Thursday , 2 July 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Swansea City AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 22 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Manning 12' Y
Ryan Manning 13' Y
Y 64' Greg Cunningham
Y 65' Greg Cunningham
Y 87' Joel Latibeaudiere
Y 87' Ched Evans
Korey Smith 88' Y
Y 90' Patrick Bauer

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

7
4
5
Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
15 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D
11 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 1–4 L
04 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
27 Nov Reading FC H 2–3 L
24 Nov Barnsley FC A 2–0 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Swansea City AFC A 0–1 L
18 Jan Sheffield United FC H 2–2 D
15 Jan Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
03 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
11 Dec Barnsley FC H 2–1 W
04 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Swansea City AFC Preston North End FC
#11 Position #14
64 Points 60
46 Played 46
18 / 10 / 18 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16
57 Scored 55
59 Conceded 62
-2 GD -7
1.39 PPG 1.30
39% Win % 33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 12' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan Manning argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 13' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Ryan Manning will be fuming at that decision.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 23' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Swansea City AFC have won 472 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' Matthew Olosunde is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Barkhuizen at the 35 minute mark.
  • 36' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 36 minute. Tom Barkhuizen leaves to be changed by Matthew Olosunde.
  • 41' England international Flynn Downes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Another change for Swansea City AFC made on 46 minute. Jules Ntcham leaves to be changed by Hannes Wolf.
  • 51' The Ireland Ryan Manning breaks the deadlock on 51 minutes. 1-0!
  • 56' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Daniel Iversen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. Swansea City AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Joe Rafferty has done his job and it is now time for Scott Sinclair to step up.
  • 64' Greg Cunningham catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Greg Cunningham. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Kyle Joseph comes on to replace Joel Piroe.
  • 79' The 38-year-old Ben Hamer has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 84' Ryan Ledson gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Ben Whiteman and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Joel Latibeaudiere picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' Korey Smith catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • 90' Patrick Bauer was booked on 90.
  • The points are shared — Swansea City AFC 1-0 Preston North End FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Piroe 3
Jamie Paterson 2
Borja Baston 2
Matt Grimes 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Liam Millar 1
Courtney Baker-Richardson 1

Head to Head

2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2020-09-12 Preston North End FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2020-02-01 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2022-01-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2021-12-11 Swansea City AFC 1–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2021-12-04 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC L 2021-11-27 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Reading FC L 2021-11-24 Barnsley FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W

Preston North End FC Form

2022-01-22 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2022-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-01-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-12-11 Preston North End FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC41% Draw29% Preston North End FC30%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
69%
Draw or Preston North End FC
59%
Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC26% Draw49% Preston North End FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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