Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Morecambe FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2023-24
Swansea City AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Morecambe FC
Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Charlie Patino 48' 1–0
Jerry Yates 87' 2–0
Nathan Wood-Gordon 77' Y
Y 85' Adam Major
Y 89' Gwion Edwards

Overview

Match Preview

Swansea City AFC vs Morecambe FC — FA Cup at Swansea.com Stadium.

Head-to-Head

1
Swansea City AFC 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Morecambe FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-06 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Morecambe FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Morecambe FC H 2–0 W
01 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
29 Dec Coventry City FC A 2–2 D
26 Dec Southampton FC A 0–5 L
22 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
16 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
Morecambe FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Jan Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
02 Dec Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–0 W
04 Nov Lincoln City FC A 2–1 W
07 May Exeter City FC A 2–3 L
29 Apr Lincoln City FC H 3–2 W
22 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Swansea City AFC get us underway at Swansea.com Stadium.
  • 5' The travelling Morecambe FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Morecambe FC that had 98 games and scored 108 goals.
  • 15' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Morecambe FC backline.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Morecambe FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Oscar Threlkeld, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Adam Smith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 48' GOAL! Charlie Patino fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 53' Yann Songo'o has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 54' The crowd applauds Oscar Threlkeld as he leaves the pitch. Gwion Edwards steps in for Morecambe FC.
  • 57' Matt Grimes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Allen on 57 minute.
  • 58' Bashir Humphreys has so much to prove this time. He replaces Azeem Abdulai on 58 minute.
  • 63' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 68' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Yannick Bolasie is withdrawn and Jamie Paterson gets his opportunity.
  • 69' A change in the Morecambe FC ranks — Charlie Brown exits the field as Tom Bloxham enters on 69.
  • 70' The whistle greets Jordan Slew as he departs to be replaced by Adam Major.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' The referee calls foul for Nathan Wood-Gordon. He receives a card.
  • 77' Another substitution for Morecambe FC to replace Yann Songo'o by Michael Mellon on 77 minute.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Morecambe FC team. Chris Stokes is replaced by Cammy Smith on 78 minute.
  • 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Adam Major on 85 minutes earns him a card. Morecambe FC will be frustrated.
  • 87' Jerry Yates adds to his 2 season tally! Swansea City AFC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 88' The whistle greets Jerry Yates as he departs to be replaced by Mykola Kukharevych.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Gwion Edwards.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Morecambe FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.54 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Morecambe FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC51% Draw27% Morecambe FC22%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Morecambe FC
49%
Swansea City AFC or Morecambe FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC36% Draw49% Morecambe FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Morecambe FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Morecambe FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.