Blackburn vs Swansea
Ref: Leigh Doughty, EnglandEwood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire · 31,367 cap
Match recap
Swansea beat Blackburn 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Cantwell scored for Blackburn; Gonçalo Franco and Cullen replied for Swansea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.61 for Blackburn versus 0.46 for Swansea. Blackburn sit 20th in the Championship table while Swansea are 11th.
First Half
⚽
Cantwell
McLoughlin
Yellow Card
44'
⚽
Gonçalo Franco
Assist: Tymon
Second Half
⇄
Morishita
56'
⇄
Inoussa
56'
⇄
Manuel
63'
⇄
Galbraith
63'
⇄
Vipotnik
67'
⚽
Cullen
Assist: Idah
⇄
Hedges
72'
Tymon
Yellow Card
75'
Burgess
Yellow Card
Tronstad
Yellow Card
84'
⇄
Stamenić
Cantwell
Yellow Card
⇄
Gardner-Hickman
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BlackburnSwansea
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.61VS0.46
Attack5 · 1 won
14
Shots
7
3
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
4
6
Shots outside box
3
6
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing1 · 2 won
51%
Possession
49%
425
Total passes
425
315
Accurate passes
334
74%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline0 · 3 won
15
Fouls
13
3
Yellow cards
2
4
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
2
-0.51
Goals prevented
-0.51
Blackburn
4-2-3-1
Swansea
4-3-3Blackburn
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2R. AlebiosuD
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 6S. TronstadM
- 10T. CantwellM
- 11A. GuðjohnsenF
- 12L. MillerD
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 19R. HedgesM
- 22B. TóthG
- 25R. MorishitaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PearsG
- 3H. PickeringD
- 7A. KargboF
- 8Sidnei TavaresM
- 14D. De NeveD
- 16S. WhartonD
- 18A. HenrikssonM
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
Swansea
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2J. KeyD
- 5B. CabangoD
- 6M. StamenićM
- 9Z. VipotnikF
- 14J. TymonD
- 15C. BurgessD
- 17Gonçalo FrancoM
- 21B. ManuelF
- 22L. VigourouxG
- 27Z. InoussaF
- 30E. GalbraithM
Substitutes
- 1A. FisherG
- 4J. FultonM
- 8M. YalcouyéM
- 10Eom Ji-SungF
- 16I. Samuels-SmithD
- 20L. CullenF
- 26K. CaseyD
- 33A. IdahF
- 35RonaldF
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Cantwell(C) | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Lewis Miller | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Sean McLoughlin | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sondre Tronstad | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Ryan Hedges | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryoya Morishita | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sidnei Tavares | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristi Montgomery | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Wharton | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Pickering | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Henriksson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Augustus Kargbo | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swansea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonçalo Franco | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ben Cabango(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Galbraith | M | 63 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Zeidane Inoussa | F | 56 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Marko Stamenić | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Tymon | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Manuel Benson | F | 56 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Key | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ishé Samuels-Smith | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaelan Casey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Fisher | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malick Yalcouyé | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cullen | F | 27 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ronald | F | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Adam Idah | F | 27 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jay Fulton | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ji-sung Eom | F | 34 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |