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

Full Time

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

Match Preview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#5	Position	#1
14	Points	17
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 1
10	Scored	13
8	Conceded	6
+2	GD	+7
1.75	PPG	2.13
50%	Win %	63%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Swansea City AFC kicks off things out of here…
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
18' Semi Ajayi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
23' West Bromwich Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
28' West Bromwich Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
33' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
39' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 39.
44' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Benjamin Cabango on 48 minutes.
49' Benjamin Cabango catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
50' Carl Rushworth is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the goalkeeper.
55' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
57' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Ollie Cooper will be fuming at that decision.
61' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Harrison Ashby is replaced by Charlie Patino.
62' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 62.
64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and John Swift makes no mistake. 2-1!
68' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Okay Yokuslu by Nathaniel Chalobah on 68 minute.
71' Nathan Wood-Gordon was booked on 71.
74' What an equalizer from Harry Darling!
75' Harry Darling has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
78' Josh Maja is ready to make an impact after coming on for John Swift at the 78 minute mark.
80' Nathan Wood-Gordon is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
82' Kyle Bartley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Erik Pieters on 82 minute.
87' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
89' The supporters are chanting for Josh Ginnelly. He replaces Jerry Yates on 89 minute.
90' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Nathaniel Chalobah gets a Yellow card.
With this win, West Bromwich Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Joel Piroe	3
Semi Ajayi	3
Jules Ntcham	2
John Swift	1
Oliver McBurnie	1
Jamie Paterson	1
Nathan Wood-Gordon	1
Chris Brunt	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

1.32 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Swansea City AFC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC33% Draw27% Swansea City AFC40%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

67%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Swansea City AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC24% Draw45% Swansea City AFC31%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 1

7.8%

0 – 0

7.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.6%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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