Potts strike decisive as Preston beat Swansea

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Brad Potts celebrates after scoring his third goal of the season

Preston North End claimed a third win in four matches as Brad Potts' first-half goal saw off Swansea City.

Potts stroked home with his left foot after Swansea centre-back Harry Darling failed to clear.

Swansea pushed hard for a second-half equaliser but Freddie Woodman claimed an 11th Championship clean sheet of the season to ensure Ryan Lowe's Preston held on for victory.

Preston climb to seventh in the table, a place below Swansea.

Russell Martin's team had arrived as one of the second tier's form sides having lost just one of their last eight games.

But Preston deservedly led at the break having been the better side in the first half and then soaked up Swansea pressure - with Ryan Manning going closest to a leveller right at the end - to claim a second straight league win for just the second time this season.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Preston

Formation 5-3-2

1Woodman
44Potts
14StoreyBooked at 66mins
6Lindsay
16Hughes
11Brady
13McCannBooked at 90mins
4WhitemanSubstituted forLedsonat 23'minutesBooked at 55mins
8BrowneBooked at 73mins
19RiisSubstituted forWoodburnat 86'minutes
9EvansSubstituted forMaguireat 78'minutes

Substitutes

2Fernández
3Cunningham
10Johnson
18Ledson
20Woodburn
24Maguire
25Cornell

Swansea

Formation 3-4-2-1

13Benda
5CabangoBooked at 11mins
6Darling
22Latibeaudiere
26NaughtonSubstituted forOko-Flexat 56'minutesBooked at 90mins
8GrimesBooked at 70mins
4FultonSubstituted forCooperat 73'minutes
3Manning
18CundleSubstituted forObafemiat 67'minutes
10NtchamSubstituted forPatersonat 56'minutes
17Piroe

Substitutes

1Fisher
9Obafemi
12Paterson
21Oko-Flex
23Wood
29Sorinola
31Cooper

Referee:John Busby

Attendance:13,631

Live Text

Match ends, Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0.
Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Swansea City 0.
Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City).
Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Grimes following a set piece situation.
Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ben Woodburn (Preston North End).
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Freddie Woodman.
Attempt saved. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Armstrong Oko-Flex.
Alistair McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Robbie Brady (Preston North End).
Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Emil Riis.
Foul by Armstrong Oko-Flex (Swansea City).
Robbie Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.