Preston vs Southampton

Final score: Preston 1-3 Southampton in the Championship, May 2, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 5 meetings: 1 wins for Preston, 1 draws, 3 wins for Southampton.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 46
Venue: Deepdale, Preston
Form: LLLLW Preston
: WLWDD Southampton

10' Jordan Storey
12' 0-1 T. Harwood-Bellis · Welington
34' Andrew Moran
HT0-1
46' ▲ D. Cornell ▼ D. Iversen
46' ▲ O. Offiah ▼ J. Storey
47' 0-2 R. Stewart · C. Archer
58' ▲ J. Thompson ▼ A. Devine
58' ▲ M. Osmajic ▼ D. Jebbison
60' L. Dobbin · D. Cornell 1-2
68' ▲ C. Larin ▼ R. Stewart
68' ▲ J. Bree ▼ C. Bragg
69' ▲ F. Azaz ▼ C. Archer
75' ▲ R. Brady ▼ A. Moran
77' ▲ R. Manning ▼ Welington
81' Finn Azaz
84' ▲ S. Edozie ▼ T. Fellows
90'+4 Andrija Vukčević
90' 1-3 C. Larin · S. Edozie
FT1-3

Line-ups

Preston Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen ▼ 46' 6.0
14J. Storey ▼ 46' 6.2
6L. Lindsay 6.9
16A. Hughes 7.0
3A. Vukcevic 5.9
44B. Potts 6.5
4B. Whiteman 7.7
21A. Devine ▼ 58' 7.0
23A. Moran ▼ 75' 6.6
17L. Dobbin ⚽ 8.3
9D. Jebbison ▼ 58' 6.0

Substitutes 9

13D. Cornell ▲ 46' 6.7
11R. Brady ▲ 75' 6.2
15J. Thompson ▲ 58' 6.3
42O. Offiah ▲ 46' 6.7
24M. Smith
2P. Valentin
28M. Osmajic ▲ 58' 6.5
8A. McCann
26T. Small

Southampton Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Tonda Eckert

41D. Peretz 6.9
24S. Charles 7.7
6T. Harwood-Bellis ⚽ 8.2
15N. Wood 7.0
34Welington ⇢ ▼ 77' 7.2
48C. Bragg ▼ 68' 6.9
20C. Jander 7.2
18T. Fellows ▼ 84' 7.2
19C. Archer ⇢ ▼ 69' 6.2
13L. Scienza 7.2
11R. Stewart ⚽ ▼ 68' 8.0

Substitutes 9

25G. Long
28O. Romeu
3R. Manning ▲ 77' 7.3
9C. Larin ⚽ ▲ 68' 6.9
10F. Azaz ▲ 69' 6.7
49N. Oyekunle
14J. Bree ▲ 68' 6.9
23S. Edozie ▲ 84' 7.9
17J. Quarshie

Statistics

03⚑10

⚑510

46%Possession54%

16Shots18

5Shots on target5

6Shots off target6

11Shots inside box13

5Shots outside box5

5Blocked shots7

10Corners5

0Offsides2

11Fouls6

3Yellow cards1

2Saves4

0.63Goals prevented0.63

377Passes478

310Accurate passes407

82%Pass accuracy85%

1.91Expected goals (xG)2.41

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0