Match Report


Swansea CitySwansea City     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Nicholas MacleodNicholas Macleod Paul Simmonds Paul Simmonds
Mervin SharpeM. Sharpe65
G
1
G
65Adolfo GonzalezA. Gonzalez
Jason PriestleyJ. Priestley68
D
2
D
73Pier G. ColomboP. Colombo
Robbie HackworthR. Hackworth65
D
3
D
68Jose CamachoJ. Camacho
Les WrightL. Wright65
D
4
D
68Alfredo MolownyA. Molowny
David FergusonD. Ferguson63
D
5captain
D
67Francisco SolerF. Soler
Thierry FowlerT. Fowler66
M
6
M
71Ledley McgovernL. Mcgovern
Richard PowerR. Power63
M
7
M
71Harry PowerH. Power
Jermaine DublinJ. Dublin55
M
captain8
M
69Dave SouthgateD. Southgate
John ChadwickJ. Chadwick66
A
9
A
73Colin HendryC. Hendry
Dennis BlakeD. Blake66
A
10
A
70Ian CampbellI. Campbell
Marcus VickersM. Vickers65
A
11
A
70Uwe EiltsU. Eilts
 
Trevor TerryT. Terry64
A
12
M
68Paul StewartP. Stewart
Jason NewbyJ. Newby62
D
13
A
67Don MckinlayD. Mckinlay
Craig StandingC. Standing60
A
14
A
68Dario LimaD. Lima
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to West Bromwich Albion. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Swansea City and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Palmer.


0.00
Swansea City start the match!
4.23
Thierry Fowler flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Dublin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jermaine Dublin edges inside the box! Jermaine Dublin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Adolfo Gonzalez with no chance!! Goal for Swansea City!
12.18
Ledley Mcgovern hacks Jermaine Dublin from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jermaine Dublin runs off the knock.
15.24
Harry Power passes the ball forward to Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Uwe Eilts but the linesman indicates offside!
22.42
Francisco Soler flicks a high pass forward. Ian Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ian Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.17
Harry Power kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.19
Dennis Blake makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Power. Richard Power plays a scrappy one-two with John Chadwick and stumbles forward towards the goal... Richard Power shoots from just inside the box but Adolfo Gonzalez is on top of it.
34.10
Alfredo Molowny makes a probing pass to Ledley Mcgovern. Ledley Mcgovern passes the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Campbell. Ian Campbell connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ian Campbell scores for West Bromwich Albion!!
40.47
Dave Southgate knocks the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry plays a quick one-two with Ian Campbell and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Colin Hendry provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Mervin Sharpe is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. Swansea City switch their attack play to Shoot From Distance. West Bromwich Albion switch their midfield play to Keep Possession. The Swansea City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off!
47.57
Ian Campbell hacks Richard Power from behind! The referee brings Ian Campbell to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Power runs off the knock.
49.16
Robbie Hackworth flicks a high pass forward to Thierry Fowler who brings the ball under control. Thierry Fowler threads a neat ball through to Dennis Blake. Dennis Blake hits a low pass to Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers takes a shot at goal but Adolfo Gonzalez reads it well. Superb keeping!
53.21
Les Wright comes in with a late challenge on Colin Hendry. The referee calls over Les Wright and warns him to calm down! Colin Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.41
Ledley Mcgovern hacks Jermaine Dublin from behind! The referee brings Ledley Mcgovern to one side and gives him a warning! Jermaine Dublin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.59
Dennis Blake chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Vickers. Marcus Vickers finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.09
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Dario Lima replacing Uwe Eilts and Don Mckinlay replacing Ledley Mcgovern .
67.38
Francisco Soler hacks Jermaine Dublin from behind! The referee calls over Francisco Soler and warns him to calm down! Jermaine Dublin runs off the knock.
72.48
Harry Power clumsily knocks into Richard Power. Harry Power is given a warning by the referee! Richard Power stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.47
Alfredo Molowny barges into Marcus Vickers. The referee warns Alfredo Molowny to calm down! Marcus Vickers runs off the knock.
77.54
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Paul Stewart replacing Pier G. Colombo .
83.25
Richard Power clumsily knocks into Jose Camacho. The referee calls over Richard Power and shows him a yellow card! Jose Camacho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.44
Jose Camacho makes a simple pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry sees a break and surges forward. Colin Hendry cuts inside the box! Colin Hendry tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Mervin Sharpe!
87.06
Jermaine Dublin surges forward with the ball. Jermaine Dublin shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swansea City

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
6
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
22.2%
50%
27.8%

Scorers
Jermaine Dublin 4
Ian Campbell 27, 34
Colin Hendry 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Hendry of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.Mervin Sharpe (GK)
6
2.Jason Priestley (DEF)
6
3.Robbie Hackworth (DEF)
6
4.Les Wright (DEF)
6
5.David Ferguson (DEF)
6
6.Thierry Fowler (MID)
7
7.Richard Power (MID)yellow card
6
8.Jermaine Dublin (MID)goal scored
8
9.John Chadwick (ATT)
6
10.Dennis Blake (ATT)
6
11.Marcus Vickers (ATT)
6
 
12.Trevor Terry (ATT)
0
13.Jason Newby (DEF)
0
14.Craig Standing (ATT)
0

1.Adolfo Gonzalez (GK)
6
2.Pier G. Colombo (DEF)
6
3.Jose Camacho (DEF)
6
4.Alfredo Molowny (DEF)
6
5.Francisco Soler (DEF)
6
6.Ledley Mcgovern (MID)yellow card
5
7.Harry Power (MID)
6
8.Dave Southgate (MID)
6
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Ian Campbell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Uwe Eilts (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Stewart (MID)
6
13.Don Mckinlay (ATT)
6
14.Dario Lima (ATT)
6