Match report

Swansea Defeats Stoke City 2-0 in Championship Clash

Swansea
Swansea
2–0
FT
Stoke City
Stoke City
Mar 7, 2026

Swansea held off a ten-man Stoke City to secure a 2-0 victory in a crucial Championship match. The hosts capitalized on an early red card for Stoke's S. Thomas to take a 1-0 lead through Z. Vipotnik, and sealed the win with a late goal from Liam Cullen.

Key Facts

  • • Swansea 2-0 Stoke City in the Championship
  • • Z. Vipotnik scored the first goal at minute 53
  • • S. Thomas of Stoke City was sent off at minute 36
  • • Liam Cullen secured the second goal for Swansea in the 90th minute

Lineups

Swansea

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 22 L. Vigouroux (G)
  • 2 J. Key (D)
  • 5 B. Cabango (D)
  • 15 C. Burgess (D)
  • 14 J. Tymon (D)
  • 17 G. Franco (M)
  • 6 M. Stamenic (M)
  • 30 E. Galbraith (M)
  • 35 Ronald (F)
  • 9 Z. Vipotnik (F)
  • 10 J. Eom (F)

Substitutes

  • 1 A. Fisher
  • 25 J. Ward
  • 7 M. Widell
  • 8 M. Yalcouye
  • 4 J. Fulton
  • 20 L. Cullen
  • 31 O. Cooper
  • 21 L. Walta
  • 18 Gustavo Nunes

Stoke City

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 25 T. Simkin (G)
  • 16 B. Wilmot (D)
  • 26 A. Phillips (D)
  • 23 B. Gibson (D)
  • 17 E. Bocat (D)
  • 15 S. N'Zonzi (M)
  • 12 T. Seko (M)
  • 21 J. Rak-Sakyi (M)
  • 10 J. Bae (M)
  • 7 S. Thomas (M)
  • 29 L. Cisse (F)

Substitutes

  • 34 F. Fielding
  • 4 B. Pearson
  • 42 M. Manhoef
  • 22 J. Tchamadeu
  • 49 M. Smit
  • 40 M. Talovierov
  • 19 T. Rigo
  • 59 G. Kelly
  • 54 R. Otegbayo

Timeline

  1. Stoke City
    23' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    S. Thomas

    Foul

  2. Stoke City
    30' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    L. Cisse

    Foul

  3. Swansea
    34' Swansea Card · Yellow Card
    Ronald

    Argument

  4. Stoke City
    36' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    S. Thomas

    Argument

  5. Stoke City
    36' Stoke City Card · Red Card
    S. Thomas

    Argument

  6. Swansea
    53' Swansea Goal · Normal Goal
    Z. Vipotnik · Assist: Josh Tymon
  7. Stoke City
    54' Stoke City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Rak-Sakyi · On: M. Manhoef
  8. Stoke City
    54' Stoke City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: L. Cisse · On: M. Smit
  9. Swansea
    66' Swansea subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Ronald · On: Gustavo Nunes
  10. Swansea
    67' Swansea Card · Yellow Card
    Gonçalo Franco

    Foul

  11. Stoke City
    70' Stoke City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: E. Bocat · On: Junior Tchamadeu
  12. Stoke City
    75' Stoke City subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Ben Wilmot · On: Maksym Talovierov
  13. Stoke City
    79' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    Maksym Talovierov

    Foul

  14. Swansea
    81' Swansea subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Ethan Galbraith · On: M. Widell
  15. Swansea
    81' Swansea subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Stamenic · On: Jay Fulton
  16. Swansea
    81' Swansea subst · Substitution 4
    Off: J. Eom · On: Liam Cullen
  17. Stoke City
    85' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    Junior Tchamadeu

    Foul

  18. Stoke City
    90'+7 Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    M. Manhoef

    Argument

  19. Swansea
    90' Swansea subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Gonçalo Franco · On: Joel Ward
  20. Swansea
    90' Swansea Goal · Normal Goal
    Liam Cullen

Match Stats

Stat Swansea Stoke City
Fouls 7 12
Pass Accuracy 87% 73%
Offsides 0 4
Red Cards 0 1
Total Shots 23 8
Corners 12 5
Total Passes 522 257
Yellow Cards 2 6
Blocked Shots 8 5
Shots on Target 4 2
xG 1.41 1.47
Shots off Target 11 1
Possession 67% 33%
Goals Prevented -1 -1
Accurate Passes 456 188
Shots Inside Box 12 6
Saves 1 2
Shots Outside Box 11 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The dismissal of Stoke City's S. Thomas for argument in the 36th minute shifted the momentum in Swansea's favor
  • ▸ Z. Vipotnik's goal in the 53rd minute gave Swansea a crucial lead, putting pressure on the reduced Stoke City side