Match report

Brentford Defeats Swansea 2-0 in Championship Clash

Brentford
Brentford
2–0
FT
Swansea
Swansea
May 29, 2021

Brentford held off a valiant effort from Swansea to secure a 2-0 victory in the Championship. I. Toney opened the scoring from the penalty spot, and E. Marcondes added a second goal to ensure Brentford's dominance. The match saw a red card for Swansea's Jay Fulton, further complicating their challenge.

Key Facts

  • • Brentford 2–0 Swansea in the Championship
  • • I. Toney scored the first goal from a penalty at minute 10
  • • E. Marcondes added a second goal at minute 20
  • • Swansea's Jay Fulton received a red card at minute 65
  • • Multiple substitutions from both teams in the latter half of the game

Lineups

Brentford

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 David Raya (G)
  • 22 Henrik Dalsgaard (D)
  • 18 Pontus Jansson (D)
  • 5 Ethan Pinnock (D)
  • 30 Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (M)
  • 8 Mathias Jensen (M)
  • 27 Vitaly Janelt (M)
  • 9 Emiliano Marcondes (M)
  • 7 Sergi Canós (M)
  • 19 Bryan Mbeumo (F)
  • 17 Ivan Toney (F)

Substitutes

  • 28 Luke Daniels
  • 23 Winston Reid
  • 36 Finley Stevens
  • 4 Charlie Goode
  • 41 Mads Bidstrup
  • 20 Saman Ghoddos
  • 6 Christian Nørgaard
  • 15 Marcus Forss
  • 24 Tarique Fosu-Henry

Swansea

Formation: 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Freddie Woodman (G)
  • 26 Kyle Naughton (D)
  • 44 Ben Cabango (D)
  • 5 Marc Guéhi (D)
  • 8 Matt Grimes (M)
  • 23 Connor Roberts (M)
  • 6 Jay Fulton (M)
  • 14 Conor Hourihane (M)
  • 24 Jake Bidwell (M)
  • 10 André Ayew (F)
  • 9 Jamal Lowe (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 Ben Hamer
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 2 Ryan Bennett
  • 7 Korey Smith
  • 21 Yan Dhanda
  • 34 Kieron Freeman
  • 3 Ryan Manning
  • 20 Liam Cullen
  • 17 Morgan Whittaker

Timeline

  1. Swansea
    6' Swansea Card · Yellow Card
    M. Grimes

    Tripping

  2. Brentford
    10' Brentford Goal · Penalty
    I. Toney
  3. Brentford
    20' Brentford Goal · Normal Goal
    E. Marcondes · Assist: M. Roerslev Rasmussen
  4. Brentford
    22' Brentford Card · Yellow Card
    E. Marcondes

    Foul

  5. Swansea
    60' Swansea subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Liam Cullen · On: K. Naughton
  6. Swansea
    63' Swansea subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Y. Dhanda · On: C. Hourihane
  7. Swansea
    65' Swansea Card · Red Card
    Jay Fulton

    Tripping

  8. Brentford
    70' Brentford Card · Yellow Card
    V. Janelt

    Roughing

  9. Brentford
    74' Brentford subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Forss · On: S. Canos
  10. Brentford
    74' Brentford subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Ghoddos · On: V. Janelt
  11. Brentford
    79' Brentford subst · Substitution 3
    Off: W. Reid · On: P. Jansson
  12. Swansea
    82' Swansea subst · Substitution 3
    Off: R. Manning · On: J. Bidwell
  13. Brentford
    90'+1 Brentford subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Mads Bidstrup · On: E. Marcondes

Match Stats

Stat Brentford Swansea
Fouls 16 13
Pass Accuracy 66% 73%
Offsides 0 3
Red Cards 0 1
Total Shots 12 9
Corners 4 3
Total Passes 313 392
Yellow Cards 2 1
Blocked Shots 4 2
Shots on Target 3 0
Shots off Target 5 7
Possession 43% 57%
Accurate Passes 206 286
Shots Inside Box 7 4
Saves 0 1
Shots Outside Box 5 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ I. Toney's penalty goal at minute 10 gave Brentford an early advantage
  • ▸ The red card to Jay Fulton at minute 65 shifted the momentum entirely in favor of Brentford, who capitalized on the man advantage