Swansea City vs Preston North End LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Swansea City face Preston North End in the Championship today.
An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.
Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.
Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.
Swansea City vs Preston North End
Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Swansea City vs Preston North End
Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Swansea City vs Preston North End
Goal! Swansea City 1, Preston North End 0. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Swansea City vs Preston North End
Penalty conceded by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Swansea City vs Preston North End
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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