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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 16 (setup 1, season 31)
Swansea City
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
RUI Pedro dos Santos PATRÍCIO17Loris KARIUS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Elseid HYSAJ826Jairo RIEDEWALD
MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior737Chris BRUNT
David ALABA747Emmanuel Agyemang BADU
Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, PEPE75Jonathan TAH
Giorgio CHIELLINI766Justin HOOGMA
Luka MODRIC87Michael CARRICK
Eden HAZARD87Ahmed MUSA
David Jiménez SILVA9Carlton MORRIS
Anthony MARTIAL106Andy KING
Karim BENZEMA6116Eric CHOUPO-MOTING
Mark RoseManager
ENES Ünal12Shane LONG
SERGIO Rico González13Jason PUNCHEON
GONÇALO Manuel Ganchinho GUEDES14Joe LEDLEY
Andrea PINAMONTI15Glenn WHELAN
Davide ZAPPACOSTA16Ryan KENT

Swansea City 2 Birmingham City 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 63,126, Stadium: Liberty, Referee: Mike THORPE 7½)
12 Modric, 45+1 ModricScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
15 Pepe, 76 MartialBookings
4Corners8
10Fouls8
2Offsides0
4Shots on4
9Shots off3
13Total shots7
2Shots saved4
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Eden HAZARD
12GOAL!! A long ball from MARCELO down the middle fell to the lurking MODRIC who placed a right foot shot into the top corner. (1-0 Swansea City)
14A shot from BENZEMA was smothered by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
15PEPE given a yellow card by the ref.
23HAZARD drove a right foot shot inches over from twenty-five yards out.
25A header by MARTIAL at the far post was comfortably collected by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
34BRUNT nodded the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
44KING's shot beat RUI PATRÍCIO but rebounded off the Swansea City crossbar.
45+1GOAL!! MODRIC dribbled forward, looked up and slammed a shot into the Birmingham City net. (2-0 Swansea City)
 
47HAZARD was put clear by ALABA and he stepped inside KARIUS but rammed his shot over the bar.
48A lovely cross from CHOUPO-MOTING, was shot goalbound by MORRIS only for the 'keeper to block.
51A accurate pass fell to MARCELO and his deadly effort floated narrowly wide.
61A great effort from MUSA scraped the top of the crossbar.
64ALABA beat KING and hit the ball to BENZEMA who fumbled his effort wide.
65A cross from HAZARD left SILVA in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
70The Swansea City 'keeper was able to claw away a wicked shot.
76THORPE books MARTIAL for a poor tackle.
77CHOUPO-MOTING beat two Swansea City players and drove a golden opportunity just beyond the near post.
80The bemused 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from TAH dropped just over.
83A poor shot from MARTIAL trickled agonisingly wide.
85MARTIAL rushed a simple chance.
87KING worked the ball to BADU, MUSA latched onto his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of RUI PATRÍCIO.
88A free-kick from MARTIAL flew wide.