Swansea City 1950-1951⢠Manager fears distractions at countryâs first major tournament since 1958 ⢠âIf the players have cabin fever, good; we have waited long enoughâ Wales will ban wags from their team hotel at Euro 2016. The presence of playersâ wives and girlfriends has been a thorny issue around major tournamentsâ¦
Guardian » 4hThis weekâs winner is Andrew Webster (Pato Banton), who wins a copy of Matchdays: the hidden story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng . Next week weâd like your takes on Robert Huth (but letâs try to steer clear of that incident, eh? ) . Send your efforts to [email protected] by noon on Mondayâ¦
Guardian » 5h⢠City believe Catalan tired of the politics at Barcelona and Bayern Munich ⢠Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba among targets but Vincent Kompany will stay Manchester City want Pep Guardiola to stay beyond his three-year contract and build a dynasty , with the club confident he will enter the best workingâ¦
Guardian » 5hReal Madrid to bid £60m for Romelu Lukaku , Liverpool to sell Martin Skrtel, Alex Iwobi picks Nigeria over England, plus more.
BBC Sport » 5hAt 23, Lingard has had a much more gradual rise to prominence, spending four loan spells away from Old Trafford
The Independent » 6hAshley backed new manager Rafa Benitez to keep the club in the top flight
The Independent » 6hWives, girlfriends and family members are banned from Wales' team hotel during the early stages of their Euro 2016 campaign, says Chris Coleman.
BBC Sport » 6hSources at the top of the club believe that the biggest challenge Guardiola will face is the colossal difficulty of the Premier League itself
The Independent » 6h
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Preston North End | 42 | 1.86 | 57 | W2-1 | L1-5 | |
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 1.46 | 52 | L2-3 | W2-1 | |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 42 | 1.18 | 50 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 42 | 1.21 | 49 | L0-1 | L0-5 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.15 | 48 | W4-2 | L0-2 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 0.98 | 46 | L1-2 | L0-3 | |
| 7 | Coventry City | 42 | 1.27 | 45 | W2-1 | L1-3 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 1.16 | 44 | L1-2 | L1-6 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 1.01 | 44 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 10 | Hull City | 42 | 1.06 | 43 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 0.94 | 43 | D2-2 | L0-1 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 42 | 0.90 | 43 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 0.99 | 42 | W3-2 | D1-1 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 1.17 | 41 | W2-1 | W3-2 | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 42 | 1.09 | 40 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 0.87 | 40 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 17 | Notts County | 42 | 1.02 | 39 | W2-1 | L2-3 | |
| 18 | Swansea City | 42 | 0.70 | 36 | |||
| 19 | Luton Town | 42 | 0.81 | 32 | L0-2 | L1-3 | |
| 20 | Bury | 42 | 0.70 | 32 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 42 | 0.64 | 30 | W2-0 | L1-3 | |
| 22 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.64 | 28 | L1-3 | L2-4 | |
| Swansea City | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 18th | 12th | 22nd |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Drawn | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Lost | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 14th | 8th | 9th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-1-3 | 5-0-1 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-11 | 11-8 | 6-9 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 20th | 19th | 20th |
| Goals scored | 54 | 34 | 20 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 19th | 7th | 19th |
| Goals conceded | 77 | 25 | 52 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 19th | 17th | 19th |
| Goal difference | -23 | +9 | -32 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 14th | 17th | 7th |
| Goal total | 131 | 59 | 72 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last 3 | ||
| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 5 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-1-4 | 7-1-2 | 1-1-9 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 4-5 | 7-3 | 2-9 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 |
L0-1 L1-2 L1-3 more |
| Occurence | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Swansea City | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 18th | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 77 | -23 | .432 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 54 | 79 | -25 | .422 | |
