Swansea vs Stoke City
Ref: R. RicardoSwansea.com Stadium, Swansea · 21,028 cap
Match recap
Swansea beat Stoke City 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Vipotnik and Cullen scored for Swansea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.41 for Swansea versus 1.47 for Stoke City. Swansea sit 11th in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
23'
Thomas
Yellow Card
30'
Cissé
Yellow Card
Ronald
Yellow Card
36'
Thomas
Yellow Card
36'
Thomas
Red Card
Second Half
⚽
Vipotnik
Assist: Tymon
54'
⇄
Cissé
54'
⇄
Rak-Sakyi
⇄
Ronald
Gonçalo Franco
Yellow Card
70'
⇄
Bocat
75'
⇄
Wilmot
79'
Talovierov
Yellow Card
⇄
Eom Ji-Sung
⇄
Galbraith
⇄
Stamenić
85'
Tchamadeu
Yellow Card
90+7'
Manhoef
Yellow Card
⇄
Gonçalo Franco
⚽
Cullen
| # | 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 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SwanseaStoke City
15Won
Statistical edge
15–1
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.41VS1.47
Attack6 · 0 won
23
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
2
12
Shots in the box
6
11
Shots outside box
2
11
Shots off goal
1
12
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
522
Total passes
257
456
Accurate passes
188
87%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline4 · 0 won
7
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
6
0
Red cards
1
0
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
8
Blocked shots
5
-1.23
Goals prevented
-1.23
Swansea
4-3-3
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Swansea
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2J. KeyD
- 5B. CabangoD
- 6M. StamenićM
- 9Z. VipotnikF
- 10Eom Ji-SungF
- 14J. TymonD
- 15C. BurgessD
- 17Gonçalo FrancoM
- 22L. VigourouxG
- 30E. GalbraithM
- 35RonaldF
Substitutes
- 1A. FisherG
- 4J. FultonM
- 7M. WidellM
- 8M. YalcouyéM
- 18Gustavo GomesF
- 20L. CullenF
- 21L. WaltaM
- 25J. WardD
- 31O. CooperM
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7S. ThomasM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 17E. BocatD
- 21J. Rak-SakyiM
- 23B. GibsonD
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséF
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 19T. RigoM
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 34F. FieldingG
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefF
- 49M. SmitF
- 54R. OtegbayoM
- 59G. KellyM
Swansea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Josh Key | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Josh Tymon | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ben Cabango(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ji-sung Eom | F | 81 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Ronald | F | 66 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Gonçalo Franco | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Galbraith | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Marko Stamenić | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel Ward | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Walta | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Cooper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Fisher | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malick Yalcouyé | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cullen | F | 9 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Melker Widell | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jay Fulton | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Nunes | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bocat | D | 70 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Gibson | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 54 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 75 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | M | 54 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 36 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tommy Simkin | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabriel Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Fielding | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pijus Otegbayo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 20 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Milan Smit | F | 36 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | 15 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Million Manhoef | F | 36 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |