Potter’s magic slowly returns as Swansea resist Millwall’s direct approach

After their unbeaten start to 2019 came to an end last weekend at Bristol City, Graham Potters Swansea City got back on track on Saturday with a narrow 1-0 home victory over Millwall. In this tactical analysis of the EFL Championship encounter, well take a detailed look at how Swansea were able to eke out the win and manage some pressure in the second half as the visitors looked for an equaliser following George Byers opener just two minutes before half-time.

The teams and setups

Having missed winger Dan James for the trip to Bristol City after a failed move to Leeds United, Swansea manager Graham Potter welcomed him back to the starting line-up. Oli McBurnie was benched due to illness and Wayne Routledge returned following an injury.

Millwall manager Neil Harris named an unchanged side from the one that drew 0-0 at home against Rotherham United the weekend before.

Swansea City were identified above as playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation but given their flexible rotations, it could also have been regarded as a 4-3-3 with the midfield trio of Matt Grimes, George Byers and Bersant Celina all playing different roles. Grimes was the deepest of the three and as weve seen in previous games in recent weeks, he dropped in between the two centre-backs to start attacking moves from deep positions.

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