Preston vs Swansea

26 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Andrew Hughes 67’
  • Duane Holmes 79’
  • Harrison Ashby 33’

Match summary

Preston came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Swansea. Swansea led 1-0 at half-time.

Harrison Ashby put Swansea ahead in the 33rd minute, Andrew Hughes equalised with a header in the 67th minute, and Duane Holmes won it in the 79th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Preston created 0.59 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Swansea 0.35 from 10.

Match stats

Preston Swansea
11 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.59 xG 0.35
0.59 Non-penalty xG 0.35

Key events

Preston Swansea
Kick-off
33’
Harrison Ashby0-1 (Swansea)
Half-time0-1
Andrew Hughes1-1 (Preston)
67’
Duane Holmes2-1 (Preston)
79’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Alan Browne
  • Ryan Ledson
Swansea
  • Nathan Wood

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.35 33’ Harrison Ashby (Swansea), 0-1 33’ 67’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), 1-1 67’ 79’ Duane Holmes (Preston), 2-1 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 0.35 33’ Harrison Ashby (Swansea), 0-1 Ashby 33’ 67’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), 1-1 Hughes 67’ 79’ Duane Holmes (Preston), 2-1 Holmes 79’
Preston 0.59 xGSwansea 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Swansea attacking Preston attacking 
79’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 28’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 33’ Harrison Ashby (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 5’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 9’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 73’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Mykola Kukharevych (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mykola Kukharevych (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Harry Darling (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Josh Key (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Joe Allen (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 28’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 33’ Harrison Ashby (Swansea), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 5’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 73’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 85’ Mykola Kukharevych (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Mykola Kukharevych (Swansea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Liam Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Harry Darling (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Josh Key (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Joe Allen (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordan Storey
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Lindsay
90′ – – – – – – –
Andrew Hughes
90′ 1 – 3 0.10 – – –
Brad Potts
90′ – – – – – – –
Alan Browne
90′ – – – – – –
Ryan Ledson
90′ – – 2 0.11 – –
Kian Best Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
85′ 1 – 2 0.17 – – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.19 – – –
Will Keane
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Ali McCann Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Jack Whatmough Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 39% Avg odds 2.42
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.25
Swansea win 32% Avg odds 3.02

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Preston LLDWW
Swansea DWDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Swansea 4-2 Preston, 19 Apr 23 Next meeting: Swansea 2-1 Preston, 22 Dec 23  All Preston vs Swansea meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.