title: 2020–21 Swansea City A.F.C. season
text: # 2020–21 Swansea City A.F.C. season
  
  The 2020–21 season was the 101st season of Swansea City in the English football league system and third consecutive season in the Championship. They also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
  
  ## Club
  
  ### First-team staff
  
  | Position | Name |
  | - | - |
  | Head coach | Steve Cooper |
  | Assistant coaches | Mike Marsh |
  | Assistant coaches | Alan Tate |
  | Fitness coach | David Tivey |
  | Goalkeeping coach | Martyn Margetson |
  | Head of Performance Analysis | Steve Rands |
  | Head of recruitment | Andy Scott |
  
  ### First-team squad
  
      As of 4 February 2021
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ENG | Freddie Woodman (on loan from Newcastle United) |
  | 2 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bennett |
  | 3 | DF | IRL | Ryan Manning |
  | 5 | DF | ENG | Marc Guéhi (on loan from Chelsea) |
  | 6 | MF | SCO | Jay Fulton |
  | 7 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith |
  | 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Grimes (captain) |
  | 9 | FW | JAM | Jamal Lowe |
  | 10 | FW | GHA | André Ayew |
  | 11 | FW | USA | Jordan Morris (on loan from Seattle Sounders) |
  | 13 | GK | GER | Steven Benda |
  | 14 | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane (on loan from Aston Villa) |
  | 15 | MF | ENG | Wayne Routledge |
  | 17 | FW | ENG | Morgan Whittaker |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 18 | GK | ENG | Ben Hamer |
  | 19 | FW | USA | Paul Arriola (on loan from D.C. United) |
  | 20 | FW | WAL | Liam Cullen |
  | 21 | MF | ENG | Yan Dhanda |
  | 22 | DF | ENG | Joel Latibeaudiere |
  | 23 | DF | WAL | Connor Roberts |
  | 24 | DF | ENG | Jake Bidwell |
  | 26 | DF | ENG | Kyle Naughton |
  | 27 | GK | WAL | Josh Gould |
  | 30 | DF | WAL | Tivonge Rushesha |
  | 34 | DF | WAL | Kieron Freeman |
  | 36 | DF | WAL | Brandon Cooper |
  | 44 | DF | WAL | Ben Cabango |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Transfers in
  
  | Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 August 2020 | DM | Korey Smith | Bristol City | Free transfer |
  | 27 August 2020 | RW | Jamal Lowe | Wigan Athletic | £800,000 |
  | 16 October 2020 | CB | Joel Latibeaudiere | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
  | 16 October 2020 | CB | Ryan Bennett | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer |
  | 16 October 2020 | LB | Ryan Manning | Queens Park Rangers | £250,000 |
  | 15 January 2021 | GK | Ben Hamer | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
  | 1 February 2021 | FW | Morgan Whittaker | Derby County | Undisclosed |
  | 1 February 2021 | RB | Kieron Freeman | Swindon Town | Undisclosed |
  
  ### Loans in
  
  | Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 August 2020 | GK | Freddie Woodman | Newcastle United | End of season |
  | 25 August 2020 | CM | Morgan Gibbs-White | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 January 2021 |
  | 26 August 2020 | CB | Marc Guéhi | Chelsea | End of season |
  | 2 October 2020 | CF | Viktor Gyökeres | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 January 2021 |
  | 16 October 2020 | AM | Kasey Palmer | Bristol City | 5 January 2021 |
  | 19 January 2021 | CM | Conor Hourihane | Aston Villa | End of season |
  | 22 January 2021 | LW | Jordan Morris | Seattle Sounders | End of season |
  | 1 February 2021 | RW | Paul Arriola | D.C. United | End of season |
  
  ### Transfers out
  
  | Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 July 2020 | CF | Courtney Baker-Richardson | Barrow | Released |
  | 1 July 2020 | CM | Cameron Berry | Inter Leipzig | Released |
  | 1 July 2020 | CM | Kees de Boer | ADO Den Haag | Released |
  | 1 July 2020 | AM | Keiran Evans | Unattached | Released |
  | 1 July 2020 | MF | Arnór Guðjohnsen | Fylkir | Released |
  | 1 July 2020 | LW | Jefferson Montero | Querétaro | Released |
  | 1 July 2020 | CM | Tom Price | Cardiff Metropolitan University | Released |
  | 1 July 2020 | LW | Marc Walsh | Unattached | Released |
  | 31 July 2020 | GK | Erwin Mulder | Heerenveen | Free transfer |
  | 5 August 2020 | CB | Mike van der Hoorn | Arminia Bielefeld | Released |
  | 9 September 2020 | AM | Bersant Celina | Dijon | Undisclosed |
  | 5 October 2020 | LW | Kristoffer Peterson | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Undisclosed |
  | 16 October 2020 | CB | Joe Rodon | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |
  | 8 January 2021 | CM | Jack Evans | Newport County | Free transfer |
  | 26 January 2021 | CB | Joe Lewis | Torquay United | Undisclosed |
  | 8 February 2021 | CF | Joel Asoro | Djurgården | Undisclosed |
  
