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Preston Secures Home Victory Against Swansea in Hard-Fought Match at Deepdale
Preston, England – Preston North End emerged victorious against Swansea City in a Championship clash held at Deepdale on November 5, 2025. The match, officiated by Anthony Backhouse, was defined by Preston’s early efficiency and Swansea’s late comeback attempt.
Early on, in the 8th minute, T. Small opened the scoring for Preston with a goal that ignited the home crowd. The first half saw Preston largely in control. Shortly after the restart, M. Osmajic extended Preston’s lead in the 49th minute, following an assist from H. Armstrong.
Swansea responded with a goal from J. Eom in the 80th minute, assisted by I. Samuels-Smith, but it wasn’t enough to alter the course of the match. The game was tense, with several yellow cards issued, three to Preston (B. Whiteman, T. Small, and A. Hughes) and one to Swansea (I. Samuels-Smith).
Despite having only 33% possession, Preston was more effective in front of goal, converting 2 of their 3 shots on target into goals. Swansea, with 67% possession and 17 shots, only managed to score once. The match concluded with a victory for the home team in front of their fans.
Substitutions preston: at minute 54 H. Armstrong came in and S. T. Thordarson went out., at minute 54 L. Dobbin came in and M. Frokjaer-Jensen went out., at minute 68 A. Devine came in and J. Lewis went out., at minute 69 T. Small came in and M. Smith went out.
Substitutions swansea: at minute 58 J. Key came in and Ronald went out., at minute 59 M. Widell came in and Z. Vipotnik went out., at minute 69 K. Casey came in and I. Samuels-Smith went out., at minute 75 G. Franco came in and J. Eom went out., at minute 76 L. Cullen came in and B. Manuel Hedilazio went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Preston
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