Stoke City vs Swansea 1-2
Swansea beat Stoke City 2-1 at the bet365 Stadium in the opening round of the Championship. Stoke's E. Bocat opened the scoring in the 10th minute, before J. Opoku equalised for Swansea in the 22nd and A. Idah struck the winner in the 66th. Swansea enjoyed 59% possession, though the sides were close on shots (6 for Stoke, 7 for Swansea).
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- E. Bocat assist T. Rigo10'
- 22'J. Opoku assist Z. Vipotnik
- Luke Graham · Yellow card36'
- B. Lawal for M. Talovierov46'
- 53'Filip Lissah · Yellow card
- 55'F. Lissah for J. Key
- 65'M. K. Yeo for Eom Ji-Sung
- 65'E. Just for M. Widell
- 65'Z. Vipotnik for A. Idah
- 66'A. Idah assist J. Tymon
- S. Ingelsson for D. Soumare70'
- T. Rigo for Bae Jun-Ho70'
- S. Gallagher for R. Bozenik70'
- 84'J. Fulton for L. Walta
- 86'Melker Widell · Yellow card
- 90+1'Josh Tymon · Yellow card
Match stats
Line-ups
Stoke City starting XI
- 1V. Johansson
- 16B. Wilmot
- 18B. Lawal
- 5L. Graham
- 17E. Bocat
- 8E. Galbraith
- 6S. Ingelsson
- 42M. Manhoef
- 19T. Rigo
- 7S. Thomas
- 20S. Gallagher
Stoke City bench · coach Mark Robins
Swansea starting XI
- 22L. Vigouroux
- 26F. Lissah
- 5B. Cabango
- 23S. Welsh
- 14J. Tymon
- 4J. Fulton
- 30J. Opoku
- 8E. Just
- 6M. Stamenic
- 49M. K. Yeo
- 9Z. Vipotnik
Swansea bench · coach Vitor Emanuel Soares Matos
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Championship table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 13 | +13 | 28 |
| 2 |  Birmingham | 14 | +13 | 26 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 14 | +5 | 26 |
| 4 |  Swansea | 14 | +5 | 26 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 14 | +5 | 25 |
| 6 |  Southampton | 14 | +15 | 24 |
