SWANSEA. Swansea City overcame Preston North End to win 2-1. J. Paterson was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Swansea City to strike first with a goal of Jamie Paterson at the 60′. Then it was a goal in the 67′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jamie Paterson gave the win to Swansea City in the 90′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Swansea City was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 15,098 spectators. The referee was Robert Madley with the collaboration of Craig Taylor and Black Antrobus. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.36 degrees Celsius or 48.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 4 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 116 Attack 112
- 33 Dangerous attack 41
- 86 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Swansea City had a superior ball possession 63% while Preston North End was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End was more pushing with 41 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Swansea City managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Swansea City shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 5 yellow cards (Ben Cabango, J. Lowe, Matt Grimes, Jamal Lowe and Jamie Paterson). On the opposite side, Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (Duane Holmes and Ali McCann).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Swansea City has 28 points to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Preston North End will stays with 32 points like Bristol City to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away with Southampton on the 26th of December with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (4 draws).
Preston North End will host Leeds United on the 26th of December with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Leeds United (6 draws).
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
38'
69'
60', 90'
Swansea City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Duff decided to play with the following team: Carl Rushworth , Harry Darling , Ben Cabango , Bashir Humphreys , Josh Tymon , Jay Fulton , Matt Grimes , Josh Key , Liam Walsh , Jamie Paterson and Jamal Lowe .
The home team had on the bench: Andrew Fisher, Joe Allen, Jerry Yates , Yannick Bolasie , Charlie Patino, Liam Cullen , Nathan Wood , Kyle Naughton and Oliver Cooper.
Substitutions
Swansea City made 5 changes: Liam Walsh for Yannick Bolasie (69′), Harry Darling for Jerry Yates (69′), Josh Key for Kyle Naughton (82′), Josh Tymon for Nathan Wood (82′) and Jamal Lowe for Liam Cullen (88′).
Player of the match: Jamie Paterson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Jamie Paterson.
His rating is with 2 goals, 25 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
Preston North End started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ryan Lowe played with: David Cornell , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Brad Potts , Ali McCann , Ryan Ledson , Robbie Brady , Duane Holmes , Alan Browne and Ched Evans .
They had on the bench: Freddie Woodman, Ben Whiteman, Will Keane, Liam Millar , Jack Whatmough, Milutin Osmajić , Mads Frökjaer-Jensen , Ben Woodburn and Kian Best.
Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Liam Millar (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 4 changes: Robbie Brady for Liam Millar (45′), Alan Browne for Ben Woodburn (90′), Duane Holmes for Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (77′) and Ched Evans for Milutin Osmajić (77′).
Player of the match: Liam Millar
The most impressive player for Preston North End was Liam Millar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was amazing also because he started the encounter from the bench before entering in the 45′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
