Match summary
Before kickoff, Southampton (5th, 77 pts) were 17 points ahead of Preston North End (12th, 60 pts).
Preston North End vs SouthamptonResult, Lineups & H2H
- Dobbin60'
- Harwood-Bellis12'
- Stewart47'
- Larin90+1'
Deepdale
Preston North End vs Southampton in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Preston North End2W 1D 2L
Preston North EndSouthampton
7Pointsof 158
7Goals scored10
8Goals conceded7
0Clean sheets1
2Scored in a row15+
1Unbeaten in a row1
0Without a win3
14Conceded in a row4
Head to head4 meetings · Sep 2011 – Nov 2025
- Preston North End wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Southampton wins
- 2
3goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
75%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 540 earlier results
Preston North EndSouthampton
#12Position#5
60Points45 v 45 games77
-5Goal difference+24
1.2Scored per gameleague avg 1.31.76
1.31Conceded per game1.22
#11Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Preston North EndSouthampton
- Yellow Card · Preston North End · Andrija Vukcevic90+4'
- 90+1'Goal · Southampton · Cyle Larin1-3
- 84'Substitution · Southampton · Samuel Edozie · InOut: Tom Fellows
- 81'Yellow Card · Southampton · Finn Azaz
- 77'Substitution · Southampton · Ryan Manning · InOut: Welington
- Substitution · Preston North End · Robbie Brady · InOut: Andrew Moran75'
- 69'Substitution · Southampton · Finn Azaz · InOut: Cameron Archer
- 68'Substitution · Southampton · Cyle Larin · InOut: Ross Stewart
- 68'Substitution · Southampton · James Bree · InOut: Cameron Bragg
- Goal · Preston North End · Lewis Dobbin1-260'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Jordan Andrew Thompson · InOut: Alfie Devine58'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Milutin Osmajic · InOut: Daniel Jebbison58'
- 47'Goal · Southampton · Ross Stewart0-2
- Substitution · Preston North End · David Cornell · InOut: Daniel Iversen46'
- Substitution · Preston North End · Odeluga Offiah · InOut: Jordan Storey46'
- Yellow Card · Preston North End · Andrew Moran34'
- 12'Goal · Southampton · Taylor Harwood-Bellis0-1
- Yellow Card · Preston North End · Jordan Storey10'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Preston North EndSouthampton
46%Ball Possession54%
16Shots Total18
5Shots On Target5
10Corners5
11Fouls6
3Yellow Cards1
0Offsides2
2Saves4
377Passes478
6Shots Off Target6
95Attacks100
58Dangerous Attacks38
11Shots Inside Box13
5Shots Outside Box5
1Goals3
6Free Kicks11
5Shots Blocked7
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork1
9Tackles17
1Assists3
310Accurate Passes407
28Total Crosses14
6Accurate Crosses3
12Interceptions4
40Duels Won59
2Big Chances Created2
1Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 60(95%) | 2 | 5/16 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 28(86%) | - | 4/13 | |
| 7.1 | 58' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 35(86%) | - | 3/4 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 49(84%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(84%) | - | 8/12 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 26(81%) | 1 | 6/12 | |
| 6.6 | 44' | 0 | 1 | - | 17(59%) | - | - | |
| 6.5 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 11(82%) | 2 | 3/4 | |
| 6.5 | 15' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 6(71%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 32' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(84%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.4 | 32' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.3 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(70%) | 1 | 4/9 | |
| 6.3 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(58%) | - | - | |
| 6.2 | 58' | 0 | 0 | - | 11(83%) | - | 0/6 | |
| 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(85%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 6.1 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 15(87%) | - | 1/4 |
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