Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City

Championship - Regular Season 7 Aug 2021, 14:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Swansea City
Swansea City
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 D. Webb Round 1

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Swansea City 2-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 7 August 2021.

Swansea City dominated possession with 71% of the ball, while Blackburn Rovers had 20 shots to Swansea City's 7.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with D. Webb in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 29% - 71% Shots 20 - 7 On target 10 - 4 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Sam Gallagher
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Jamie Paterson 1 goal
8 John Buckley captained the side
8 Steven-Andreas Benda 8 saves
7 Ben Brereton 1 goal
First half vs second half
Swansea City came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–1 11–6
Shots On Goal 4–1 6–3
Ball Possession 31–69 —
Corners 5–0 2–5
Attacks 45–51 40–65
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 2
85 Attacks 116
36 Dangerous Attacks 38
10 On Target 4
9 Off Target 3
20 Shots Total 7
10 Shots On Goal 4
8 Shots Off Goal 1
2 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 4
7 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 10
7 Corners 5
29% Ball Possession 71%
4 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 8
219 Passes Total 570
145 Passes Accurate 464
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-3-3
1 T. Kaminski
2 R. Nyambe 26 D. Lenihan 5 D. Ayala 3 H. Pickering
8 J. Rothwell 27 L. Travis 21 J. Buckley
9 S. Gallagher 10 T. Dolan 22 B. Brereton
Swansea City · 3-4-1-2
1 S. Benda
5 B. Cabango 2 R. Bennett 22 J. Latibeaudiere
26 K. Naughton 12 J. Paterson 8 M. Grimes 24 J. Bidwell
7 K. Smith
20 L. Cullen 10 J. Lowe
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 45 Jordan Eastham
  • 24 Hayden Carter
  • 36 Tyler Magloire
  • 35 Jake Garrett
  • 6 Jacob Davenport
  • 32 Connor McBride
  • 14 Daniel Butterworth
Swansea City
Coach
R. Martin
Substitutes
  • 42 Nicholas Defreitas-Hansen
  • 16 Brandon Cooper
  • 35 Lincoln McFayden
  • 31 Oliver Cooper
  • 21 Yan Dhanda
  • 11 Morgan Whittaker
  • 14 Kyle Joseph
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ Y. Dhanda ↓ K. Smith Swansea City
  • 73' ↑ J. Davenport ↓ S. Gallagher Blackburn Rovers
  • 81' ↑ D. Butterworth ↓ J. Buckley Blackburn Rovers
  • 84' ↑ H. Carter ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 87' ↑ M. Whittaker ↓ L. Cullen Swansea City
Cards
  • 18' H. Pickering Blackburn Rovers
  • 40' J. Latibeaudiere Swansea City
  • 79' J. Buckley Blackburn Rovers
  • 82' D. Ayala Blackburn Rovers
  • 88' B. Cabango Swansea City
  • 90+2' J. Rothwell Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 3 2 draws 7 Swansea City
2026-01-20 Swansea vs Blackburn 3 - 1
2025-09-30 Blackburn vs Swansea 1 - 2
2025-02-22 Swansea City vs Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0
2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City 1 - 0
2024-03-02 Swansea City vs Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1
2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City 0 - 1
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Swansea City L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City?
Blackburn Rovers won 2-1 against Swansea City on 7 August 2021.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 2-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Swansea City?
Swansea City had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.