Swansea Vs Preston draw after late Cullen header at Swansea.com Stadium

The Sky Bet Championship fixture swansea vs preston finished 1-1 at the Swansea. com Stadium on February 24, 2026, with Daniel Jebbison opening the scoring in the first half and Liam Cullen coming off the bench to head a late equaliser deep into stoppage-time.

Swansea Vs Preston: Cullen’s stoppage-time header rescues point

Daniel Jebbison gave Preston North End the lead in the first half, and the visitors held that advantage until deep into stoppage-time, when Liam Cullen came off the bench to head home from a Gustavo Nunes cross and level the match at 1-1. The game was played in Swansea, Wales, at the Swansea. com Stadium on February 24, 2026 in the Sky Bet Championship.

How the goal came about and the finish

Gustavo Nunes, introduced at half-time, produced the cross that Cullen converted with a header to make it 1-1 late on. Cullen’s strike is described in the match imagery as his team’s first goal of the game; the photograph credit notes Liam Cullen was (obscured) in the image supplied by Dan Mullan/Getty Images.

Player ratings and in-match notes

Match coverage included a set of player ratings that captured a mix of individual moments and substitutions. One rating said the goalkeeper "can't really be blamed too much for the goal" and "made a brilliant save late on to keep his side in it. " Another entry noted a player "was given a torrid time by Andrew Hughes in the first half, but improved after moving to midfield in the interval" — the specific player named in that rating is unclear in the provided context.

Additional ratings described: a player who was "reasonably solid on the night" and "headed agonisingly wide just after half-time" (player unclear in the provided context); a player who "completely lost Jebbison for the first goal" and "flashed a header just wide at the other end late on" (player unclear in the provided context); and a defender who "allowed Lang to get ahead of him a little too easily for the goal" but then "improved as the game went on" (player unclear in the provided context).

More evaluative notes recorded that one midfielder "pressed pretty well throughout, " "made a number of good tackles in the middle of the park and tried to make something happen" before being subbed (player unclear in the provided context); another "made a couple of decent challenges, but was otherwise bypassed in midfield a little too easily at times" and was subbed (player unclear in the provided context).

There were comments that one wide player "ran into cul-de-sacs more often than not down the right, " putting in "plenty of effort, but couldn't quite have an impact" and was subbed (player unclear in the provided context); another was judged to have "didn't quite get to the pace of the game" and that it was "an underwhelming outing" before being subbed (player unclear in the provided context).

Additional lines noted a forward who "got himself into some good areas, but end product let him down" and was subbed (player unclear in the provided context), and another who "had a couple of promising sniffs, but couldn't quite find the killer touch inside the box" (player unclear in the provided context).

The published player-rating items that named substitutions and marks read exactly as follows in the available context: "Josh Key (on for Fulton 46) - Looked quite lively down the right - 7"; "Malick Yalcouye (on for Walta 46) - Should have probably scored one-on-one but fluffed his lines - 6"; and "Gustavo Nunes (on for Ronald 46) - Produced a brilliant cross for Cullen to head home - 7. "

Full match footage and match availability

Full coverage notes that viewers can "watch every moment" of Swansea City's home league fixture against Preston North End at the Swansea. com Stadium. The match was part of the Sky Bet Championship schedule and the venue hosted a long-awaited visit from Snoop Dogg on the night, with Swansea unable to turn that occasion into a home victory.

Image credit, club notice and next steps

The photograph associated with the match coverage is credited to Dan Mullan/Getty Images. Copyright and production lines in the provided context read: © 2026 Swansea City Association Football Club Limited. Designed & built by Other Media, Powered by Clubcast.

It is unclear in the provided context what is next on the fixture list for either Swansea City or Preston North End.