Swansea City AFC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 20 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 9' Semi Ajayi

Y 43' Darnell Furlong

Y 45' Jayson Molumby

Y 69' Jake Livermore

Jamie Paterson 84' Y

Ryan Bennett 90' Y

Overview

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Swansea City AFC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Swansea City AFC 15 games · Avg 3.8 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-20 Swansea City AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-03-07 Swansea City AFC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Swansea City AFC 2019-03-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Swansea City AFC 2018-11-28 Swansea City AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
17 Oct	Cardiff City FC	H	3–0	W
02 Oct	Derby County FC	A	0–0	D
29 Sep	Fulham FC	A	1–3	L
25 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
18 Sep	Luton Town FC	A	3–3	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
15 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	1–0	W
01 Oct	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
28 Sep	Cardiff City FC	A	4–0	W
24 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#6	Position	#5
26	Points	28
15	Played	15
8 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
22	Scored	23
18	Conceded	15
+4	GD	+8
1.73	PPG	1.87
53%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

0-15

4/5

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/5

46-60

6/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	4 G	1 A
Joseph Opoku	3 G	2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo	3 G
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Swansea City AFC and West Bromwich Albion FC get this one started.
1' GOAL! Karlan Ahearne-Grant scores on 1.
6' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Matt Grimes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
9' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Semi Ajayi.
14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
19' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past West Bromwich Albion FC's compact .
24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jamie Paterson made 402 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' That is a Yellow card for West Bromwich Albion FC. Darnell Furlong will be fuming at that decision.
45' Jayson Molumby picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
46' Jules Ntcham is replacing Flynn Downes for the Swansea City AFC side.
51' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
57' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Callum Robinson trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Hugill on 57 minutes.
61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joel Piroe makes it 1-1.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jake Livermore.
74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
79' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jayson Molumby exits the field as Robert Snodgrass enters on 79.
83' A goal from the England international Jamie Paterson! He fires home on 83 to make it 2-1!
84' Rhys Williams gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Benjamin Cabango and will look to change the dynamic.
84' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jamie Paterson on 84 minutes.
86' Joel Latibeaudiere gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Jake Bidwell and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Ryan Bennett was booked on 90.
Another three points for Swansea City AFC.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Korey Smith
12
Jamie Paterson
18
Ben Hamer
8
Matt Grimes
26
Kyle Naughton
4
Flynn Downes ↓ Jules Ntcham 46'
24
Jake Bidwell ↓ Joel Latibeaudiere 86'
2
Ryan Bennett
5
Benjamin Cabango ↓ Rhys Williams 84'
17
Joel Piroe
27
Ethan Laird

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Matt Clarke
8
Jake Livermore
1
Sam Johnstone
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Adam Reach 84'
7
Callum Robinson ↓ Jordan Hugill 57'
2
Darnell Furlong
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant
6
Semi Ajayi
14
Jayson Molumby ↓ Robert Snodgrass 79'

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Piroe	3
Semi Ajayi	3
Jules Ntcham	2
Sam Surridge	1
Luke Cundle	1
Craig Dawson	1
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
John Swift	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-10-20 Swansea City AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-10-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2021-10-02 Derby County FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2021-09-29 Fulham FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L 2021-09-25 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-09-18 Luton Town FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2021-10-20 Swansea City AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-10-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-10-01 Stoke City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2021-09-28 Cardiff City FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-09-24 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2021-09-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.25 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.33 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC38% Draw28% West Bromwich Albion FC34%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

66%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

62%

Swansea City AFC or West Bromwich Albion FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC25% Draw48% West Bromwich Albion FC27%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

0 – 1

1 – 0

8.4%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.2%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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