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

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Championship · 2023-24

Swansea City AFC

2 – 1

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Fri 22 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jamie Paterson 60' 1–0

1–1 67' Liam Millar

Jamie Paterson 90+5' 2–1

Matt Grimes 30' Y

Jamal Lowe 32' Y

Benjamin Cabango 38' Y

Jamie Paterson 42' Y

Y 45' Alistair McCann

Y 74' Duane Holmes

Overview

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

Swansea City AFC 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)
Assistant 1 Craig Taylor
Assistant 2 Blake Antrobus (England)

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

Swansea City AFC 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
16 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–2	L
12 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	1–1	D
09 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	2–1	W
02 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–1	D
29 Nov	Leeds United FC	A	1–3	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Watford FC	H	1–5	L
12 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	3–1	W
09 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	0–0	D
01 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–2	L
28 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–4	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 game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
5' The 31-year-old Brad Potts has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 3-4-1-2.
15' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jamal Lowe made 371 appearances and scored 64 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Bashir Humphreys has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Matt Grimes was booked on 30.
32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jamal Lowe.
37' Jordan Storey has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
38' Benjamin Cabango picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' Jamie Paterson is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
45' The whistle greets Robbie Brady as he departs to be replaced by Liam Millar.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
55' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' What a moment for Jamie Paterson! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
65' Andrew Hughes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
67' What an equalizer from Liam Millar!
69' The supporters are chanting for Yannick Bolasie. He replaces Liam Walsh on 69 minute.
74' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
77' Milutin Osmajic gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Ched Evans and will look to change the dynamic.
81' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Josh Key is replaced by Nathan Wood-Gordon.
82' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Josh Tymon by Nathan Wood-Gordon on 82 minute.
87' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Liam Cullen comes on to replace Jamal Lowe.
90' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Alan Browne departs to be replaced by Ben Woodburn.
It finishes all square. Swansea City AFC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

7
Joe Allen
26
Kyle Naughton ↑ 82'
20
Liam Cullen ↑ 87'
23
Nathan Wood-Gordon ↑ 82'
17
Yannick Bolasie ↑ 69'
1
Andy Fisher
9
Jerry Yates ↑ 69'
31
Oliver Cooper
18
Charlie Patino

Coach Alan Sheehan

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

11
Robbie Brady ↓ Liam Millar 45'
25
Duane Holmes ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 77'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alan Browne ↓ Ben Woodburn 90'
9
Ched Evans ↓ Milutin Osmajic 77'
21
David Cornell
13
Alistair McCann

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Piroe	3
Borja Baston	2
Matt Grimes	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Jamie Paterson	2
Zan Vipotnik	1
Troy Parrott	1
Scott Sinclair	1

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-16 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2023-12-12 Stoke City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2023-12-09 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-12-02 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-11-29 Leeds United FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC L

Preston North End FC Form

2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC L 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.54 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC48% Draw26% Preston North End FC26%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

74%

Draw or Preston North End FC

52%

Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC32% Draw46% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.8%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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