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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 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	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

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	#25
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
Swansea City AFC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Wales international Ched Evans has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Preston North End FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' Matt Grimes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
32' The referee has no hesitation. Jamal Lowe is booked for Swansea City AFC — Yellow card on 32.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' Controversy at the stadium! Benjamin Cabango argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
42' The referee has no hesitation. Jamie Paterson is booked for Swansea City AFC — Yellow card on 42.
45' Preston North End FC make a change. Robbie Brady trudges off to be replaced by Liam Millar on 45 minutes.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Alistair McCann is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 45.
50' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
55' 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.
60' Jamie Paterson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
65' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-1-2 shape.
67' The deadlock is broken! Liam Millar gets on the scoresheet on 67 minutes.
69' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yannick Bolasie is hanging Liam Walsh on the field on 69 minute.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Duane Holmes is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 74.
77' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Ched Evans is replaced by Milutin Osmajic on 77 minute.
81' The supporters are chanting for Nathan Wood-Gordon. He replaces Josh Key on 81 minute.
82' Nathan Wood-Gordon is replacing Josh Tymon for the Swansea City AFC side.
87' Liam Cullen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamal Lowe on 87 minute.
90' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ben Woodburn comes on to replace Alan Browne.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Swansea City AFC to claim maximum points.

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
Ryan Manning	1
Azeem Abdulai	1
George Byers	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

2 / 4

0.81 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Swansea City AFC or Draw 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC41% Draw36% Preston North End FC23%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes28% 0% No72%

Avg goals/match: 1.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	43%	57%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

77%

Draw or Preston North End FC

59%

Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC

64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC21% Draw64% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

26.3%

1 – 0

17.4%

0 – 1

13.4%

1 – 1

13.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.4%

1 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

1.9%

2 – 2

1.8%

3 – 1

1.4%

0 – 3

0.9%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	9%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	23%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	18%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

53% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✓

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