English League Championship

Swansea City vs Plymouth Argyle, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Plymouth Argyle
    • 18': Morgan Whittaker

    About

    Swansea City are hosting Plymouth Argyle 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.
    • 1': Foul by Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 1': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Josh Tymon (Swansea City).
    • 3': Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 5': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathan Wood following a set piece situation.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
    • 7': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
    • 8': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Hand ball by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 11': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 11': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Bali Mumba.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Nathan Wood (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Ronald (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jerry Yates.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 17': Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Carl Rushworth.
    • 18': Goal! Swansea City 0, Plymouth Argyle 1. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Forshaw following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 20': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Brendan Galloway.
    • 21': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
    • 21': Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ronald.
    • 30': Foul by Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 30': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Jerry Yates (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald with a cross.
    • 31': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Nathan Wood (Swansea City) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Cabango with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 35': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
    • 38': Offside, Swansea City. Ronald is caught offside.
    • 39': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Mickel Miller is caught offside.
    • 41': Hand ball by Kyle Naughton (Swansea City).
    • 44': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Jerry Yates (Swansea City).
    • 45': Offside, Swansea City. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Plymouth Argyle 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Plymouth Argyle 1.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Jerry Yates (Swansea City) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronald with a cross.
    • 47': Foul by Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 47': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald (Swansea City).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 52': Jerry Yates (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 53': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
    • 56': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ryan Hardie is caught offside.
    • 57': Substitution, Swansea City. Przemyslaw Placheta replaces Jay Fulton.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Bali Mumba (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 59': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Przemyslaw Placheta (Swansea City).
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 63': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Devine following a fast break.
    • 68': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Jerry Yates.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Placheta.
    • 69': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Brendan Galloway.
    • 70': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Ronald (Swansea City).
    • 71': Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
    • 71': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Oliver Cooper (Swansea City).
    • 75': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Adam Randell replaces Alfie Devine.
    • 75': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Ben Waine replaces Ryan Hardie.
    • 76': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 76': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Swansea City. Charlie Patino replaces Oliver Cooper.
    • 77': Substitution, Swansea City. Charles Sagoe Jr replaces Ronald.
    • 78': Charles Sagoe Jr (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 79': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Placheta (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 80': Foul by Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 80': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Mickel Miller is caught offside.
    • 82': Mickel Miller (Plymouth Argyle) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
    • 85': Ben Waine (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Kyle Naughton (Swansea City).
    • 86': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Matthew Sorinola replaces Bali Mumba.
    • 86': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Lino Sousa replaces Mickel Miller.
    • 87': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 87': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Charlie Patino (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Paterson following a set piece situation.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
    • 89': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Charlie Patino (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Plymouth Argyle).
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Charlie Patino (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Cabango with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Plymouth Argyle. Julio Pleguezuelo replaces Morgan Whittaker.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Charles Sagoe Jr (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Swansea City 0, Plymouth Argyle 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 0, Plymouth Argyle 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    5 Saves 2
    28.9 Possession 71.1
    9 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    167 Accurate Passes 488
    239 Passes 568
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 10
    5 Crosses 35
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 50
    16 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 6
    7 Effective Tackles 15
    10 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 5
    41 Effective Clearances 4
    41 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 16,965

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SWA Swansea City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Carl Rushworth (GK)
    23 Nathan Wood
    5 Ben Cabango Yellow Card
    14 Josh Tymon
    26 Kyle Naughton
    12 Jamie Paterson
    8 Matt Grimes
    4 Jay Fulton
    9 Jerry Yates
    31 Oliver Cooper Yellow Card
    35 Ronald
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Joe Allen, Mykola Kukharevych, Andrew Fisher, Bashir Humphreys, Charlie Patino, Filip Lissah, Charles Sagoe Junior, Przemyslaw Placheta, Liam Cullen.

    PLY Plymouth Argyle (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    21 Conor Hazard (GK) Yellow Card
    17 Lewis Gibson
    22 Brendan Galloway
    26 Ashley Phillips
    27 Adam Forshaw
    18 Darko Gyabi Yellow Card
    14 Mickel Miller Yellow Card
    2 Bali Mumba
    9 Ryan Hardie
    16 Alfie Devine
    10 Morgan Whittaker
    Plymouth Argyle Substitutes:
    Julio Pleguezuelo, Caleb Roberts, Ben Waine, Lino Sousa, Frederick Issaka, Callum Wright, Matthew Sorinola, Adam Randell, Callum Burton.

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