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Swansea Edges Middlesbrough in Close Encounter at Swansea.com Stadium
Swansea secured a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough in a tightly contested match at the Swansea.com Stadium on March 8th, 2025. The game, part of the Championship’s 36th round, was decided by a single goal scored by Jae Sung Eom in the 26th minute, assisted by Luke Cullen. Despite having less possession (40% compared to Middlesbrough’s 60%), Swansea proved more clinical in front of goal, registering 13 shots (4 on target) to Middlesbrough’s 9 (only 1 on target). Both teams displayed a committed approach, with Swansea committing 16 fouls and Middlesbrough 12. Referee Ruebyn Ricardo, from England, issued a yellow card to each side; Andy Dijksteel for Middlesbrough and Guillermo Franco for Swansea. The win provides Swansea with vital three points in their promotion push.
Substitutions middlesbrough: at minute 46 S. Iling Junior came in and R. Giles went out., at minute 46 K. Iheanacho came in and M. Forss went out., at minute 70 D. Burgzorg came in and M. Whittaker went out., at minute 79 J. Howson came in and D. Fry went out.
Substitutions swansea: at minute 63 H. Delcroix came in and H. Darling went out., at minute 74 F. Bianchini came in and Z. Vipotnik went out., at minute 74 O. Cooper came in and J. Eom went out., at minute 81 J. Fulton came in and L. Cullen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Swansea
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