English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 51': Ryan Manning
FT
1 - 0
Preston North End

    About

    Swansea City are hosting Preston North End at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, starting on <span id="gameDate3"> <script> (function(){ const date3 = moment("2022-01-22T15:00Z").format('dddd D MMM YYYY h:mm A UTCZ'); document.getElementById("gameDate3").textContent = date3; })(); </script> </span>. The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 1': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
    • 3': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Flynn Downes (Swansea City).
    • 5': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
    • 5': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Swansea City. Matt Grimes tries a through ball, but Joel Latibeaudiere is caught offside.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Iversen.
    • 12': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 12': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
    • 13': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
    • 15': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 19': Attempt missed. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 22': Flynn Downes (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
    • 23': Hand ball by Ryan Manning (Swansea City).
    • 26': Flynn Downes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 28': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Flynn Downes (Swansea City).
    • 30': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
    • 33': Foul by Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City).
    • 33': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Substitution, Preston North End. Matthew Olosunde replaces Tom Barkhuizen because of an injury.
    • 36': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
    • 36': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Cyrus Christie (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Korey Smith.
    • 38': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Swansea City).
    • 38': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
    • 41': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 45': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 45'+1': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Swansea City. Hannes Wolf replaces Olivier Ntcham.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 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.
    • 53': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Joseph Rafferty is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Cyrus Christie (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
    • 54': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
    • 56': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 57': Foul by Matt Grimes (Swansea City).
    • 57': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Flynn Downes (Swansea City).
    • 60': Offside, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Cyrus Christie (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 63': Substitution, Preston North End. Scott Sinclair replaces Joseph Rafferty.
    • 64': Cyrus Christie (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
    • 64': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 65': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Korey Smith following a corner.
    • 66': Offside, Swansea City. Korey Smith tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
    • 68': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
    • 72': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
    • 72': Matthew Olosunde (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Offside, Swansea City. Hannes Wolf tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Joseph replaces Joël Piroe.
    • 75': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
    • 75': Matthew Olosunde (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
    • 77': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
    • 78': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 78': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
    • 82': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Swansea City).
    • 83': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 84': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Cyrus Christie.
    • 86': Foul by Kyle Joseph (Swansea City).
    • 86': Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Korey Smith.
    • 87': Ched Evans (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Sepp van den Berg (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a cross.
    • 88': Hand ball by Hannes Wolf (Swansea City).
    • 88': Korey Smith (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Foul by Flynn Downes (Swansea City).
    • 89': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
    • 90'+1': Hannes Wolf (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Hannes Wolf (Swansea City).
    • 90'+4': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 1, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 16,842

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 44 +46 89
    2 Millwall 45 +13 80
    3 Ipswich Town 43 +30 79
    4 Southampton 44 +24 76
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    Line-Ups

    SWA Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    18 Ben Hamer (GK)
    26 Kyle Naughton
    3 Ryan Manning Yellow Card
    5 Ben Cabango
    8 Matt Grimes
    4 Flynn Downes
    22 Joel Latibeaudiere Yellow Card
    23 Cyrus Christie
    17 Joël Piroe
    10 Olivier Ntcham
    7 Korey Smith Yellow Card
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Andrew Fisher, Jay Fulton, Hannes Wolf, Liam Walsh, Ryan Bennett, Kyle Joseph, Michael Obafemi.

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

    No. Name
    12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    5 Patrick Bauer Yellow Card
    3 Greg Cunningham Yellow Card
    2 Sepp van den Berg
    8 Alan Browne
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    11 Daniel Johnson
    15 Joseph Rafferty
    29 Tom Barkhuizen
    9 Ched Evans Yellow Card
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Matthew Olosunde, Scott Sinclair, Sean Maguire, Alistair McCann, Liam Lindsay, Connor Ripley, Ryan Ledson.

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