West Bromwich Albion FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

West Bromwich Albion FC

3 – 2

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Swansea City AFC

Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns 24,051 HT 45' · FT 45'

Semi Ajayi 18' 1–0

Carl Rushworth og 50' 2–0

John Swift pen 64' 3–0

3–1 74' Harry Darling

3–2 80' Nathan Wood-Gordon

Darnell Furlong 39' Y

Y 48' Benjamin Cabango

Y 57' Oliver Cooper

Y 62' Harry Darling

Y 71' Nathan Wood-Gordon

Nathaniel Chalobah 90' Y

Alex Palmer 90' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Sam Barrott (England)
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC 2022-02-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC 2021-10-20 Swansea City AFC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
08 May	Swansea City AFC	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W
26 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–3	L
05 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
08 May	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	3–2	W
29 Apr	Hull City AFC	A	1–1	D
22 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	3–0	W
19 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	4–2	W

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Swansea City AFC
#21	Position	#11
51	Points	64
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	18 / 10 / 18
48	Scored	57
58	Conceded	59
-10	GD	-2
1.11	PPG	1.39
28%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for West Bromwich Albion FC to score. At the same time, Swansea City AFC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Semi Ajayi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
10' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Swansea City AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
18' Semi Ajayi puts West Bromwich Albion FC on the lead.
23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
38' Liam Cullen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
39' The referee calls foul for Darnell Furlong. He receives a Yellow card.
44' 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.
48' Benjamin Cabango catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 48.
49' Swansea City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
50' What a strike from Carl Rushworth! The score is 1-1.
55' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Jerry Yates has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ollie Cooper on 57.
61' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Harrison Ashby is replaced by Charlie Patino.
62' It’s a booking for Swansea City AFC player. Harry Darling gets a Yellow card.
64' A stunning finish from John Swift — that came from absolutely nowhere!
68' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Okay Yokuslu exits the field as Nathaniel Chalobah enters on 68.
71' Nathan Wood-Gordon is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
74' What a moment for Harry Darling! That strike on 74 puts his side firmly in control.
75' Sensational shot from Harry Darling. Swansea City AFC is back in the lead.
78' The crowd applauds John Swift as he leaves the pitch. Josh Maja steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
80' Nathan Wood-Gordon does the damage! The net is bulging and Swansea City AFC surge ahead!
82' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Erik Pieters has done his job and it is now time for Kyle Bartley to step up.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
89' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Jerry Yates exits the field as Josh Ginnelly enters on 89.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nathaniel Chalobah.
The points are shared — West Bromwich Albion FC 3-2 Swansea City AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Josh Maja 78'
3
Conor Townsend
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Alex Mowatt 68'
15
Erik Pieters ↓ Kyle Bartley 82'
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 78'
2
Darnell Furlong
6
Semi Ajayi
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 68'
24
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Swansea City AFC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Duff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Semi Ajayi	3
Joel Piroe	3
Jules Ntcham	2
Grady Diangana	1
Tom Fellows	1
Matt Phillips	1
Joe Allen	1
Hal Robson-Kanu	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-04-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2023-04-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC L 2023-08-05 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-04-29 Hull City AFC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-04-22 Norwich City FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC W 2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Swansea City AFC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC36% Draw27% Swansea City AFC37%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

63%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

64%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Swansea City AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC27% Draw43% Swansea City AFC30%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.4%

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.1%

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.6%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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