Swansea City beats Preston North End 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Swansea City was in the end too much to handle for Preston North End.

August 18, 2024

SWANSEA. Swansea City was after all too much to handle for Preston North End with the goal of Matt Grimes (40′ pen), Azeem Abdulai (61′) and Žan Vipotnik (83′). Swansea City took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Stephen Martin who was helped by Mark Dwyer and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.56 degrees Celsius or 61.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.

Match Statistics

Swansea City

3 - 0

Preston North End

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

12 Total 5
6 On Target 2
4 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 1

114 Attack 72
42 Dangerous attack 29
97 Ball safe 83

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3

Fouls

11 Total 21
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Swansea City had a strong 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 42 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Swansea City won the match.

Swansea City shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Preston North End shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 1 yellow card (Azeem Abdulai). Regarding the opposition, Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Ben Whiteman, Ryan Ledson and Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen).

Match Timeline

34'

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen- Yellow

Matt Grimes(penalty)

40'

43'

Ryan Ledson- Yellow

Azeem Abdulai- sub ->Ji-sung Eom

57'

Azeem Abdulai- Yellow

59'

Azeem Abdulai(goal)Oliver Cooper

61'

63'

Ben Whiteman- Yellow

64'

Sam Greenwood- sub ->Robbie Brady

64'

Jeppe Okkels- sub ->Ryan Ledson

64'

Milutin Osmajic- sub ->Emil Riis

Jay Fulton- sub ->Gonçalo Franco

65'

Kyle Naughton- sub ->Josh Key

65'

Žan Vipotnik- sub ->Liam Cullen

66'

72'

Duane Holmes- sub ->Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen

Žan Vipotnik(goal)Ronald

83'

Nathan Tjoe-A-On- sub ->Josh Tymon

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Swansea City has 3 points to occupy the 7th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Preston North End stays with 0 points (23rd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will host Cardiff City on the 25th of August with a 11-5 head to head stats in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).

Preston North End will host Luton Town on the 24th of August with a 5-5 head to head statistic.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City

Lawrence Vigouroux 22.Chile

7.5

Josh Key 2.England

6.6

65'

Ben Cabango 5.Wales

7.7

Harry Darling 6.England

7.6

Josh Tymon 14.England

7.0

88'

Ji-sung Eom 10.South Korea

7.2

57'

Oliver Cooper 31.Wales

7.3

Matt Grimes 8.England

8.0

40'

Gonçalo Franco 17.Portugal

6.7

65'

Ronald 35.Brazil

8.3

Liam Cullen 20.Wales

7.0

66'

Substitutes

Nathan Broome 29.England

Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark

Nathan Tjoe-A-On 21.Netherlands

6.7

88'

Kyle Naughton 26.England

6.9

65'

Daniel Watts 43.Wales

Azeem Abdulai 47.Scotland

7.3

57'

59'

61'

Jay Fulton 4.Scotland

7.0

65'

Žan Vipotnik 9.Slovenia

7.3

66'

83'

Joshua Thomas 44.Wales

Swansea City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Luke Williams decided to play with the following team: Ji-Sung Eom, Lawrence Vigouroux (7.5), Josh Key (6.6), Ben Cabango (7.7), Harry Darling (7.6), Josh Tymon (7.0), Gonçalo Franco (6.7), Matt Grimes (8.0), Ji-sung Eom (7.2), Oliver Cooper (7.3), Ronald (8.3) and Liam Cullen (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jay Fulton (7.0), Kristian Pedersen, Žan Vipotnik (7.3), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (6.7), Kyle Naughton (6.9), Nathan Broome, Daniel Watts, Joshua Thomas and Azeem Abdulai (7.3).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Ji-sung Eom for Azeem Abdulai (57′), Gonçalo Franco for Jay Fulton (65′), Josh Key for Kyle Naughton (65′), Liam Cullen for Žan Vipotnik (66′) and Josh Tymon for Nathan Tjoe-A-On (88′).

Player of the match: Ronald

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Ronald even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.3 with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 21. He performed 4 crosses.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End

Freddie Woodman 1.England

6.5

Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland

6.1

Jordan Storey 14.England

6.5

Andrew Hughes 16.Wales

6.7

Brad Potts 44.England

5.9

Stefán Teitur Thórdarson 22.Iceland

6.2

Ben Whiteman 4.England

6.5

63'

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark

6.5

72'

34'

Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland

7.0

64'

Ryan Ledson 18.England

6.4

64'

43'

Emil Riis 9.Denmark

7.0

64'

Ched Evans 9.Wales

Substitutes

David Cornell 13.Wales

Jack Whatmough 5.England

Patrick Bauer 26.Germany

Kaine Kesler-Hayden 29.England

Sam Greenwood 20.England

6.5

64'

Duane Holmes 25.United States

6.7

72'

Jeppe Okkels 23.Denmark

6.7

64'

Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro

6.6

64'

Will Keane 7.England

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

Ryan Lowe played with: Ched Evans, Freddie Woodman (6.5), Brad Potts (5.9), Jordan Storey (6.5), Liam Lindsay (6.1), Andrew Hughes (6.7), Stefán Teitur Thórdarson (6.2), Ben Whiteman (6.5), Ryan Ledson (6.4), Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen (6.5), Emil Riis (7.0) and Robbie Brady (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Will Keane, Jack Whatmough, David Cornell, Sam Greenwood (6.5), Jeppe Okkels (6.7), Duane Holmes (6.7), Patrick Bauer, Milutin Osmajic (6.6) and Kaine Kesler-Hayden.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 4 changes: Emil Riis for Milutin Osmajic (64′), Robbie Brady for Sam Greenwood (64′), Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen for Duane Holmes (72′) and Ryan Ledson for Jeppe Okkels (64′).