This Championship contest played out between West Bromwich Albion (WBA) and Swansea City on 12th August 2023, presented a richly contested match-up characterized primarily by a high number of cards, a notable number of goals, and an interesting disparity in corner kicks.

West Bromwich Albion came out victorious with a narrow 3-2 win. They shot into an early lead in the first half, 17 minutes into the game, laying the foundation of their eventual victory. Although Swansea managed to equalize in the 80th minute of the second half, WBA responded swiftly with two more goals within a span of 9 minutes. Even though Swansea pulled one back in the 75th minute, it was not enough to snatch the victory away from WBA.

On the disciplinary front, the match was quite fraught, with a total of 7 yellow cards awarded - 4 to Swansea and 3 to West Brom. The first half saw only one infraction with West Brom being penalized. Swansea, however, entered the second half less disciplined, receiving 4 yellow cards. Importantly, two of this came just before and after WBA's decisive third goal suggesting that discipline issues may have contributed to Swansea's failure to contain their opponents during these crucial moments in the match.

For corner kicks, the tables were turned. Despite losing, Swansea had twice as many corners as WBA. Swansea's 8 corners, compared to WBA's 4, indicate that they successfully pushed the game into their opponents' half more often. However, their conversion rate of these set pieces was evidently low, considering their lesser goal tally.

The offside rule also played a key part in this match. West Brom were caught out 3 times compared to Swansea's 2. The fact that these offside calls didn't result in more goals from either team suggests that both managed to uphold a defensive formation capable of implementing the offside trap effectively.

To conclude, while West Bromwich emerged victorious, they boasted fewer dominant stats than Swansea - less possession as indicated by fewer corners, and more offside calls. However, they were more effective in converting their goal attempts and managed to better handle their discipline despite the match being fraught with infractions. Swansea City might need to address their discipline and finishing abilities in order to turn these kinds of matches into victories.

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