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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 23 (setup 1, season 26)
Swansea City
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Samir HANDANOVIC17DIEGO Alves Carreira
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Stephan LICHTSTEINER82Darijo SRNA
David ALABA837ADRIANO Correia Claro
Claudio MARCHISIO747Toni KROOS
Vincent KOMPANY5Benedikt HÖWEDES
Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, PEPE766DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho
Eden HAZARD67Valon BEHRAMI
David Jiménez SILVA786Ezequiel Iván LAVEZZI
Sergio Leonel AGÜERO97Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR
Luka MODRIC7106Antonio DI NATALE
Robin VAN PERSIE11Samuel ETO'O Fils
Mark RoseManager
Dennis PRAET12Lars BENDER
RUI Pedro dos Santos PATRÍCIO13Roman WEIDENFELLER
Karim BENZEMA14Álvaro ARBELOA Coca
Adrien RABIOT157Wesley SNEIJDER
Mateo KOVACIC16Clément GRENIER

Swansea City 3 Rochdale 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 59,714, Stadium: Liberty, Referee: Alan WILEY 5½)
18 Alaba, 70 Silva, 88 Van PersieScorers29 Huntelaar, 47 Eto'o
Substitutions71 Lavezzi <=> Arbeloa, 71 Adriano <=> Sneijder
Sendings off
Bookings4 David Luiz, 35 Lavezzi, 71 Di Natale
3Corners11
3Fouls18
4Offsides5
4Shots on6
8Shots off3
12Total shots9
1Shots saved4
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Stephan LICHTSTEINER
3The bemused DIEGO could only watch as a backpass from BEHRAMI fell just wide.
4DAVID LUIZ cautioned for a poor tackle.
12KROOS shot wide.
14A poor strike from MARCHISIO trickled agonisingly wide.
16Uncertainty in the Rochdale defence enabled MODRIC to thump the ball over the bar.
18GOAL!! A nice run by SILVA on the left was capped by a wonderful cross which ALABA forced home at the far post. (1-0 Swansea City)
20An exceptional effort from MODRIC scraped the upright.
22A free-kick from AGÜERO raced wide.
29GOAL!! A short backpass by LICHTSTEINER enabled HUNTELAAR to run in and slide the ball past the 'keeper. (1-1)
30SILVA made space on the right and dragged the ball to AGÜERO who touched the ball over.
31BEHRAMI was put clear by KROOS and he dummied the 'keeper but rammed his shot over.
35LAVEZZI booked for arguing with the referee.
37BEHRAMI's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Swansea City post.
38AGÜERO's shot was well saved by the Rochdale 'keeper.
42BEHRAMI charged through the Swansea City defence but shot straight at HANDANOVIC.
 
47GOAL!! After being forced wide ETO'O was able to drive the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (2-1 Rochdale)
48AGÜERO ran onto a great ball from SILVA but dragged his shot wide of the lefthand post.
54AGÜERO rattled a simple chance past the near post.
59A right foot effort from KROOS was blocked by the Swansea City 'keeper.
62KROOS's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
70GOAL!! After some steady play on the left SILVA came inside and blasted the ball into the back of the net. (2-2)
71The referee books DI NATALE for a poor tackle.
75A corner bobbled toward KROOS who touched an effort over.
88GOAL!! As DI NATALE was attempting to hold back KOMPANY the ball dropped to VAN PERSIE who fired the ball into the net. (3-2 Swansea City)