Allen (Swansea City).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 70': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Albert Adomah replaces Andre Dozzell.
    • 70': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Sam Field.
    • 72': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
    • 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Oliver Cooper.
    • 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Luke Cundle replaces Joe Allen.
    • 75': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ethan Laird.
    • 76': Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Albert Adomah (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 80': Foul by Luke Cundle (Swansea City).
    • 80': Tim Iroegbunam (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Chris Willock.
    • 82': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Leon Balogun replaces Robert Dickie.
    • 82': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 82': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Kenneth Paal.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
    • 87': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Ilias Chair tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finley Stevens.
    • 88': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
    • 89': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 89': Seny Dieng (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ilias Chair (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 90'+1': Nathan Wood (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Ethan Laird (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 8
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 3
    53.9 Possession 46.1
    8 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    413 Accurate Passes 326
    502 Passes 430
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    16 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.5
    53 Long Balls 73
    22 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    4 Effective Tackles 8
    9 Tackles 17
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 11
    7 Effective Clearances 29
    7 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 15,935

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    4 Burnley 16 +13 30
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SWA Swansea City (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Steven Benda (GK)
    5 Ben Cabango
    23 Nathan Wood
    3 Ryan Manning
    26 Kyle Naughton
    8 Matt Grimes Yellow Card
    7 Joe Allen
    12 Jamie Paterson Yellow Card
    29 Matthew Sorinola
    31 Oliver Cooper
    17 Joël Piroe
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Harry Darling, Andrew Fisher, Luke Cundle, Fin Stevens, Armstrong Okoflex, Jay Fulton, Liam Cullen.

    QPR Queens Park Rangers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Seny Dieng (GK)
    3 Jimmy Dunne
    4 Robert Dickie
    22 Kenneth Paal
    27 Ethan Laird
    15 Sam Field
    17 Andre Dozzell
    6 Stefan Johansen
    9 Lyndon Dykes
    10 Ilias Chair
    7 Chris Willock
    Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
    Tim Iroegbunam, Osman Kakay, Tyler Roberts, Jordan Archer, Sinclair Armstrong, Leon Balogun, Albert Adomah.

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