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 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC is underway.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' Jayson Molumby picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' The referee calls foul for Semi Ajayi. He receives a card.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lawrence Vigouroux made 57 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' The referee calls foul for Torbjorn Heggem. He receives a card.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' A stunning finish from Jayson Molumby — that came from absolutely nowhere!
51' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
56' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
61' 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.
62' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Zan Vipotnik is withdrawn and Florian Bianchini gets his opportunity.
66' The crowd applauds Jayson Molumby as he leaves the pitch. Uros Racic steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
73' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Tom Fellows is replaced by Jed Wallace.
78' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 482 goals from 377 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
82' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Karlan Grant is withdrawn and Callum Styles gets his opportunity.
86' Controversy at the stadium! Alex Palmer argues furiously but the card stands.
87' Josh Tymon is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from West Bromwich Albion FC to claim maximum points.

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

1.18 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC43% Draw29% Swansea City AFC28%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

57%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Swansea City AFC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC27% Draw52% Swansea City AFC21%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 0

13.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10%

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	18%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✗

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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