“After a flurry of early chances including a post and two saves, Eom Ji-Sung finally opened the scoring, assisted by Adam Idah.”
Pivotal“Adam Idah doubled Swansea's lead with a right-footed finish, turning provider Eom Ji-Sung into the assist man this time.”
Pivotal
Swansea City
Watford
Outstanding performance
Swansea City•AttackerSwansea City made a mockery of Watford's resistance inside the opening 30 minutes, riding a wave of early pressure that saw Marko Stamenic hit the post and Joseph Opoku denied twice before Eom Ji-Sung finally broke through in the 8th minute. Adam Idah, involved in the build-up for the opener, doubled the lead himself just before the half-hour, converting after Eom Ji-Sung returned the favor. From there, Swansea's 60% possession and 18 shots to Watford's 9 told the story of a side content to manage the game, while Watford's response was toothless -- just 3 shots on target and 4 offsides betraying a lack of cutting edge. The result lifts Swansea's momentum heading into their next fixture, while Watford will need to address a defense that conceded twice inside half an hour against a side clearly the sharper of the two from the first whistle.
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Jordan ZemuraYellow CardJordan Zemura receives a yellow card.
Rocco Vata takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
On comes Jenson Seelt, off goes Stephen Welsh.
Luca Kjerrumgaard is on, and Iker Bravo Solanilla is off.
Corner awarded.
Melker Widell's right-footed shot is saved.
Kévin KebenYellow CardYellow card issued to Kevin Keben Biakolo.
Offside.
Iker Bravo Solanilla takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Mamadou Doumbia attempted a header but missed the shot.
Edo Kayembe takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Melker Widell takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Josh Tymon takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Jay Fulton replaces Marko Stamenic.
Hector KyprianouYellow CardYellow card issued to Hector Kyprianou.
Zan Vipotnik comes on for Adam Idah.
Offside.
Rocco Vata comes on for Othmane Maamma.
Hector Kyprianou takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Eom Ji-Sung takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Moussa Yeo is on, and Joseph Opoku is off.
On Melker Widell, off Elijah Henry Just.
Eom Ji-Sung takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Edoardo Bove comes on for Amin Nabizada.
First half ends with the score at 2-0.
Hector Kyprianou's header is saved.
Adam Idah takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Mamadou Doumbia attempted a header but missed the shot.
Offside.
Branimir Mlacic is on, and Omar Traore is off.
Adam IdahAdam Idah takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Ji-sung Eom
Goal! Adam Idah scores to make it 2-0, assisted by Eom Ji-Sung.
Adam IdahAdam Idah takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Yellow card shown to Omar Traore.
Adam Idah attempts a header but misses the shot.
Offside.
Hector Kyprianou takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Matthew Pollock takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Adam Idah takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Adam Idah takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Eom Ji-Sung takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Adam Idah
Goal! Eom Ji-Sung scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Adam Idah.
Joseph Opoku takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Joseph Opoku takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Marko Stamenic takes a shot with his head, but it hits the post.
Elijah Henry takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Adam Idah takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Edward Duckworth.
Third-placed Swansea City ride a wave of momentum into this Championship clash, fresh off a dominant 3-0 win at Derby, as they host a Watford side still unbeaten but searching for more consistency. With both clubs jostling near the top of the early table, this one carries genuine top-six implications.
