Swansea Vs Preston: Match Report — Swansea City 1-1 Preston North End

swansea vs preston ended 1-1 at the Swansea. com Stadium on February 24, 2026, in a Sky Bet Championship home league fixture. Daniel Jebbison opened the scoring in the first half for Preston North End before Liam Cullen, introduced from the bench, headed a late equaliser deep into stoppage-time.

Swansea Vs Preston match details

The match, played at the Swansea. com Stadium in Swansea, Wales on February 24, 2026, saw Preston North End take the lead in the first half through Daniel Jebbison. Swansea City could not find a winner until deep into stoppage-time, when substitute Liam Cullen scored to salvage a 1-1 draw.

First-half and goal sequence

Daniel Jebbison netted in the first half to give the visitors the lead. One defender was noted to have completely lost Jebbison for the first goal. Another defender was said to have allowed Lang to get ahead of him a little too easily for the goal, though that same player improved as the game went on.

Late equaliser and substitute details

Liam Cullen came off the bench to net a late equaliser deep into stoppage-time. Gustavo Nunes, who was introduced at half-time, produced a brilliant cross for Cullen to head home. The substitutes list included Josh Key, who came on for Fulton at 46 and "looked quite lively down the right"; Malick Yalcouye, who came on for Walta at 46 and "should have probably scored one-on-one but fluffed his lines"; and Gustavo Nunes, on for Ronald at 46, who provided the cross for the equaliser.

Player ratings and reactions

Player assessments from the night reflected mixed fortunes across the side. 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. " One outfield player "was given a torrid time by Andrew Hughes in the first half, but improved after moving to midfield in the interval. "

Other notes read: "Reasonably solid on the night. Headed agonisingly wide just after half-time. " Another assessment stated: "Completely lost Jebbison for the first goal. Flashed a header just wide at the other end late on. " Additional commentary included: "Pressed pretty well throughout. Made a number of good tackles in the middle of the park and tried to make something happen. Subbed. "

Further player observations: "Made a couple of decent challenges, but was otherwise bypassed in midfield a little too easily at times. Subbed. " One attacker "ran into cul-de-sacs more often then not down the right. Plenty of effort, but couldn't quite have an impact. Subbed. " Another player "didn't quite get to the pace of the game. An underwhelming outing. Subbed. " A different forward "got himself into some good areas, but end product let him down. Subbed, " while one final note said: "Had a couple of promising sniffs, but couldn't quite find the killer touch inside the box. "

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Watch and credit note

Match coverage was described as "Watch every moment of Swansea City's home league fixture against Preston North End at the Swansea. com Stadium. " © 2026 Swansea City Association Football Club Limited.

Final score: Swansea City 1 - 1 Preston North End. Key moments: Daniel Jebbison's first-half goal for Preston and Liam Cullen's stoppage-time header from Gustavo Nunes' cross that rescued a point for Swansea.