English League Championship

Preston North End vs Swansea City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 8': Thierry Small
  • 49': Milutin Osmajic
FT
2 - 1
Swansea City
  • 80': Eom Ji-Sung

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': Delay in match (Swansea City).
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 4': Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City).
  • 4': Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
  • 8': Goal! Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0. Thierry Small (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 11': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 11': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Joshua Key (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End).
  • 22': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 26': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 32': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
  • 37': Handball by Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
  • 45'+2': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0.
  • 48': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 48': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
  • 49': Goal! Preston North End 2, Swansea City 0. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harrison Armstrong following a fast break.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
  • 51': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
  • 52': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Liam Cullen (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 54': Substitution, Preston North End. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Harrison Armstrong.
  • 54': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Lewis Dobbin.
  • 55': Offside, Swansea City. Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 56': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kaelan Casey.
  • 57': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 59': Substitution, Swansea City. Ronald replaces Joshua Key.
  • 59': Substitution, Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik replaces Melker Widell.
  • 61': Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
  • 61': Gonçalo Franco (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Alfie Devine.
  • 66': Handball by Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End).
  • 67': Ethan Galbraith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
  • 68': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 68': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Alfie Devine.
  • 69': Substitution, Preston North End. Jamal Lewis replaces Thierry Small.
  • 69': Substitution, Swansea City. Ishé Samuels-Smith replaces Kaelan Casey.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Swansea City) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Ronald (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Gonçalo Franco.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Ronald (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Vipotnik.
  • 73': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Galbraith with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 75': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
  • 75': Substitution, Swansea City. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Gonçalo Franco.
  • 76': Substitution, Swansea City. Manuel Benson replaces Liam Cullen.
  • 78': Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
  • 80': Goal! Preston North End 2, Swansea City 1. Eom Ji-Sung (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ishé Samuels-Smith.
  • 82': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 82': Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Cameron Burgess (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ethan Galbraith.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ishé Samuels-Smith (Swansea City).
  • 90'+2': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Ishé Samuels-Smith (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Swansea City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Swansea City 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
8 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 4
66.9 Possession 33.1
18 SHOTS 4
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
482 Accurate Passes 193
572 Passes 278
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 2
20 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
66 Long Balls 43
29 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
9 Blocked Shots 1
5 Effective Tackles 5
10 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 6
22 Effective Clearances 38
22 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 15,911

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 19 +29 43
2 Middlesbrough 19 +8 36
3 Millwall 19 -2 34
4 Ipswich Town 19 +14 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay
16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
14 Jordan Storey
4 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
21 Alfie Devine
5 Harrison Armstrong
26 Thierry Small
42 Odeluga Offiah
28 Milutin Osmajic
17 Lewis Dobbin
Preston North End Substitutes:
Jack Walton, Jordan Thompson, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Jamal Lewis, Max Wilson, Ed Nolan, Michael Smith, Noah Mawene, Mads Frökjaer.

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

No. Name
22 Lawrence Vigouroux (GK)
26 Kaelan Casey
15 Cameron Burgess
5 Ben Cabango
30 Ethan Galbraith
17 Gonçalo Franco
14 Josh Tymon
2 Joshua Key
33 Adam Idah
20 Liam Cullen
7 Melker Widell
Swansea City Substitutes:
Ricardo Santos, Zan Vipotnik, Jay Fulton, Eom Ji-Sung, Benson Manuel, Ronald, Andrew Fisher, Malick Yalcouyé, Ishé Samuels-Smith.

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