English League Championship

Swansea City vs Preston North End, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 40': Matt Grimes (P)
  • 61': Azeem Abdulai
  • 83': Zan Vipotnik
FT
3 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    Swansea City are hosting Preston North End at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, 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.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
    • 5': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 5': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Brady.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung with a headed pass.
    • 10': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 10': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Stefán Thórdarson.
    • 11': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
    • 11': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Preston North End. Robert Brady is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
    • 14': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Josh Tymon (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 18': Foul by Ronald (Swansea City).
    • 18': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 18': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
    • 24': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
    • 25': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
    • 25': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 27': Ollie Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 28': Ollie Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
    • 29': Attempt saved. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Riis.
    • 31': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 31': Ollie Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 34': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 38': Penalty conceded by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 40': Goal! Swansea City 1, Preston North End 0. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 41': Delay in match (Swansea City).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 43': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 44': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 46': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joshua Key.
    • 47': Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 49': Attempt missed. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
    • 50': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
    • 50': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Brady with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joshua Key.
    • 53': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harry Darling.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joshua Key.
    • 57': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 57': Liam Cullen (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, Swansea City. Azeem Abdulai replaces Eom Ji-Sung.
    • 59': Foul by Azeem Abdulai (Swansea City).
    • 59': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Azeem Abdulai (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Ollie Cooper (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
    • 61': Goal! Swansea City 2, Preston North End 0. Azeem Abdulai (Swansea City) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Cooper.
    • 62': Foul by Ronald (Swansea City).
    • 62': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 63': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Substitution, Preston North End. Sam Greenwood replaces Robert Brady.
    • 64': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Emil Riis.
    • 64': Substitution, Preston North End. Jeppe Okkels replaces Ryan Ledson.
    • 65': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 65': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Gonçalo Franco.
    • 65': Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton replaces Joshua Key.
    • 66': Substitution, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik replaces Liam Cullen.
    • 69': Azeem Abdulai (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 69': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 70': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
    • 70': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 73': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 73': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald (Swansea City).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 79': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 81': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 82': Azeem Abdulai (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 83': Goal! Swansea City 3, Preston North End 0. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald.
    • 88': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
    • 88': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Substitution, Swansea City. Nathan Tjoe-A-On replaces Josh Tymon.
    • 90': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 90'+3': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
    • 90'+4': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Swansea City 3, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 3, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    21 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 2
    39.6 Possession 60.4
    5 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    277 Accurate Passes 472
    347 Passes 542
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    16 Crosses 19
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    60 Long Balls 42
    30 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 9
    9 Tackles 19
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 4
    23 Effective Clearances 13
    23 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 14,037

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
    3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    4 Burnley 15 +12 27
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    22 Lawrence Vigouroux (GK)
    6 Harry Darling
    5 Ben Cabango
    14 Josh Tymon
    2 Joshua Key
    31 Oliver Cooper
    8 Matt Grimes
    17 Gonçalo Franco
    20 Liam Cullen
    35 Ronald
    10 Eom Ji-Sung
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Jay Fulton, Kyle Naughton, Daniel Watts, Nathan Broome, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, Azeem Abdulai, Kristian Pedersen, Zan Vipotnik, Josh Thomas.

    PNE Preston North End (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    14 Jordan Storey
    16 Andrew Hughes
    44 Brad Potts
    4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
    18 Ryan Ledson Yellow Card
    22 Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
    9 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    11 Robbie Brady
    10 Mads Frökjaer Yellow Card
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Kaine Kesler Hayden, Duane Holmes, Patrick Bauer, Will Keane, Sam Greenwood, Jack Whatmough, Jeppe Okkels, David Cornell, Milutin Osmajic.

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