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

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Championship · 2023-24

Preston North End FC

2 – 1

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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

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

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#23	Position	#1
4	Points	17
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	5 / 2 / 1
8	Scored	13
15	Conceded	6
-7	GD	+7
0.50	PPG	2.13
13%	Win %	63%

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

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Swansea City AFC are 1st (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Deepdale will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Swansea City AFC.
5' Preston North End FC have won 420 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jerry Yates made 57 appearances and scored 69 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
11' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 11.
16' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
21' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
31' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
33' Harrison Ashby puts Swansea City AFC on the lead.
38' Benjamin Cabango needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alan Browne on 48 minutes.
53' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
58' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact 3-5-2.
62' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ali McCann is hanging Kian Best on the field on 62 minute.
67' Andrew Hughes adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
71' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Liam Cullen is replaced by Jamie Paterson.
76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
79' Goal! Duane Holmes scores his 22 goal in 390 matches.
80' Azeem Abdulai gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Harrison Ashby and will look to change the dynamic.
84' Mykola Kukharevych gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Jerry Yates and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Jack Whatmough has so much to prove this time. He replaces Duane Holmes on 85 minute.
90' The supporters are chanting for Ben Woodburn. He replaces Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 90 minute.
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Swansea City AFC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

25
Duane Holmes ↓ Jack Whatmough 85'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne
7
Will Keane
1
Freddie Woodman
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Ben Woodburn 90'
33
Kian Best ↓ Alistair McCann 62'

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Swansea City AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

12
Jamie Paterson ↑ 71'
7
Joe Allen ↑ 80'
26
Kyle Naughton
16
Brandon Cooper
1
Andy Fisher
31
Oliver Cooper ↑ 71'
19
Mykola Kukharevych ↑ 84'
47
Azeem Abdulai ↑ 80'
45
Cameron Congreve

Coach Michael Duff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Piroe	3
Matt Grimes	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Jamie Paterson	2
Borja Baston	2
Rhian Brewster	1
Joe Allen	1
Morgan Gibbs-White	1

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

1.2 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.73 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC 75% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC35% Draw25% Swansea City AFC40%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

65%

Preston North End FC or Swansea City AFC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC20% Draw44% Swansea City AFC36%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.4%

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	22%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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