West Bromwich Albion FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Swansea City AFC

Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns 24,975 HT 45' · FT 45'

Jayson Molumby 45+1' 1–0

Jayson Molumby 10' Y

Semi Ajayi 20' Y

Torbjorn Heggem 36' Y

Alex Palmer 86' Y

Y 87' Josh Tymon

Overview

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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 Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 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

2024-08-31 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2024-01-01 Swansea City AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
24 Aug	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
17 Aug	Leeds United FC	H	0–0	D
10 Aug	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	3–1	W
17 May	Southampton FC	A	1–3	L
12 May	Southampton FC	H	0–0	D

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
25 Aug	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
17 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	3–0	W
10 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L
04 May	Millwall FC	H	0–1	L
27 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D

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 wait is over. West Bromwich Albion FC get us underway at The Hawthorns.
5' Swansea City AFC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Jayson Molumby gets a card.
15' West Bromwich Albion FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
20' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Semi Ajayi gets a card.
25' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Florian Bianchini has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' 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.
36' Torbjorn Heggem picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' What a moment for Jayson Molumby! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' The 31-year-old Matt Grimes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
62' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Zan Vipotnik by Florian Bianchini on 62 minute.
66' The crowd applauds Jayson Molumby as he leaves the pitch. Uros Racic steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
71' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
73' The crowd applauds Tom Fellows as he leaves the pitch. Jed Wallace steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
78' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 82 minute. Karlan Grant leaves to be changed by Callum Styles.
86' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Alex Palmer gets a card.
87' That looks like a foul for a card for Josh Tymon.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Swansea City AFC.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
John Swift
5
Kyle Bartley
9
Josh Maja ↓ Lewis Dobbin 73'
27
Alex Mowatt
2
Darnell Furlong
6
Semi Ajayi
14
Torbjorn Heggem ↓ Gianluca Frabotta 82'
1
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby ↓ Uros Racic 66'
31
Tom Fellows ↓ Jed Wallace 73'
18
Karlan Grant ↓ Callum Styles 82'

Bench

7
Jed Wallace ↑ 73'
44
Devante Cole
21
Paddy McNair
4
Callum Styles ↑ 82'
20
Uros Racic ↑ 66'
24
Gianluca Frabotta ↑ 82'
17
Ousmane Diakite
19
Lewis Dobbin ↑ 73'
23
Joe Wildsmith

Coach Carlos Corberán

Swansea City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luke Williams

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Piroe	3
Semi Ajayi	3
Jules Ntcham	2
Jamie Paterson	1
Nathan Wood-Gordon	1
Chris Brunt	1
Harry Darling	1
Jay Rodriguez	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-08-31 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-08-24 Stoke City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-08-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2024-08-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–3 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-05-17 Southampton FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-05-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Southampton FC D

Swansea City AFC Form

2024-08-31 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2024-08-25 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-08-10 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2024-05-04 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2024-04-27 Norwich City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.96 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC39% Draw31% Swansea City AFC30%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 1.93

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	30%	70%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

61%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Swansea City AFC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC22% Draw56% Swansea City AFC22%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

17.1%

1 – 1

14.5%

0 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

3.2%

1 – 3

2.1%

3 – 1

2.1%

0 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	20%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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