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Stoke City vs Swansea City: result, line-ups and stats

Stoke City 12 · 10 points
  • 10' Eric-Junior Bocat
1 - 2
Swansea City 2 · 14 points
  • 22' Joseph Opoku
  • 66' Adam Idah

Line-ups Stoke City vs Swansea City

Stoke City 4-2-3-1 · Mark Robins
1 Johansson
17 Bocat
5 Graham
18 Lawal
16 Wilmot
6 Ingelsson
8 Galbraith
7 Thomas
19 Rigo
42 Manhoef
20 Gallagher
  • 46' M. Talovierov Bosun Lawal
  • 70' Djibril Soumaré Svante Ingelsson
  • 70' Jun-ho Bae Tomas Rigo
  • 70' Róbert Boženík Sam Gallagher

Line-up for Stoke City: Johansson, Bocat, Graham, Lawal, Wilmot, Ingelsson, Galbraith, Thomas, Rigo, Manhoef, Gallagher

Bench
  • 24 J. Griffiths
  • 43 F. Anderson
  • 23 B. Gibson
  • 40 M. Talovierov 46'
  • 4 B. Pearson
  • 27 D. Soumare 70'
  • 58 T. Martin
  • 10 Bae Jun-Ho 70'
  • 9 R. Bozenik 70'
Absentees Stoke City

Cresswell, Gallagher, Ingelsson (injured), Lawal (unavailable)

Swansea City 4-1-4-1 · Vitor Emanuel Soares Matos
22 Vigouroux
14 Tymon
23 Welsh
5 Cabango
26 Lissah
4 Fulton
49 Yeo
6 Stamenić
8 Just
30 Opoku
9 Vipotnik
  • 55' Josh Key Filip Lissah
  • 65' Ji-sung Eom Moussa Yeo
  • 65' Melker Widell Elijah Just
  • 65' Adam Idah Zan Vipotnik
  • 84' Leo Walta Jay Fulton

Line-up for Swansea City: Vigouroux, Tymon, Welsh, Cabango, Lissah, Fulton, Yeo, Stamenić, Just, Opoku, Vipotnik

Bench
  • 1 A. Fisher
  • 50 C. Heywood
  • 2 J. Key 55'
  • 20 T. Parente
  • 10 Eom Ji-Sung 65'
  • 7 M. Widell 65'
  • 21 L. Walta 84'
  • 33 A. Idah 65'
  • 35 Ronald
Absentees Swansea City

Burgess, Stewart (injured)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Stoke City

  1. Ethan Galbraith Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Eric-Junior Bocat Defender 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Justin Devenny Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Sam Gallagher Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Ben Johnson Defender 1 goals 0 assists

Swansea City

  1. Adam Idah Forward 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Ji-sung Eom Forward 2 goals 2 assists
  3. Zan Vipotnik Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Joseph Opoku Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Ronald Forward 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Stoke City

Player Starts Min. Form
Viktor Johansson 5/5 450 strong
Ben Johnson 5/5 450 solid
Ethan Galbraith 5/5 450 strong
Djibril Soumaré 5/5 431 solid
Ben Wilmot 5/5 405 solid
Eric-Junior Bocat 4/5 381 solid
Luke Graham 4/4 360 strong
George Hirst 4/5 274 mixed

Swansea City

Player Starts Min. Form
Lawrence Vigouroux 5/5 450 solid
Josh Tymon 5/5 450 solid
Stephen Welsh 5/5 446 strong
Filip Lissah 4/5 368 solid
Marko Stamenić 4/5 353 solid
Moussa Yeo 3/5 331 strong
Stephen Eustaquio 3/5 317 solid
Josh Key 4/4 315 strong

Stats

Stoke City Match Swansea City
  • 0.65 xG 0.62
  • 41% Possession 59%
  • 6 Shots 7
  • 2 Shots on target 3
  • 4 Shots off target 3
  • 4 Corners 5
  • 14 Fouls 9
  • 1 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

STK home Per match SWA away
2.00 Points 2.00
2.00 Goals for 2.00
0.67 Goals against 1.33
1.12 xG for 1.56
1.35 xG against 1.05
4.0 Corners 4.7
LWW Home and away form WWL

Stoke City vs Swansea City: head-to-head record

30 previous meetings
15 Stoke City 6 draws 9 Swansea City
  • Goals per match2.73
  • Both teams scored57%
  • Over 2.5 goals53%
  • Mar 2026 Swansea City 2 - 0 Stoke City
  • Dec 2025 Stoke City 2 - 1 Swansea City
  • Feb 2025 Stoke City 3 - 1 Swansea City
  • Oct 2024 Swansea City 0 - 0 Stoke City
  • Apr 2024 Swansea City 3 - 0 Stoke City
  • Dec 2023 Stoke City 1 - 1 Swansea City
  • Feb 2023 Swansea City 1 - 3 Stoke City
  • Aug 2022 Stoke City 1 - 1 Swansea City
  • Feb 2022 Stoke City 3 - 0 Swansea City
  • Aug 2021 Swansea City 1 - 3 Stoke City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Stoke City vs Swansea City?

O. Langford took charge of Stoke City vs Swansea City.

Who is unavailable for Stoke City against Swansea City?

Stoke City are without Aaron Cresswell (knee injury), Bosun Lawal (not registered), Sam Gallagher (injury) and Svante Ingelsson (injury).

Who is unavailable for Swansea City against Stoke City?

Swansea City are without Cameron Burgess (achilles tendon injury) and Ross Stewart (injury).

What formation do Stoke City play?

Stoke City have used a 3-5-2 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

What formation do Swansea City play?

Swansea City have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Stoke City and Swansea City finish?

On 7 March 2026, Swansea City vs Stoke City finished 2-0.

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