Swansea vs Blackburn
Ref: Anthony Backhouse, EnglandSwansea.com Stadium, Swansea · 21,028 cap
Match recap
Swansea beat Blackburn 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Vipotnik, O'Riordan, and Vipotnik scored for Swansea; Jørgensen replied for Blackburn. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.87 for Swansea versus 1.03 for Blackburn. Swansea sit 11th in the Championship table while Blackburn are 20th.
First Half
11'
O'Riordan
Yellow Card
⚽
Vipotnik
35'
⚽
Jørgensen
Assist: Powell
45+1'
Powell
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
O'Riordan (OG)
⇄
Eom Ji-Sung
⇄
Stamenić
⚽
Vipotnik
Assist: Tymon
⇄
Galbraith
⇄
Widell
73'
⇄
Doherty
73'
⇄
Powell
⇄
Gonçalo Franco
Ronald
Yellow Card
90+1'
Forshaw
Yellow Card
Burgess
Yellow Card
| # | 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
SwanseaBlackburn
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.87VS1.03
Attack6 · 0 won
14
Shots
5
4
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
1
3
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
478
Total passes
443
356
Accurate passes
312
74%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
7
Blocked shots
1
-1.81
Goals prevented
-1.81
Swansea
4-1-4-1
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Swansea
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 5B. CabangoD
- 6M. StamenićM
- 7M. WidellM
- 9Z. VipotnikF
- 10Eom Ji-SungM
- 14J. TymonD
- 15C. BurgessD
- 17Gonçalo FrancoM
- 22L. VigourouxG
- 30E. GalbraithD
- 35RonaldM
Substitutes
- 1A. FisherG
- 2J. KeyD
- 4J. FultonM
- 8M. YalcouyéM
- 20L. CullenF
- 24B. WalesF
- 25J. WardD
- 31O. CooperM
- 41Sam ParkerD
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 6S. TronstadM
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 22B. TóthG
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 24M. BaradjiM
- 26C. O'RiordanD
- 29M. JørgensenF
- 38Tom AtchesonD
- 44B. PowellM
- 47A. DohertyF
Substitutes
- 3H. PickeringD
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 14D. De NeveD
- 18A. HenrikssonM
- 20E. CashinD
- 28A. ForshawM
- 35N. MichalskiG
- 43George Christopher John PrattD
- 52N. DlaminiF
Swansea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 90 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Josh Tymon | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Stamenić | M | 56 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ji-sung Eom | M | 56 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ben Cabango(C) | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Galbraith | D | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Melker Widell | M | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Ronald | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Gonçalo Franco | M | 79 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andrew Fisher | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Wales | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Key | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Parker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Fulton | M | 34 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Joel Ward | D | 24 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Oliver Cooper | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Malick Yalcouyé | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cullen | F | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sondre Tronstad | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4/4 |
| Moussa Baradji | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Brandon Powell | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Sean McLoughlin(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mathias Jørgensen | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Aodhan Doherty | F | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tom Atcheson | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor O'Riordan | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Dlamini | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Pickering | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Pratt | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Henriksson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Michalski | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Forshaw | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |