English League Championship

Preston North End vs Swansea City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 30': Brad Potts
FT
1 - 0
Swansea City

    About

    Preston North End are hosting Swansea City at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
    • 3': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes with a cross.
    • 11': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
    • 11': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Foul by Alistair McCann (Preston North End).
    • 16': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brad Potts with a cross.
    • 18': Offside, Swansea City. Jay Fulton tries a through ball, but Luke Cundle is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Fulton with a cross.
    • 23': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Benjamin Whiteman because of an injury.
    • 25': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 30': Goal! Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0. Brad Potts (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Offside, Swansea City. Jay Fulton tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Cundle.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Fulton with a cross.
    • 39': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ryan Ledson.
    • 42': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 43': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Harry Darling (Swansea City).
    • 44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Riis.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
    • 52': Robbie Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brad Potts with a cross.
    • 55': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 55': Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Substitution, Swansea City. Armstrong Oko-Flex replaces Kyle Naughton.
    • 56': Substitution, Swansea City. Jamie Paterson replaces Olivier Ntcham.
    • 59': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Latibeaudiere.
    • 60': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 60': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 63': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 63': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 66': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
    • 67': Substitution, Swansea City. Michael Obafemi replaces Luke Cundle.
    • 70': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
    • 71': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 73': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Alan Browne (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Substitution, Swansea City. Oliver Cooper replaces Jay Fulton.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
    • 75': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Armstrong Oko-Flex.
    • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Ched Evans.
    • 80': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 80': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Foul by Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City).
    • 85': Robbie Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Emil Riis.
    • 88': Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
    • 88': Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Alistair McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armstrong Oko-Flex.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 90'+2': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
    • 90'+4': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City).
    • 90'+5': Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    7 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 4
    71.9 Possession 28.1
    14 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    680 Accurate Passes 218
    746 Passes 285
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    8 Accurate Crosses 8
    33 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    32 Long Balls 53
    20 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    5 Effective Tackles 9
    6 Tackles 10
    0.8 Tackle % 0.9
    5 Interceptions 11
    9 Effective Clearances 30
    9 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 13,631

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 33 +48 72
    2 Sheffield United 33 +24 70
    3 Burnley 34 +34 68
    4 Sunderland 34 +19 62
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    16 Andrew Hughes
    14 Jordan Storey Yellow Card
    11 Robbie Brady
    44 Brad Potts
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    8 Alan Browne Yellow Card
    13 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
    9 Ched Evans
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Greg Cunningham, David Cornell, Álvaro Carreras, Daniel Johnson, Sean Maguire, Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn.

    SWA Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    13 Steven Benda (GK)
    6 Harry Darling
    22 Joel Latibeaudiere
    5 Ben Cabango Yellow Card
    4 Jay Fulton
    8 Matt Grimes Yellow Card
    3 Ryan Manning
    26 Kyle Naughton
    17 Joël Piroe
    10 Olivier Ntcham
    18 Luke Cundle
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Michael Obafemi, Matthew Sorinola, Andrew Fisher, Jamie Paterson, Nathan Wood, Armstrong Okoflex, Oliver Cooper.

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