Swansea 3-1 Middlesbrough — EFL Championship, 6 Apr 2019
Swansea beat Middlesbrough 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 6 April 2019 at Liberty Stadium, Swansea. M. Grimes, W. Routledge and Connor Roberts scored for Swansea; George Saville for Middlesbrough. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Swansea have won 0 and Middlesbrough 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 21'
- 32'out: R. Shotton
- 1-034'Penalty
- 2-038'assist: Bersant Celina
- Half-time2-0
- 55'
- 55'
- 68'
- 69'
- 3-071'assist: Bersant Celina
- 79'
- 3-181'assist: A. Flint
- 90'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Swansea
- 8.9Bersant CelinaM
- 8.1Connor RobertsD
- 7.5Matt GrimesM
- 7.2Wayne RoutledgeM
- 7.1Mike Van der HoornD
- 7.1Nathan DyerM
- 7.0Cameron Carter-VickersD
- 6.9George ByersM
- 6.8Daniel JamesM
- 6.8Kyle NaughtonD
- 6.7Joel AsoroF
- 6.7Joseph RodonD
- 6.4Luciano NarsinghM
- 6.3Kristoffer NordfeldtG
Middlesbrough
- 7.1Adam ClaytonM
- 6.9Stewart DowningF
- 6.9George SavilleM
- 6.8Jonathan HowsonM
- 6.7John Mikel ObiM
- 6.6Daniel AyalaD
- 6.5George FriendD
- 6.4Darren RandolphG
- 6.4Aden FlintD
- 6.4Britt AssombalongaF
- 6.4Ashley FletcherF
- 6.4Jordan HugillF
- 6.3Dael FryD
- 5.8Ryan ShottonD
Line-ups
Middlesbrough5-4-1
Swansea4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SwanseaG. Potter
Substitutes
- 13S. BendaG
- 22Joseph Rodon79'D6.7
- 16Joel Asoro68'F6.7
- 27Jay FultonM
- 9Oliver McBurnieF
- 19B. McKayM
- 11L. Narsingh69'M6.4
MiddlesbroughT. Pulis
Substitutes
- 1D. KonstantopoulosG
- 5R. Shotton32'D5.8
- 37M. BešićM
- 17Patrick McNairM
- 28Marcus TavernierD
- 9B. Assombalonga55'F6.4
- 18Ashley Fletcher55'F6.4
Team statistics
60%Possession40%
16Total shots13
7Shots on target1
8Shots off target6
1Blocked shots6
3Corners4
0Offsides3
11Fouls13
1Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves4
655Total passes414
584Accurate passes348
89%Pass accuracy84%
Swansea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bersant Celina | 90 | – | 2 | 3 | 8 | – | 1 | 8.9 |
| Connor Roberts | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Wayne Routledge | 68 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Mike Van der Hoorn | 79 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Nathan Dyer | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| George Byers | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Daniel James | 69 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Kyle Naughton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joel Asoro | 22 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Joseph Rodon | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Luciano Narsingh | 21 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Kristoffer Nordfeldt | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Clayton | 55 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Stewart Downing | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| George Saville | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Howson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| John Mikel Obi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Daniel Ayala | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| George Friend | 32 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Darren Randolph | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Britt Assombalonga | 35 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.4 |
| Ashley Fletcher | 35 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jordan Hugill | 55 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Dael Fry | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ryan Shotton | 58 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
Recent Form
SwanseaWLLLL
- W02 Apr 19HBrentford3-0
- L30 Mar 19ANottingham Forest1-2
- L16 Mar 19HManchester City2-3
- L13 Mar 19AWest Brom0-3
- L08 Mar 19ANorwich0-1
MiddlesbroughLLLLL
- L02 Apr 19HBristol City0-1
- L30 Mar 19HNorwich0-1
- L16 Mar 19AAston Villa0-3
- L13 Mar 19HPreston1-2
- L09 Mar 19HBrentford1-2
Head-to-head
- 22 Sept 18Middlesbrough0-0Swansea
- 02 Apr 17Swansea0-0Middlesbrough
- 17 Dec 16Middlesbrough3-0Swansea
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2018/19
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Aston Villa | 46 | +21 | 76 |
| 6 | Derby | 46 | +15 | 74 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +8 | 73 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 46 | +6 | 70 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | +7 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea | 46 | +3 | 65 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | +14 | 64 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -2 | 64 |
Before and after
Swansea
- Previous: Swansea 3-0 Brentford, 2 Apr 2019 · EFL Championship
- Next: Swansea 3-1 Stoke City, 9 Apr 2019 · EFL Championship
Middlesbrough
- Previous: Middlesbrough 0-1 Bristol City, 2 Apr 2019 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bolton 0-2 Middlesbrough, 9 Apr 2019 · EFL Championship
Data updated