TotalBound Football
Preston North End
FT
1–3
HT 0–1
Southampton
Championship Sat 2 May, 12:30London Deepdale, Preston Stephen Martin 20,085 attendance

Timeline

  1. 10' Jordan Storey Yellow Card
  2. 12' Taylor Harwood-Bellis assist Welington
  3. 34' Andy Moran Yellow Card
  4. 45' Odeluga Offiah for Jordan Storey
  5. 45' David Cornell for Daniel Iversen
  6. 47' Ross Stewart assist Cameron Archer
  7. 58' Milutin Osmajic for Daniel Jebbison
  8. 58' Jordan Thompson for Alfie Devine
  9. 60' Lewis Dobbin assist David Cornell
  10. 68' James Bree for Cameron Bragg
  11. 68' Cyle Larin for Ross Stewart
  12. 69' Finn Azaz for Cameron Archer
  13. 75' Robbie Brady for Andy Moran
  14. 77' Ryan Manning for Welington
  15. 81' Finn Azaz Yellow Card
  16. 84' Samuel Edozie for Tom Fellows
  17. 90'+1' Cyle Larin assist Samuel Edozie
  18. 90'+4' Andrija Vukcevic Yellow Card

Match stats

45.5% Possession 54.5%
16 Shots 18
5 On target 5
11 Fouls 6
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Saves 4
310 Accurate passes 407

Lineups

Preston North End 4-4-2
1 Iversen
3 Vukcevic 16 Hughes 6 Lindsay 14 Storey
23 Moran 21 Devine 4 Whiteman 44 Potts
9 Jebbison 17 Dobbin
Southampton 4-2-3-1
41 Peretz
34 Welington 15 Wood 6 Harwood-Bellis 24 Charles
20 Jander 48 Bragg
13 Scienza 19 Archer 18 Fellows
11 Stewart
Preston North End 4-4-2
  1. 1 Daniel Iversen ▼ G
  2. 16 Andrew Hughes CD-L
  3. 6 Liam Lindsay CD-R
  4. 3 Andrija Vukcevic LB
  5. 14 Jordan Storey ▼ RB
  6. 21 Alfie Devine ▼ CM-L
  7. 4 Benjamin Whiteman CM-R
  8. 23 Andy Moran ▼ LM
  9. 44 Brad Potts RM
  10. 9 Daniel Jebbison ▼ CF-L
  11. 17 Lewis Dobbin CF-R

