Swansea vs Preston 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Substitution, Preston North End. Matthew Olosunde replaces Tom Barkhuizen because of an injury.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Preston North End 0.
- 45': Substitution, Swansea City. Hannes Wolf replaces Olivier Ntcham.
- 51': Goal! Swansea City 1, Preston North End 0. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Joseph Rafferty.
- 64': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Joseph replaces Joël Piroe.
- 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
- 84': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Cyrus Christie.
- 87': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Korey Smith (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 16,842
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
 PNE |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 319 | Accurate Passes | 478 |
| 413 | Passes | 570 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 22 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 17 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 10 | Clearances | 16 |
Swansea City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Ben Hamer (GK) |
| 26 | Kyle Naughton |
| 3 | Ryan Manning  |
| 5 | Ben Cabango |
| 8 | Matt Grimes |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 22 | Joel Latibeaudiere |
| 23 | Cyrus Christie |
| 17 | Joël Piroe |
| 10 | Olivier Ntcham |
| 7 | Korey Smith |
Preston North End (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
| 5 | Patrick Bauer |
| 3 | Greg Cunningham |
| 2 | Sepp van den Berg |
| 8 | Alan Browne |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
| 11 | Daniel Johnson |
| 15 | Joseph Rafferty |
| 29 | Tom Barkhuizen |
| 9 | Ched Evans |
| 19 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
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