Sunday , 16 August 2026

Preston North End FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale 14,464 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Harrison Ashby
Andrew Hughes 67' 1–1
Duane Holmes 79' 2–1
Ryan Ledson 11' Y
Alan Browne 48' Y
Y 48' Nathan Wood-Gordon

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Deepdale.

Match Details

  • Referee Josh Smith (England)
  • Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
  • Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
4
7
Preston North End FC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC 2022-11-01 Preston North End FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W
19 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
12 Aug Sunderland AFC H 2–1 W
05 Aug Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
08 May Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
29 Apr Sheffield United FC A 1–4 L
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
19 Aug Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
12 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–3 L
05 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
08 May West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–2 W
29 Apr Hull City AFC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Preston North End FC Swansea City AFC
#25 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Swansea City AFC
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Swansea City AFC for another epic battle.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Duane Holmes suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' The referee calls foul for Ryan Ledson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 16' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 21' Scotland international Azeem Abdulai has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 31' Ryan Ledson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 33' Swansea City AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harrison Ashby on 33.
  • 38' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kian Best made 378 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Alan Browne catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 53.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Kian Best by Ali McCann on 62 minute.
  • 67' Andrew Hughes doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Liam Cullen is replaced by Jamie Paterson.
  • 76' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 79' Magnificent from Duane Holmes! That is 22 goals in 385 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Swansea City AFC — Azeem Abdulai on, Harrison Ashby off on 80 minutes.
  • 84' Mykola Kukharevych is replacing Jerry Yates for the Swansea City AFC side.
  • 85' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Duane Holmes departs to be replaced by Jack Whatmough.
  • 90' Ben Woodburn is replacing Mads Frokjaer-Jensen for the Preston North End FC side.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Swansea City AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Duff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 3
Jamie Paterson 2
Borja Baston 2
Matt Grimes 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Courtney Baker-Richardson 1
Joe Rafferty 1
Ryan Manning 1

Head to Head

2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2023-04-19 Swansea City AFC 4–2 Preston North End FC 2022-11-01 Preston North End FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC

Preston North End FC Form

2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2023-08-12 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2023-08-05 Bristol City FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2023-05-08 Preston North End FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-04-29 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-08-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2023-08-19 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC L 2023-08-05 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-04-29 Hull City AFC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.9 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 77% + Preston North End FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC42% Draw34% Swansea City AFC24%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 78%
22%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 23%
77%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
58%
Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC23% Draw60% Swansea City AFC17%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.2%
1 – 0
16.1%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
2.3%
3 – 0
2.2%
3 – 1
1.8%
1 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 23% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 18% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.