EFL ChampionshipMatchday 1Stoke City vs Swansea
Summary
Match report
Swansea won 2-1 against Stoke City in the EFL Championship (Matchday 1). It was 1-1 at half-time. Swansea came from a goal down to win.
Stoke City’s goal came from E. Bocat in the 10th minute. Swansea’s goals came from J. Opoku in the 22nd minute and A. Idah in the 66th minute. J. Tymon was the highest-rated player on the pitch (7.3).
Live commentary
Full-time: Swansea win against Stoke City 2-1. In numbers: possession Stoke City 41%, Swansea 59%; shots 6 (2 on target) to 7 (3 on target)
- 90+1'
Booking: Josh Tymon (Swansea) for a foul
- 86'
Booking: Melker Widell (Swansea) for a foul
- 84'
Substitution, Swansea: L. Walta makes way for J. Fulton
- 70'
Triple substitution, Stoke City: S. Ingelsson comes on for D. Soumare, T. Rigo on for Bae Jun-Ho, S. Gallagher on for R. Bozenik
- 66'
Goal! A. Idah completes the turnaround for Swansea (2-1), assisted by J. Tymon
- 65'
Triple substitution, Swansea: M. K. Yeo comes on for Eom Ji-Sung, E. Just on for M. Widell, Z. Vipotnik on for A. Idah
- 55'
Substitution, Swansea: F. Lissah comes on for J. Key
- 53'
Booking: Filip Lissah (Swansea) for a foul
- 46'
Substitution, Stoke City: B. Lawal replaces M. Talovierov
The second half is under way
Half-time: level at 1-1
- 36'
Yellow card: Luke Graham (Stoke City) for a foul
- 22'
Goal! J. Opoku pulls Swansea level (1-1), assisted by Z. Vipotnik
- 10'
Goal! E. Bocat opens the scoring for Stoke City (1-0), set up by T. Rigo
Kick-off! We're under way between Stoke City and Swansea. Stoke City line up in a 4-2-3-1, Swansea in a 4-1-4-1
Lineups
Stoke CityCoach: Mark RobinsAverage rating 6.54-2-3-1
Stoke City – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)
- 1V. JohanssonGoalkeeper – Captain, Rating 6.7
- 16B. WilmotDefender – Rating 6.5
- 18B. Lawal – On 46'
- 5L. GrahamDefender – Rating 6.3, Yellow card 36'
- 17E. BocatDefender – Rating 7.0, Goal 10'
- 8E. GalbraithMidfielder – Rating 6.3
- 6S. IngelssonMidfielder – Rating 6.3, On 70'
- 42M. ManhoefMidfielder – Rating 6.3
- 19T. RigoMidfielder – Rating 6.5, Assist, On 70'
- 7S. ThomasMidfielder – Rating 6.9
- 20S. GallagherForward – Rating 6.2, On 70'
Stoke CitySubstitutes
- 24
24J. GriffithsGoalkeeper - 43
43F. AndersonDefender - 23
23B. GibsonDefender - 40
40M. TalovierovDefender46'Rating 6.5 - 4
4B. PearsonMidfielder - 27
27D. SoumareMidfielder70'Rating 6.9 - 58
58T. MartinForward - 10
10Bae Jun-HoMidfielder70'Rating 6.2 - 9
9R. BozenikForward70'Rating 6.3
CoachMark Robins
SwanseaCoach: Vitor Emanuel Soares MatosAverage rating 6.84-1-4-1
Swansea – Starting XI (4-1-4-1)
- 22L. VigourouxGoalkeeper – Rating 6.9
- 26F. LissahDefender – Rating 6.2, Yellow card 53', On 55'
- 5B. CabangoDefender – Captain, Rating 6.9
- 23S. WelshDefender – Rating 6.6
- 14J. TymonDefender – Player of the match, Rating 7.3, Assist, Yellow card 90+1'
- 4J. FultonMidfielder – Rating 6.9, On 84'
- 30J. Opoku – Goal 22'
- 8E. JustMidfielder – Rating 6.7, On 65'
- 6M. StamenicMidfielder – Rating 6.6
- 49M. K. YeoMidfielder – Rating 6.7, On 65'
- 9Z. VipotnikForward – Rating 6.6, Assist, On 65'
SwanseaSubstitutes
- 1
1A. FisherGoalkeeper - 50
50C. HeywoodDefender - 2
2J. KeyDefender55'Rating 6.9 - 20
20T. ParenteDefender - 10
10Eom Ji-SungForward65'Rating 6.5 - 7
7M. WidellMidfielder65'Rating 6.7 - 21
21L. WaltaMidfielder84'Rating 6.6 - 33
33A. IdahForward65'Rating 7.5 - 35
35RonaldForward
CoachVitor Emanuel Soares Matos
Stats
Stoke CitySwansea- 41%Possession59%
- 0.65Expected goals (xG)0.62
- 6Total shots7
- 2Shots on target3
- 4Shots off target3
- 0Blocked shots1
- 6Shots inside the box5
- 0Shots outside the box2
- 4Corners5
- 1Offsides1
- 14Fouls9
- 1Yellow cards3
- 0Red cards0
- 1Goalkeeper saves1
- 279Total passes421
- 196Accurate passes316
- 70%Pass accuracy75%
- -0.40Goals prevented-0.40
Standings
Standings EFL Championship
Full table| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 13 | +13 | 28 |
| 2 | Swansea | 13 | +7 | 26 |
| 3 |  Wolves | 13 | +7 | 24 |
| 6 |  Birmingham | 13 | +10 | 23 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 13 | +4 | 23 |
| 8 |  West Ham | 13 | +15 | 22 |
Info
Match info
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Round
- Matchday 1
- Kick-off
- Venue
- bet365 Stadium, Stoke
- Referee
- Oliver Langford, England
