Swansea secured a thrilling 3-2 win over West Brom in the reverse fixture in October last year courtesy of goals from Ryan Manning, Olivier Ntcham and Michael Obafemi.
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Swansea City will host West Bromwich Albion in an EFL Championship fixture at Swansea.com Stadium on Monday. The hosts are out of the race for a playoff spot and can finish only as high as seventh, while the Baggies are heading into the match knowing that a victory might help them secure a top six finish depending on the some other results. West Brom are occupying eighth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 66 points from 45 games, just two points adrift of sixth-placed Millwall, while the Swans are sitting two places behind the Baggies, separated by three points.
As we prepare to host West Bromwich Albion on the final day of the season, we take a look at Monday’s visitors.
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Swansea City’s outside top-six hopes came to an end last Saturday with a 1-1 draw away to Hull City. Ben Cabango’s own goal put the Tigers ahead inside the opening three minutes at MKM stadium before Russell Martin’s side leveled the score through Luke Cundle’s 39th-minute effort. The result ended their four game winning run in the Championship, while it extended their unbeaten streak to eight matches, winning six games in the process. The Welsh outfit have won 10 of their 22 league-games at Swansea.com stadium this season and they are heading into the match against West Brom on the back of three wins and a draw from their last four games in front of their own supporters.
West Brom, on the other hand, are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 win over Norwich City last weekend. The Baggies came from behind to secure all three points against the Canaries thanks to Conor Townsend’s equaliser on the stroke of half time and Jed Wallace’s 56th-minute winner. It was their 18th Championship-victory of the season. Although West Brom have the sixth-best home-record in the league, they haven’t been great on the road, collecting just 26 points from 22 away-matches in the second tier this season.
Swansea secured a thrilling 3-2 win over West Brom in the reverse fixture in October last year. The Swans opened the scoring through Ryan Manning’s 41st-minute effort before second-half strikes from Jake Livermore and Grady Diangana put the Baggies ahead. However, Olivier Ntcham made the score 2-2 twenty minutes from time, before providing the assist for Michael Obafemi to slot home the winner in the 89th-minute. It was Swansea’s 15th victory against West Brom from 30 encounters, while the Baggies have prevailed on 10 occasions and 5 meetings have ended in draws.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 30 |
| Swansea won | 15 |
| West Brom won | 10 |
| Draws | 5 |
| Total Swansea goals | 45 |
| Total West Brom goals | 42 |
| Biggest Swansea win | 3-0 (2014) |
| Biggest West Brom win | 5-1 (2019) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Swansea beat West Brom | 2-3 |
| Swansea beat West Brom | 0-2 |
| Swansea beat West Brom | 2-1 |
| Swansea draw West Brom | 0-0 |
| West Brom beat Swansea | 5-1 |
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