Swansea Vs Preston: Cullen header rescues late draw for Swansea City

swansea vs preston finished 1-1 after Liam Cullen came off the bench to nod home a stoppage-time equaliser, rescuing a point for Swansea City at the Swansea. com Stadium on February 24, 2026 in the Sky Bet Championship.

Late leveller sparks home relief

Daniel Jebbison gave Preston North End the lead in the first half, and Swansea needed a late intervention to avoid defeat. Liam Cullen, who came on as a substitute, produced a header deep into stoppage-time to level the score 1-1, turning what had looked like a loss into a draw for Swansea City on February 24, 2026.

Swansea Vs Preston at Swansea. com Stadium

The match at Swansea. com Stadium drew attention off the pitch too: Snoop Dogg made a long-awaited visit to the ground but left without a home victory to cheer as Swansea were held by Preston in the Sky Bet Championship match. A published photograph shows Liam Cullen of Swansea City (obscured) scoring his team's goal; the image credit reads Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images (Image: Getty).

Substitutes changed the game

Substitutes featured heavily in Swansea's recovery. Gustavo Nunes, introduced at half-time for Ronald, supplied a brilliant cross that Cullen headed home. Josh Key replaced Fulton at the 46th minute and was described as looking "quite lively down the right". Malick Yalcouye came on for Walta at the 46th minute and was noted for a one-on-one chance he should have scored but did not.

Player ratings and key moments

Player assessments highlighted both individual errors and late heroics. The goalkeeper was judged not to be largely at fault for the goal and made a brilliant save late on to keep Swansea in the contest. One defender was said to have been given a torrid time by Andrew Hughes in the first half but improved after moving into midfield at the interval. Another player was described as reasonably solid and headed agonisingly wide just after half-time.

At the back, a different defender was said to have completely lost Jebbison for the first goal, though that same player later flashed a header just wide. One Swansea player allowed Lang to get ahead of him a little too easily for the goal but was judged to have improved as the game went on.

In midfield and attack, observers noted a mix of effort and frustration: one midfielder pressed well, made a number of good tackles and was later substituted; another made a couple of decent challenges but was otherwise bypassed in midfield and was subbed. A right-sided player reportedly ran into cul-de-sacs too often, offered plenty of effort but could not make an impact and was substituted. One forward did not quite get to the pace of the game and had an underwhelming outing before being subbed; another got into some good areas but his end product let him down and he was subbed. A final player had a couple of promising sniffs but could not find the killer touch inside the box.

Full match footage and website notes

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