Swansea vs Watford
Ref: S. MartinSwansea.com Stadium, Swansea · 21,028 cap
Match recap
Swansea and Watford drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Vipotnik scored for Swansea; Irankunda replied for Watford. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.68 for Swansea versus 0.41 for Watford. Swansea sit 11th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
35'
⚽
Irankunda
39'
Kyprianou
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Yalcouyé
⇄
Eom Ji-Sung
Stamenić
Yellow Card
58'
⇄
Irankunda
70'
Ngakia
Yellow Card
⇄
Key
⇄
Cullen
78'
⇄
Ngakia
78'
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
⚽
Vipotnik
Assist: Galbraith
87'
⇄
Alleyne
87'
⇄
Kayembe
Galbraith
Yellow Card
90+4'
Morris
Yellow Card
Tymon
Yellow Card
90+9'
Andrews
Yellow Card
90+10'
Baah
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 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SwanseaWatford
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.68VS0.41
Attack4 · 1 won
11
Shots
9
2
Shots on target
4
5
Shots in the box
5
6
Shots outside box
4
6
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
412
Total passes
300
306
Accurate passes
215
74%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
17
3
Yellow cards
5
6
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
3
Blocked shots
4
-0.02
Goals prevented
-0.02
Swansea
4-2-3-1
Watford
3-5-2Swansea
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2J. KeyD
- 5B. CabangoD
- 8M. YalcouyéM
- 10Eom Ji-SungM
- 14J. TymonD
- 15C. BurgessD
- 17Gonçalo FrancoM
- 20L. CullenF
- 22L. VigourouxG
- 30E. GalbraithM
- 35RonaldM
Substitutes
- 1A. FisherG
- 4J. FultonM
- 6M. StamenićM
- 7M. WidellM
- 9Z. VipotnikF
- 24B. WalesF
- 26K. CaseyD
- 27Z. InoussaF
- 41Sam ParkerD
Watford
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaM
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 4K. KebenD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 16M. BolaM
- 17M. SissokoM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 66N. IrankundaF
Substitutes
- 11R. VataF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 24T. Dele-BashiruM
- 34K. BaahF
- 45R. AndrewsD
- 60A. SanghrajkaM
Swansea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Galbraith | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Ben Cabango(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cullen | F | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Josh Key | D | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Tymon | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ji-sung Eom | M | 53 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Malick Yalcouyé | M | 53 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Gonçalo Franco | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Ronald | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Samuel Parker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Fulton | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Fisher | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Wales | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaelan Casey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 15 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Marko Stamenić | M | 38 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Zeidane Inoussa | F | 38 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Melker Widell | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 58 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/5 |
| Marc Bola | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Max Alleyne | D | 87 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Moussa Sissoko(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Ngakia | M | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amar Sanghrajka | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Morris | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Andrews | D | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Rocco Vata | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |