Swansea v Preston result

Full-time · Swansea 4–2 Preston

Championship · · Swansea.com Stadium

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Swansea 4–2 Preston — Swansea won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Swansea beat Preston 4–2 at Swansea.com Stadium in the Championship on Wednesday 19 April. Swansea are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions.

The goals

Swansea led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Swansea: Joël Piroe (2’, assisted by J. Allen; 90’, assisted by Liam Walsh), J. Allen (35’, assisted by Joël Piroe) and Harry Darling (44’, assisted by Ryan Manning); Preston: Thomas Cannon (48’) and Troy Parrott (71’, assisted by Daniel Johnson). J. Allen (-5’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Swansea 0.00, Preston 0.00, from 12 shots to 6 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

O. Langford showed six yellow cards and one red — against 2.3 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Swansea: Benjamin Cabango (45+1’), Joel Latibeaudiere (84’) and Harry Darling (90+9’); Preston: Liam Lindsay (30’), Andrew Hughes (43’) and Thomas Cannon (56’).

What it changes

With six goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 43, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Joël Piroe (Swansea) 14.4, J. Allen (Swansea) 8.6 and Álvaro Fernández (Preston) 6.5 led the match.

Next up

Swansea next travel to QPR on 24 October 2026.

Preston next host West Brom on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Swansea: QPR v Swansea, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

  • Result: Swansea 4–2 Preston · Championship
  • Venue: Swansea.com Stadium · Swansea
  • Referee: O. Langford
  • Head-to-head (last 6): Swansea 2 · draws 1 · Preston 3 · 1.67 goals/game
  • Recent form: Swansea 4W 1D 0L · Preston 3W 0D 2L

Swansea 4–2 Preston (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.38
Goals
against 1 / 1.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
3.5 / 5.67
Corners
against 5.33 / 4.67 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5
over 6 matches
5.33 / 4.83
Shots on target
against 3.67 / 2.83 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5
over 6 matches
2.33 / 2.5
Cards
against 1.83 / 2.17 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5
over 6 matches
2.33 yellows
Referee · O. Langford
1.25 home / 1.08 away
over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 April 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 April 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameSwansea for / againstLinePreston for / against
Goals scored
1.25 for · 1 against n 8
2.5standard
1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8
Corners won
3.5 for · 5.33 against n 6
9.5standard
5.67 for · 4.67 against n 6
Shots
15.67 for · 10.33 against n 6
19.5standard
11 for · 9.67 against n 6
Shots on target
5.33 for · 3.67 against n 6
8.5standard
4.83 for · 2.83 against n 6
Fouls committed
10.83 for · 11.67 against n 6
21.5standard
10.17 for · 9.5 against n 6
Cards shown
2.33 for · 1.83 against n 6
3.5standard
2.5 for · 2.17 against n 6

Referee: O. Langford — 2.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 18.92 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.08 to the away side).

Swansea
Swansea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
M. Sorinola n 851.6
2.65/3
1.76/2
—
O. Cooper n 842.6
2.65/3
3.25/2
R. Ledson
J. Fulton n 864.8
1.96/4
15/1
—
L. Cullen n 846.1
1.75/2
0.52/0
R. Ledson
M. Whittaker n 841.5
1.64/2
0.51/1
—
Swansea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
J. Piroe n 889.5
2.88/8
1.57/4
O. Ntcham n 865.9
25/3
0.93/2
H. Darling n 860.4
1.95/2
0.63/0
M. Whittaker n 841.5
1.94/2
1.44/1
L. Cullen n 846.1
1.54/1
13/1
Swansea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
J. Piroe n 889.5
0.53/1
00/0
L. Cullen n 846.1
0.52/0
00/0
O. Ntcham n 865.9
0.21/0
0.21/0
M. Sorinola n 851.6
0.21/0
0.21/0
Ryan Manning n 890
0.32/0
00/0
Swansea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
C. Congreve n 822.6
3.54/2
J. Paterson n 833.1
3.46/4
J. Allen n 846.4
2.76/2
Ryan Manning n 890
2.47/4
M. Grimes n 889.9
2.37/6
Preston
Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
L. Delap n 828.5
3.65/2
0.41/0
—
B. Woodburn n 826
2.64/2
1.33/0
—
R. Brady n 836.9
2.46/2
0.62/0
—
R. Ledson n 825.5
2.23/2
1.31/1
L. Cullen
T. Parrott n 862.4
1.64/4
2.26/4
—
Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
T. Cannon n 880.8
2.57/6
1.76/5
C. Evans n 868.8
1.66/3
15/1
L. Delap n 828.5
1.64/0
0.82/0
B. Woodburn n 826
1.32/1
00/0
A. Browne n 882.4
16/1
0.32/0
Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
T. Cannon n 880.8
0.85/1
0.11/0
C. Evans n 868.8
0.74/0
00/0
R. Brady n 836.9
00/0
0.62/0
Álvaro Fernández n 859.3
00/0
0.42/0
B. Potts n 888
0.32/0
00/0
Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
B. Woodburn n 826
6.16/3
R. Ledson n 825.5
44/3
A. Browne n 882.4
3.87/6
J. Onomah n 832.6
3.46/3
B. Whiteman n 887.3
3.27/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
SwanseaPreston
58%Possession42%
12Shots6
7Shots on target2
3Shots off target3
2Blocked shots1
10Shots inside the box5
2Corners4
2Offsides3
10Fouls18
3Yellow cards3
1Red cards0
0Saves3
524Passes364
84%Pass accuracy76%

Swansea player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
A. Fisher9000000006.2
H. Darling90101110Y6.7
B. Cabango90000002Y6.3
Nathan Wood9000000206.9
J. Latibeaudiere90000001Y6.2
M. Grimes9000000206.9
Ryan Manning9001113007.3
J. Piroe8921542009.2
O. Cooper7500000407.2
J. Allen62111142R8.6
L. Cullen6200101006.9
J. Fulton sub2800000106.7
L. Walsh sub2801001007
O. Ntcham sub1500100006.6
M. Whittaker sub10000000–

Preston player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
F. Woodman9000000006
A. Hughes90000001Y5.9
B. Potts9000100306.3
Daniel Johnson9001002206.7
Álvaro Fernández9000100207.2
T. Cannon90102100Y6.9
R. Ledson8900001206.9
L. Delap6900001006.3
J. Storey4500000006.3
L. Lindsay45000000Y5.9
B. Whiteman4500000006.2
Bambo Diaby sub4500000106.7
R. Brady sub4500000006.2
A. McCann sub4500000106.7
T. Parrott sub2110110007.2
J. Onomah sub900000006.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Swansea v Preston — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form
SwanseaWWDWW
Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game
PrestonLWWWL
Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 6
Swansea 2 · 1 draw · Preston 3 · 1.67 goals/game
  • 2022-11-01 Preston 1–0 Swansea
  • 2022-01-22 Swansea 1–0 Preston
  • 2021-08-28 Preston 3–1 Swansea
  • 2021-04-05 Swansea 0–1 Preston
  • 2020-09-12 Preston 0–1 Swansea
  • 2020-02-01 Preston 1–1 Swansea
League standing · 2022/23
Last recorded position — not updated during the season.
Swansea#10 pos66 pts46 pl+4 GD
Preston#12 pos63 pts46 pl-14 GD
Goals per game
Swansea scored1.48
Preston scored0.98
Swansea conceded1.39
Preston conceded1.28

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Swansea and Preston?
In their last 6 meetings, Swansea won 2, Preston won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Swansea and Preston?
Recent form — Swansea 4W 1D 0L; Preston 3W 0D 2L.

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