Swansea vs Blackpool 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 35': Goal! Swansea City 1, Blackpool 0. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Blackpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Blackpool 0.
- 54': Dujon Sterling (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Blackpool. Josh Bowler replaces Demetri Mitchell.
- 71': Substitution, Blackpool. Shayne Lavery replaces Jerry Yates.
- 71': Substitution, Swansea City. Michael Obafemi replaces Joël Piroe.
- 75': Substitution, Swansea City. Korey Smith replaces Olivier Ntcham.
- 80': Jake Bidwell (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Blackpool. Owen Dale replaces Callum Connolly.
- 86': Goal! Swansea City 1, Blackpool 1. Keshi Anderson (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
Game Information
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 16,886
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +48 | Leeds United | 33 | 72 | 3 |
| +24 | Sheffield United | 33 | 70 | 5 |
| +34 | Burnley | 34 | 68 | 2 |
| +20 | Sunderland | 33 | 62 | 5 |
Statistics
 BLP |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.2 | Possession | 59.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 293 | Accurate Passes | 484 |
| 373 | Passes | 573 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 13 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 8 | Clearances | 14 |
Swansea City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Ben Hamer (GK) |
| 26 | Kyle Naughton |
| 3 | Ryan Manning |
| 5 | Ben Cabango |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 8 | Matt Grimes |
| 24 | Jake Bidwell  |
| 27 | Ethan Laird |
| 17 | Joël Piroe |
| 12 | Jamie Paterson |
| 10 | Olivier Ntcham |
Blackpool (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Daniel Grimshaw (GK) |
| 21 | Marvin Ekpiteta |
| 3 | James Husband |
| 35 | Dujon Sterling |
| 5 | Reece James |
| 4 | Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel |
| 8 | Ryan Wintle |
| 2 | Callum Connolly |
| 10 | Keshi Anderson |
| 15 | Demetri Mitchell |
| 9 | Jerry Yates |
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