Preston vs Swansea
Ref: Anthony Backhouse, EnglandDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston beat Swansea 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Small and Osmajić scored for Preston; Eom Ji-Sung replied for Swansea. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.71 for Preston versus 0.69 for Swansea. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Swansea are 11th.
First Half
⚽
Small
Second Half
Whiteman
Yellow Card
⚽
Osmajić
Assist: Armstrong
⇄
Dobbin
⇄
Armstrong
59'
⇄
Widell
59'
⇄
Key
Small
Yellow Card
⇄
Small
69'
⇄
Casey
⇄
Devine
75'
⇄
Gonçalo Franco
76'
⇄
Cullen
80'
⚽
Eom Ji-Sung
Assist: Samuels-Smith
Hughes
Yellow Card
90+2'
Samuels-Smith
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PrestonSwansea
1Won
Statistical edge
1–13
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.71VS0.69
Attack0 · 6 won
4
Shots
18
3
Shots on target
5
2
Shots in the box
8
2
Shots outside box
10
0
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
33%
Possession
67%
276
Total passes
574
193
Accurate passes
482
70%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline0 · 2 won
12
Fouls
5
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
1
Blocked shots
9
-1.30
Goals prevented
-1.30
Preston
3-1-4-2
Swansea
3-4-2-1Preston
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 5H. ArmstrongM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 21A. DevineM
- 26T. SmallM
- 28M. OsmajićF
- 42O. OffiahM
Substitutes
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 18J. LewisD
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 35N. MaweneM
- 36Ed NolanD
Swansea
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2J. KeyM
- 5B. CabangoD
- 7M. WidellF
- 14J. TymonM
- 15C. BurgessD
- 17Gonçalo FrancoM
- 20L. CullenF
- 22L. VigourouxG
- 26K. CaseyD
- 30E. GalbraithM
- 33A. IdahF
Substitutes
- 1A. FisherG
- 4J. FultonM
- 8M. YalcouyéM
- 9Z. VipotnikF
- 10Eom Ji-SungF
- 16I. Samuels-SmithD
- 21B. ManuelF
- 23RicardoD
- 35RonaldF
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Small | M | 69 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Harrison Armstrong | M | 54 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Liam Lindsay | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 54 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noah Mawene | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Nolan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Wilson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 36 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jamal Lewis | D | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Michael Smith | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 36 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swansea
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Galbraith | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Melker Widell | F | 59 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Cabango(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kaelan Casey | D | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Key | M | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Tymon | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Cameron Burgess | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Gonçalo Franco | M | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Liam Cullen | F | 76 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Adam Idah | F | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jay Fulton | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Fisher | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Santos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malick Yalcouyé | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ji-sung Eom | F | 14 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ronald | F | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Ishé Samuels-Smith | D | 21 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Žan Vipotnik | F | 31 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Manuel Benson | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |