Swansea vs Preston

22 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Jamie Paterson 60’, 90+5’
  • Liam Millar 67’

Match summary

Swansea won 2-1 at home to Preston, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Jamie Paterson put Swansea ahead in the 60th minute, Liam Millar equalised in the 67th minute, and Paterson won it in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Swansea created 0.77 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Preston's 0.39 from 9.

Match stats

Swansea Preston
10 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.77 xG 0.39
0.77 Non-penalty xG 0.39

Key events

Swansea Preston
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Jamie Paterson1-0 (Swansea)
60’
67’
Liam Millar1-1 (Preston)
Jamie Paterson2-1 (Swansea)
90+5’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Swansea
  • Ben Cabango
  • Matt Grimes
  • Jamie Paterson
  • Jamal Lowe
Preston
  • Ali McCann
  • Duane Holmes
  • Ben Woodburn

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 0.77 0.39 60’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), 1-0 60’ 67’ Liam Millar (Preston), 1-1 67’ 90+5’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), 2-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.39 60’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), 1-0 Paterson 60’ 67’ Liam Millar (Preston), 1-1 Millar 67’ 90+5’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), 2-1 Paterson 90+5’
Swansea 0.77 xGPreston 0.39 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Swansea attacking 
60’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 49’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 55’ Liam Walsh (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 22’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 88’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 60’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 49’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90+5’ Jamie Paterson (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 55’ Liam Walsh (Swansea), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 22’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Harry Darling (Swansea), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 74’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 14’ Jamal Lowe (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 88’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 57’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Matt Grimes (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Harry Darling Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.11 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Tymon Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Josh Key Taken off
82′ – – – – – – –
Liam Walsh Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
90′ 2 – 2 0.37 – –
Jamal Lowe Taken off
88′ – – 2 0.11 – –
Yannick Bolasie Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Jerry Yates Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Naughton Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Nathan Wood Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Liam Cullen Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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

Swansea win 47% Avg odds 2.02
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.46
Preston win 25% Avg odds 3.76

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.