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 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 10.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

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
#6	Position	#24
26	Points	8
15	Played	15
8 / 2 / 5	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 11
22	Scored	13
18	Conceded	30
+4	GD	-17
1.73	PPG	0.53
53%	Win %	13%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Swansea City AFC are 6th (26 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

0-15

4/5

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/5

46-60

6/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	4 G	1 A
Joseph Opoku	3 G	2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo	3 G
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Swansea City AFC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
25' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' The referee calls foul for Matt Grimes. He receives a Yellow card.
32' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jamal Lowe on 32 minutes.
37' Andrew Hughes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
38' Benjamin Cabango was booked on 38.
42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jamie Paterson on 42 minutes.
45' The crowd applauds Robbie Brady as he leaves the pitch. Liam Millar steps in for Preston North End FC.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
50' 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.
55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Swansea City AFC must find a spark to ignite this game.
60' The England midfielder Jamie Paterson breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-0!
65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liam Millar makes it 1-1.
69' The whistle greets Liam Walsh as he departs to be replaced by Yannick Bolasie.
74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Duane Holmes.
77' Milutin Osmajic gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Ched Evans and will look to change the dynamic.
81' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Josh Key is replaced by Nathan Wood-Gordon on 81 minute.
82' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Josh Tymon is withdrawn and Nathan Wood-Gordon gets his opportunity.
87' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Liam Cullen is hanging Jamal Lowe on the field on 87 minute.
90' Ben Woodburn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alan Browne on 90 minute.
Full Time. Swansea City AFC beats Preston North End FC

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
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

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

1.95 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Swansea City AFC to win 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC58% Draw23% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

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

Swansea City AFC or Draw

82%

Draw or Preston North End FC

42%

Swansea City AFC or Preston North End FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC42% Draw43% Preston North End FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 0

10%

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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