Preston vs Swansea 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Preston North End

21': Sepp van den Berg
45'+2': Emil Riis Jakobsen
52': Benjamin Whiteman

FT
3 - 1

Swansea City

19': Joël Piroe

Introduction

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': First Half begins.
11': Substitution, Swansea City. Brandon Cooper replaces Joel Latibeaudiere because of an injury.
19': Goal! Preston North End 0, Swansea City 1. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Cullen with a through ball.
21': Goal! Preston North End 1, Swansea City 1. Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Earl with a cross.
45'+2': Goal! Preston North End 2, Swansea City 1. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 2, Swansea City 1.
51': Steven Benda (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Goal! Preston North End 3, Swansea City 1. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
59': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
61': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
61': Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton replaces Jay Fulton.
61': Substitution, Swansea City. Jamal Lowe replaces Ryan Bennett.
71': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
85': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Sean Maguire.
90'+4': Substitution, Preston North End. Joe Rodwell-Grant replaces Ryan Ledson.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Swansea City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 10,180

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	Birmingham City	0	0	0
0	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
0	Bristol City	0	0	0
0	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0

Full Table

Statistics

SWA		PNE
10	Fouls	22
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
59.5	Possession	40.5
5	SHOTS	11
2	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
365	Accurate Passes	221
449	Passes	298
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	3
7	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	68
24	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	0
4	Effective Tackles	12
9	Tackles	16
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
5	Interceptions	12
25	Effective Clearances	13
25	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

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

No.	Name
12	Daniel Iversen (GK)
5	Patrick Bauer
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
18	Ryan Ledson
4	Benjamin Whiteman
11	Daniel Johnson
32	Joshua Earl
2	Sepp van den Berg
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen
24	Sean Maguire

Substitutes:

Scott Sinclair, Declan Rudd, Brad Potts, Josh Harrop, Greg Cunningham, Joe Rodwell-Grant, Joseph Rafferty.

Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Steven Benda (GK)
2	Ryan Bennett
3	Ryan Manning
22	Joel Latibeaudiere
8	Matt Grimes
6	Jay Fulton
24	Jake Bidwell
27	Ethan Laird
17	Joël Piroe
12	Jamie Paterson
20	Liam Cullen

Substitutes:

Morgan Whittaker, Jamal Lowe, Ben Hamer, Daniel Patrick Williams, Yan Dhanda, Brandon Cooper, Kyle Naughton.

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