Swansea City v Preston: Is the game on TV? Kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Swansea City and Preston will both look to bounce back from opening day defeats in the Championship when they lock horns in south Wales.

Luke Williams' Swansea went down 1-0 away to Michael Carrick's Middlesbrough in their league curtain raiser courtesy of a penalty from Emmanuel Latte Lath.

Preston were beaten 2-0 at home by recently relegated Sheffield United, a result which prompted the shock departure of manager Ryan Lowe.

Is Swansea City v Preston on TV?

Swansea City v Preston has not been selected for TV coverage on Sky Sports during this round of Championship fixtures.

Swansea City v Preston kick-off time, date and venue

Swansea City v Preston will be played at the Swansea.com Stadium and kick-off is at 15:00 GMT on Saturday 17th August 2024.

Swansea City v Preston stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

The home teams were on top on this fixture last season in the Championship, with Preston beating Swansea 2-1 at Deepdale in August 2023 and the Swans prevailing by the same scoreline in south Wales in December 2023.

In the 10 most recent meetings between these two Championship sides, Swansea have won on five occasions, Preston have prevailed three times and there has been two draws.

Swansea City v Preston head-to-head record (H2H)

Swansea City wins	29
Draws	18
Preston wins	24

(H2H stats refer to all competitions)

Swansea City v Preston team news

Swansea City team news

Swansea boss Luke Williams has no fresh injury concerns heading into this match, with Kyle Naughton and Oli Cooper perhaps knocking on the door for a start after coming off the bench in last week's defeat at Middlesbrough.

Preston team news

Preston's caretaker manager Mike Marsh has no new injury issues to contend with at Deepdale.