Swansea vs Derby
Ref: Andrew Kitchen, EnglandSwansea.com Stadium, Swansea · 21,028 cap
Match recap
Derby beat Swansea 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Galbraith scored for Swansea; Ward and Salvesen replied for Derby. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.63 for Swansea versus 1.05 for Derby. Swansea sit 11th in the Championship table while Derby are 8th.
First Half
34'
⚽
Ward
Assist: Elder
Second Half
53'
⚽
Salvesen
⇄
Cullen
⇄
Fulton
⇄
Ronald
71'
⇄
Salvesen
⇄
Eom Ji-Sung
80'
⇄
Agyemang
80'
⇄
Ward
82'
Brereton
Yellow Card
⇄
Vipotnik
90+4'
Elder
Yellow Card
⚽
Galbraith
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |  Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 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 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SwanseaDerby
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.63VS1.05
Attack2 · 4 won
9
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
5
4
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
4
1
Shots off goal
6
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
73%
Possession
27%
678
Total passes
241
585
Accurate passes
160
86%
Pass accuracy
66%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
20
0
Yellow cards
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
2
0.68
Goals prevented
0.68
Swansea
4-3-3
Derby
3-4-2-1Swansea
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2J. KeyD
- 4J. FultonM
- 5B. CabangoD
- 9Z. VipotnikF
- 10Eom Ji-SungF
- 14J. TymonD
- 15C. BurgessD
- 20L. CullenM
- 22L. VigourouxG
- 30E. GalbraithM
- 35RonaldF
Substitutes
- 1A. FisherG
- 6M. StamenićM
- 7M. WidellM
- 16I. Samuels-SmithD
- 17Gonçalo FrancoM
- 21B. ManuelF
- 26K. CaseyD
- 27Z. InoussaF
- 33A. IdahF
Derby
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1J. Widell ZetterströmG
- 4D. BatthD
- 5M. ClarkeD
- 6S. LangåsD
- 7P. AgyemangF
- 15L. SalvesenF
- 20C. ElderM
- 23J. WardM
- 25B. BreretonF
- 32E. AdamsM
- 42B. ClarkM
Substitutes
- 3C. ForsythD
- 11C. Blackett-TaylorF
- 14A. WeimannF
- 16L. ThompsonM
- 19K. JacksonF
- 24R. NyambeD
- 31J. VickersG
- 35C. NelsonD
- 37Owen EamesM
Swansea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Galbraith | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Ji-sung Eom | F | 74 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Josh Key | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Josh Tymon | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronald | F | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cullen | M | 57 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ben Cabango(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Fulton | M | 57 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Melker Widell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ishé Samuels-Smith | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaelan Casey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Fisher | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Stamenić | M | 33 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Franco | M | 33 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Idah | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Benson | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Zeidane Inoussa | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Derby
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ward | M | 80 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | F | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Callum Elder | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jacob Widell Zetterström | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthew Clarke | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ebou Adams(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bobby Clark | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ben Brereton Díaz | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Danny Batth | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sondre Klingen Langås | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Patrick Agyemang | F | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Corey Blackett-Taylor | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Thompson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Forsyth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Eames | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Nelson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Vickers | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Weimann | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kayden Jackson | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Nyambe | D | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |