Swansea vs Blackburn

2 March 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Rebecca Welch

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Joe Allen 7’
  • Jamie Paterson 19’
  • Sammie Szmodics 67’

Match summary

Swansea beat Blackburn 2-1. Swansea led 2-0 at half-time.

Joe Allen put Swansea ahead in the 7th minute, Jamie Paterson made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, and Sammie Szmodics pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 67th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Swansea created 0.57 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Blackburn 0.56 from 10.

Match stats

Swansea Blackburn
7 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.57 xG 0.56
0.57 Non-penalty xG 0.56

Key events

Swansea Blackburn
Kick-off
Joe Allen1-0 (Swansea)
7’
Jamie Paterson2-0 (Swansea)
19’
Half-time2-0
67’
Sammie Szmodics2-1 (Blackburn)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Swansea
  • Josh Tymon
Blackburn
  • Kyle McFadzean
  • Tyrhys Dolan

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 0.56 7’ Joe Allen (Swansea), 1-0 7’ 19’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), 2-0 19’ 67’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 2-1 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 0.56 7’ Joe Allen (Swansea), 1-0 Allen 7’ 19’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), 2-0 Paterson 19’ 67’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 2-1 Szmodics 67’
Swansea 0.57 xGBlackburn 0.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Swansea attacking 
42’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 19’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 79’ Jerry Yates (Swansea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 7’ Joe Allen (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 18’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Joe Allen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 48’ Przemysław Płacheta (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 37’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ John Buckley (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+8’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Ben Chrisene (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 19’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 79’ Jerry Yates (Swansea), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 7’ Joe Allen (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 18’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Joe Allen (Swansea), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Przemysław Płacheta (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 74’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 88’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ John Buckley (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Josh Tymon (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Ben Chrisene (Blackburn), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Naughton
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Joe Allen Taken off
66′ 1 – 2 0.19 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ronald Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Paterson Taken off
71′ 1 – 1 0.15 – – –
Przemysław Płacheta Taken off
66′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Liam Cullen Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
Jay Fulton Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Jerry Yates Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Jamal Lowe Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Charlie Patiño Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Oliver Cooper Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Swansea win 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.57
Blackburn win 27% Avg odds 3.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.