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Swansea City host Leeds United in Championship's sole Sunday fixture Kick-off: 15: 00 GMT at Swansea. com Stadium Leeds will go top with victory in south Wales Harry Darling gets on end of free-kick to give Swansea early lead Gareth Vincent Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United Good work from Matt Grimes sees Myles Peart-Harris do well initially to shrug off, but his cross is too close to Illan Meslier. Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United Ian Walsh Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales Leeds have two or three players with lots of pace that can hurt Swansea, Daniel James being one of them. Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United The rain had eased briefly in Swansea this afternoon. .. but it's back. With a vengeance. Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United Lee Hendrie on Sky Sports: "Swansea have been camped in their own half. " Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United Leeds surge forward on another counter. This time Swansea recover but the visitors' pace on the break is causing problems for the home side. Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United Lee Hendrie on Sky Sports: "Leeds are asking all sorts of questions. I'm not sure what Swansea are doing defensively. " Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United Joe Rothwell whips in a Leeds free-kick but Josh Key clears. Leeds work the ball back into the box and Joel Piroe lays off for Dan James, but his low shot is hacked clear by Ben Cabango. Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United Ian Walsh Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales Swansea will be very disappointed with that. Losing possession again from a 50-50. It's a fantastic goal by Leeds. That's three challenges that they've lost in key areas of the pitch which has allowed Leeds to get into the box to create. Swansea City 1-1 Leeds United That's a first Leeds goal for Manor Solomon since he arrived on loan from Spurs. He may not get a simpler one than that, with the Israel international sweeping in at the far post. Manor Solomon Leeds deservedly level. Myles Peart-Harris loses possession too easily and Pascal Struijk sends Daniel James down the right flank. His low ball across goal means a simple finish for Manor Solomon. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Swansea are ahead, but they are by no means comfortable. Leeds continue to ask questions of Luke Williams' team. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Swansea’s
Championship record when scoring first - since November 2023 - makes for pretty good reading for today's home fans. Won 15, drawn 6, defeats 0 But their last defeat when
scoring first in the Championship was. .. wait for it. .. against Leeds in a 3-1 defeat on 29 November, 2023. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Leeds come forward once more and once again Sam Byram finds space down the left, but his cross is cut out. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Swansea try to bring a bit of calm by keeping possession for a moment. It has been a frantic start. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Lee Hendrie on Sky
Sports: “The delivery in
from Matt Grimes, this is brilliant. “Pace, whip, bent
away from the goalkeeper. The big question mark is Leeds’ defending. “Harry Darling, it
looks far too easy. He just
cushions it in that near post, what a great start for Swansea. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Leeds threaten once more as Sam Byram breaks the offside trap and centres for Manor Solomon, but he does not get enough on his shot. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Swansea fans enjoying themselves now, as you would expect. But the packed away end responds with a loud rendition of Marching on Together. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Ian Walsh Former Wales striker on BBC Radio Wales Brilliant finish from the big centre-half but equally a fantastic ball in. It's shocking defending by Leeds. Swansea City 1-0 Leeds United Leeds were unhappy with the award of the free-kick which led to Swansea's goal. Ao Tanaka was penalised for a foul on Ronald. It did look a harsh call. Harry Darling Swansea snatch the lead with the first genuine chance of the game as Harry Darling scores his first goal of the season. Matt Grimes curls a free-kick from the left flank and Darling cushions home from close range with his right foot. Last Updated 24th November 2024 at 15: 20 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Luke Williams Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Daniel Farke Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Luke Williams Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Daniel Farke Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Swansea City have lost each of their last three league games against Leeds United, only ever enduring a longer run of defeats against them once before – five defeats between 1962 and 1964. Leeds United have won each of their last two away league games against Swansea City and will be looking to record three victories against the Welsh side in succession for the first time in club history. Swansea are the Championship’s lowest scorers this season (11 goals), converting just 6. 8% of their shots, the second worst conversion rate ahead only of QPR (6. 5%). Leeds have completed the most passes in the Championship this season (7, 366) and are averaging the most possession (62. 4%), while Swansea average the second-most possession (60. 1%). Leeds also average the most possession when they are winning in games (60. 3%) and have faced the fewest shots per 90 minutes when ahead (5. 8). Leeds have faced just 96 shots in 15 Championship matches this season, the fewest by a team after 15 games in a Championship campaign on record since 2013-14. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.