The 2020–21 season is Swansea City's 110th season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Championship. Alongside the Championship, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 June 2021 to 31 May 2022.
Head coach Steve Cooper left the club by mutual consent during pre-season, on 21 July 2021.[1] He was replaced by Russell Martin on 1 August, six days before Swansea's first game of the season.[2]
Friendlies[]
The Swans announced they would have friendlies against Swindon Town,[3]Plymouth Argyle,[4]Bristol Rovers,[5] and Forest Green Rovers[6] and Southampton[7] as part of the club's pre-season preparations. However, the friendly against Swindon was cancelled due to "ongoing logistical and operational issues" at Swindon.[8] The friendly against Bristol Rovers was also cancelled due to positive Coronavirus cases within Swansea's first-team bubble.[9]
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[14]
Results summary[]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
8
1
4
3
7
11
−4
7
0
3
1
1
3
−2
1
1
2
6
8
−2
Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]
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
Ground
A
H
H
A
A
H
H
A
Result
L
D
L
W
L
D
D
D
Position
21
19
20
16
19
21
20
21
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
Swansea City's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[15]
Swansea City were drawn away to Reading in the first round,[16][17] At home to Plymouth Argyle in the second round[18][19] and away to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round.[20][21]