  ### Loans out
  
  | Start date | Position | Name | To | Expiry date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 September 2020 | CB | Brandon Cooper | Newport County | 5 January 2021 |
  | 9 September 2020 | CM | Jack Evans | Pafos | 1 January 2021 |
  | 16 September 2020 | CF | Joel Asoro | Genoa | 1 February 2021 |
  | 23 September 2020 | GK | Josh Gould | Barry Town United | 12 January 2021 |
  | 25 September 2020 | LW | Barrie McKay | Fleetwood Town | End of season |
  | 7 January 2021 | LB | Declan John | Bolton Wanderers | End of season |
  | 23 January 2021 | CM | George Byers | Portsmouth | End of season |
  | 1 February 2021 | LB | Matt Blake | Cardiff Met | End of season |
  | 1 February 2021 | ST | Josh Thomas | Cardiff Met | End of season |
  | 1 February 2021 | RW | Jordon Garrick | Swindon Town | End of season |
  | 21 February 2021 | CB | Cameron Evans | Waterford | 30 November 2021 |
  
  ### New contracts
  
  | Date signed | Position | Name | Contract length | Expiry date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 December 2020 | DF | Brandon Cooper | 2.5 Years | 30 June 2023 |
  | 21 December 2020 | WG | Adrian Akande | 2.5 Years | 30 June 2023 |
  | 21 December 2020 | CM | Harry Jones | 1.5 Years | 30 June 2022 |
  | 21 December 2020 | ST | Josh Thomas | 2.5 Years | 30 June 2023 |
  | 24 December 2020 | GK | Lewis Webb | 3.5 Years | 30 June 2024 |
  | 13 January 2021 | GK | Steven Benda | 3.5 Years | 30 June 2024 |
  | 18 January 2021 | CM | Jay Fulton | 3.5 Years | 30 June 2024 |
  | 26 January 2021 | RB | Tivonge Rushesha | 2.5 Years | 30 June 2023 |
  | 27 January 2021 | ST | Liam Cullen | 3.5 Years | 30 June 2024 |
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Championship | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 050.00 |
  | FA Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 066.67 |
  | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
  | Total | 50 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 050.00 |
  
  Updated to match played 8 May 2021 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Championship
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norwich City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 97 | Promotion to the Premier League |
  | 2 | Watford (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 91 | Promotion to the Premier League |
  | 3 | Brentford (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 87 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  | 4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  | 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 78 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  | 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 77 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  | 7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 70 | |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 8 May 2021. Source:
  
  **Results by matchday**
  
  | Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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  | Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L |
  | Position | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition. The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch.
  
  ### EFL Cup
  
  The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
      As of match played 17 February 2021
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
  | 1 | GK | ENG | Freddie Woodman | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | GER | Steven Benda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||||
  | 2 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bennett | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | IRL | Ryan Manning | 9 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | ENG | Marc Guéhi | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | ENG | Joel Latibeaudiere | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | WAL | Connor Roberts | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | ENG | Jake Bidwell | 31 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 26 | DF | ENG | Kyle Naughton | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 34 | DF | WAL | Kieron Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 44 | DF | WAL | Ben Cabango | 23 | 3 | 20+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||||
  | 6 | MF | SCO | Jay Fulton | 27 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith | 25 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Grimes | 30 | 4 | 24+3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | IRL | Conor Hourihane | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | ENG | Wayne Routledge | 9 | 1 | 0+6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | ENG | Morgan Whittaker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | USA | Paul Arriola | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | ENG | Yan Dhanda | 17 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 31 | MF | WAL | Oli Cooper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||||
  | 9 | FW | JAM | Jamal Lowe | 31 | 9 | 27+1 | 9 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | GHA | André Ayew | 28 | 9 | 26+1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | USA | Jordan Morris | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | WAL | Liam Cullen | 10 | 2 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | Transferred to another club ||||||||||||
  | 4 | DF | WAL | Joe Rodon | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 16 | FW | SWE | Joel Asoro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | SWE | Kristoffer Peterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | Returned to parent club ||||||||||||
  | 11 | MF | ENG | Morgan Gibbs-White | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 14 | FW | SWE | Viktor Gyökeres | 12 | 1 | 2+9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 45 | MF | ENG | Kasey Palmer | 12 | 1 | 2+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Out on loan to another club ||||||||||||
  | 28 | MF | SCO | George Byers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 38 | DF | WAL | Cameron Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 41 | FW | JAM | Jordon Garrick | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ### Assists
  
      As of match played 17 February 2021
  
  | Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | DF | 24 | Jake Bidwell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
  | 2 | DF | 23 | Connor Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | 3 | MF | 21 | Yan Dhanda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 3 | MF | 7 | Korey Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 3 | DF | 3 | Ryan Manning | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | MF | 8 | Matt Grimes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 6 | FW | 10 | André Ayew | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | MF | 3 | Jay Fulton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | MF | 11 | Morgan Gibbs-White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | MF | 15 | Wayne Routledge | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | FW | 41 | Jordon Garrick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | DF | 44 | Ben Cabango | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
      As of match played 10 February 2021
  
  | Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | | DF | Ryan Bennett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | 5 | | DF | Marc Guéhi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | 6 | | MF | Jay Fulton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | 8 | | DF | Matt Grimes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | 10 | | FW | André Ayew | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | 23 | | DF | Connor Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | 24 | | DF | Jake Bidwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | 21 | | MF | Yan Dhanda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | 44 | | DF | Ben Cabango | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | 1 | | GK | Freddie Woodman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | 7 | | MF | Korey Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | 9 | | FW | Jamal Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | 26 | | DF | Kyle Naughton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 14 | 14 | | MF | Conor Hourihane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | 38 | | MF | Cameron Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | 45 | | MF | Kasey Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
  