PRESTON. Preston North End managed to reverse the score against Swansea City to win 2-1. It was Swansea City to strike first with a goal of Harrison Ashby at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Duane Holmes gave the win to Preston North End in the 79′ minute. Swansea City lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the help of Matthew Jones and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.23 degrees Celsius or 59.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Preston North End

2 - 1

Swansea City

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 112 Attack 123
  • 38 Dangerous attack 46
  • 84 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Swansea City had a superior ball possession 60% while Preston North End was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Swansea City had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Preston North End succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Preston North End shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Swansea City shot 10 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (Alan Browne and Ryan Ledson). On the opposite side, Swansea City received 1 yellow card (Nathan Wood).

Match Timeline

Ryan Ledson- Yellow
11'
33'
Harrison Ashby(goal)Charlie Patino
48'
N. Wood-Gordon- Yellow
Alan Browne - Yellow
48'
Ali McCann- sub ->Kian Best
63'
Andrew Hughes(goal)Alan Browne
67'
71'
Oliver Cooper- sub ->Charlie Patino
72'
Jamie Paterson- sub ->Liam Cullen
Duane Holmes(goal)Mads Frökjaer-Jensen
79'
80'
Azeem Abdulai- sub ->Harrison Ashby
80'
Joe Allen- sub ->Jay Fulton
84'
Mykola Kukharevych - sub ->Jerry Yates
Jack Whatmough- sub ->Duane Holmes
85'
Ben Woodburn- sub ->Mads Frökjaer-Jensen
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this encounter, Preston North End will have 10 points like Norwich City, Birmingham City and Southampton to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will stay with 2 points to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

Swansea City will host Stoke City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Freddie Woodman 1.England
6.8
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
6.7
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
6.7
D
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
8.7
67'
M
Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland
7.5
48'
M
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark
7.9
90'
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
6.7
11'
M
Duane Holmes 25.United States
7.5
85' 79'
M
K. Best 33.England
6.3
63'
M
Brad Potts 44.England
6.7
F
Will Keane 7.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
David Cornell 21.Wales
D
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
D
Patrick Bauer 5.Germany
D
Jack Whatmough 26.England
6.4
85'
D
J. Seary 36.England
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
7.0
63'
M
Ben Woodburn 20.Wales
90'
M
N. Mawene 35.England
F
F. Rodriguez-Gentile 24.Brazil

Preston North End started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman (6.8), Jordan Storey (6.7), Liam Lindsay (6.7), Andrew Hughes (8.7), Brad Potts (6.7), Alan Browne (7.5), Ryan Ledson (6.7), Kian Best (6.3), Duane Holmes (7.5), Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (7.9) and Will Keane (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Greg Cunningham, Patrick Bauer, Ali McCann (7.0), Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Felipe, Jack Whatmough (6.4), Noah Mawene and Josh Seary.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 3 changes: Kian Best for Ali McCann (63′), Duane Holmes for Jack Whatmough (85′) and Mads Frökjaer-Jensen for Ben Woodburn (90′).

Best player: Andrew Hughes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Preston North End was Andrew Hughes.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 46 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 15.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
6.4
D
Ben Cabango 5.Wales
7.0
D
Harry Darling 6.England
6.3
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
7.0
48'
M
Josh Key 2.England
7.0
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
7.0
80'
M
Matt Grimes 8.England
6.7
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
7.8
71'
M
Harrison Ashby 30.Scotland
6.7
80' 33'
F
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
7.1
72'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.8
84'
F
Joël Piroe 17.Netherlands
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Brandon Cooper 16.Wales
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
7.0
80'
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
6.8
71'
M
C. Congreve 45.Wales
M
Azeem Abdulai 47.Scotland
6.4
80'
F
Jamie Paterson 12.England
6.4
72'
F
Mykola Kukharevych 19.Ukraine
6.7
84'

Swansea City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Michael Duff played with: Joël Piroe, Carl Rushworth (6.4), Nathan Wood (7.0), Ben Cabango (7.0), Harry Darling (6.3), Harrison Ashby (6.7), Jay Fulton (7.0), Matt Grimes (6.7), Charlie Patino (7.8), Josh Key (7.0) and Liam Cullen (7.1), Jerry Yates (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Andrew Fisher, Joe Allen (7.0), Jamie Paterson (6.4), Brandon Cooper, Mykola Kukharevych (6.7), Kyle Naughton, Oliver Cooper (6.8), Cameron Congreve and Azeem Abdulai (6.4).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Jerry Yates for Mykola Kukharevych (84′), Charlie Patino for Oliver Cooper (71′), Liam Cullen for Jamie Paterson (72′), Jay Fulton for Joe Allen (80′) and Harrison Ashby for Azeem Abdulai (80′).

Best player: Charlie Patino​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Charlie Patino.

His rating is (7.8) with 56 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 20. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​