Came on

  1. 28 Milutin Osmajic ▲ SUB
  2. 42 Odeluga Offiah ▲ SUB
  3. 15 Jordan Thompson ▲ SUB
  4. 13 David Cornell ▲ SUB
  5. 11 Robbie Brady ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 2 Pol Valentín SUB
  2. 24 Michael Smith SUB
  3. 8 Alistair McCann SUB
  4. 26 Thierry Small SUB
Southampton 4-2-3-1
  1. 41 Daniel Peretz G
  2. 15 Nathan Wood CD-L
  3. 6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis CD-R
  4. 34 Welington ▼ LB
  5. 24 Shea Charles RB
  6. 19 Cameron Archer ▼ AM
  7. 20 Caspar Jander LM
  8. 48 Cameron Bragg ▼ RM
  9. 11 Ross Stewart ▼ F
  10. 13 Léo Scienza AM-L
  11. 18 Tom Fellows ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 9 Cyle Larin ▲ SUB
  2. 23 Samuel Edozie ▲ SUB
  3. 14 James Bree ▲ SUB
  4. 3 Ryan Manning ▲ SUB
  5. 10 Finn Azaz ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 28 Oriol Romeu SUB
  2. 17 Joshua Quarshie SUB
  3. 49 Nicholas Oyekunle SUB
  4. 25 George Long SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Preston North End 1, Southampton 3.
  2. 90'+5' Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Southampton 3.
  3. 90'+5' Ryan Manning (Southampton) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  4. 90'+4' Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 90'+4' Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  6. 90'+4' Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).
  7. 90'+1' Goal! Preston North End 1, Southampton 3. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a cross.
  8. 90'+1' Attempt blocked. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caspar Jander.
  9. 90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  10. 90' Attempt missed. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
  11. 88' Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
  12. 86' Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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  1. 86' Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
  2. 85' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  3. 85' Attempt blocked. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
  4. 84' Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Tom Fellows.
  5. 81' Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 79' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
  7. 79' Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  8. 77' Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  9. 77' Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. 77' Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
  11. 76' Attempt blocked. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  12. 75' Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Andrew Moran.
  13. 75' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
  14. 74' Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Cyle Larin with a headed pass.
  15. 74' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  16. 73' Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Welington.
  17. 72' Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  18. 71' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
  19. 70' Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  20. 70' Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  21. 69' Substitution, Southampton. Finn Azaz replaces Cameron Archer.
  22. 68' Substitution, Southampton. Cyle Larin replaces Ross Stewart.
  23. 68' Substitution, Southampton. James Bree replaces Cameron Bragg.
  24. 67' Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  25. 67' Daniel Peretz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  26. 67' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cameron Archer.
  27. 66' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Welington.
  28. 65' Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  29. 63' Foul by Cameron Bragg (Southampton).
  30. 63' Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  31. 62' Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caspar Jander.
  32. 60' Goal! Preston North End 1, Southampton 2. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Cornell following a fast break.
  33. 60' Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Cornell (Preston North End). Assisted by Cameron Bragg.
  34. 59' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  35. 59' Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  36. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Alfie Devine.
  37. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison.
  38. 57' Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Lindsay.
  39. 54' Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  40. 53' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Welington.
  41. 52' Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
  42. 52' Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  43. 50' Attempt missed. Andrew Moran (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
  44. 48' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
  45. 47' Goal! Preston North End 0, Southampton 2. Ross Stewart (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
  46. 45' Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Southampton 1.
  47. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. David Cornell replaces Daniel Iversen.
  48. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Jordan Storey.
  49. 45'+2' First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Southampton 1.
  50. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  51. 42' Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  52. 42' Daniel Peretz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  53. 42' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cameron Archer.
  54. 40' Attempt saved. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
  55. 38' Cameron Archer (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  56. 38' Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  57. 38' Attempt blocked. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  58. 38' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
  59. 38' Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  60. 36' Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  61. 36' Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
  62. 36' Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  63. 36' Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
  64. 34' Andrew Moran (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  65. 34' Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  66. 34' Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  67. 32' Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
  68. 31' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Welington.
  69. 28' Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  70. 28' Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 27' Offside, Southampton. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
  72. 27' Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Welington.
  73. 20' Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  74. 20' Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  75. 20' Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  76. 19' Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Liam Lindsay.
  77. 19' Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
  78. 18' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Caspar Jander.
  79. 17' Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Brad Potts with a headed pass.
  80. 16' Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles following a fast break.
  81. 15' Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  82. 15' Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  83. 12' Goal! Preston North End 0, Southampton 1. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Welington with a cross following a set piece situation.
  84. 11' Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  85. 10' Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  86. 10' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  87. 10' Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
  88. 7' Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  89. 5' Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
  90. 5' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ross Stewart.
  91. 4' Foul by Cameron Bragg (Southampton).
  92. 4' Andrew Moran (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  93. 2' Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  94. First Half begins.
  95. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Preston North End W L L W D

  • D Queens Park Rangers 1-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Charlton Athletic 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L West Bromwich Albion 2-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Birmingham City 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Sheffield United 3-2 EFL Championship

Southampton D L D W W

  • W Blackburn Rovers 3-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Swansea City 2-1 EFL Championship
  • D Bristol City 2-2 EFL Championship
  • L at Manchester City 2-1 English FA Cup
  • D Ipswich Town 2-2 EFL Championship

Head to head

SOU leads series 3-1-1

  • 1 Nov 2025 Southampton 0–2 Preston North End 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 16 Apr 2024 Southampton 3–0 Preston North End 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 25 Oct 2023 Preston North End 2–2 Southampton 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 21 Sep 2011 Southampton 2–1 Preston North End 2011/12 English Carling Cup
  • 21 Feb 2009 Southampton 3–1 Preston North End 2008/09 English League Championship

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