Preston North End vs SouthamptonLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

Southampton

Goals

7.8

90'+4Yellow Card

Andrija Vukcevic

Preston North End

Goal!

1-3

Cyle Larin

90'+1·Southampton

⚽

84'Substitution

Samuel Edozie· In

Tom Fellows· Out

Southampton

81'Yellow Card

Finn Azaz

Southampton

77'Substitution

Ryan Manning· In

Welington· Out

Southampton

75'Substitution

Robbie Brady· In

Andrew Moran· Out

Preston North End

69'Substitution

Finn Azaz· In

Cameron Archer· Out

Southampton

68'Substitution

Cyle Larin· In

Ross Stewart· Out

Southampton

68'Substitution

James Bree· In

Cameron Bragg· Out

Southampton

Goal!

1-2

Lewis Dobbin

60'·Preston North End

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58'Substitution

Jordan Andrew Thompson· In

Alfie Devine· Out

Preston North End

58'Substitution

Milutin Osmajic· In

Daniel Jebbison· Out

Preston North End

Goal!

0-2

Ross Stewart

47'·Southampton

⚽

46'Substitution

David Cornell· In

Daniel Iversen· Out

Preston North End

46'Substitution

Odeluga Offiah· In

Jordan Storey· Out

Preston North End

34'Yellow Card

Andrew Moran

Preston North End

Goal!

0-1

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

12'·Southampton

⚽

10'Yellow Card

Jordan Storey

Preston North End

Statistics of the Game

Preston North End

Southampton

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

Preston North End

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Starting XI

6.3

6.1

7.3

6.6

6.1

6.6

7.1

7.1

6.3

7.3

6.2

Substitutes

Pol Valentín

Alistair Edward McCann

Robbie Brady

6.5

David Cornell

6.6

Jordan Andrew Thompson

6.5

6.4

6.5

Manager: T. Eckert

Starting XI

Daniel Peretz

6.7

Shea Emmanuel Charles

7.3

Taylor Harwood-Bellis

7.8

7.1

7.2

6.9

7.3

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.5

Substitutes

6.9

7.3

6.6

6.6

7.2

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Liam Lindsay DF	7.3	90'	0	0	0/2	60(95%)	2	5/16
Lewis Dobbin FW	7.3	90'	1	0	2/4	28(86%)	-	4/13
Alfie Devine MF	7.1	58'	0	0	2/3	35(86%)	-	3/4
Ben Whiteman MF	7.1	90'	0	0	1/1	49(84%)	1	2/6
Andrew Hughes DF	6.6	90'	0	0	0/1	44(84%)	-	8/12
Brad Potts MF	6.6	90'	0	0	0/1	26(81%)	1	6/12
David Cornell GK	6.6	44'	0	1	-	17(59%)	-	-
Odeluga Offiah DF	6.5	44'	0	0	0/1	11(82%)	2	3/4
Robbie Brady MF	6.5	15'	0	0	0/1	6(71%)	1	1/2
Jordan Andrew Thompson MF	6.5	32'	0	0	0/1	19(84%)	-	0/2
Milutin Osmajic FW	6.4	32'	0	0	-	2(50%)	-	1/3
Andrew Moran MF	6.3	75'	0	0	0/1	29(70%)	1	4/9
Daniel Iversen GK	6.3	46'	0	0	-	12(58%)	-	-
Daniel Jebbison FW	6.2	58'	0	0	-	11(83%)	-	0/6
Andrija Vukcevic DF	6.1	90'	0	0	-	13(85%)	1	2/6
Jordan Storey DF	6.1	46'	0	0	-	15(87%)	-	1/4

Preston North End vs Southampton — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston North End	15	W1	1	0	2	14	7/15	7-8
Southampton	15	D1	1	3	15	4	8/15	10-7

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Preston North End — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Queens Park Rangers2026-04-06
W2-1 @ Charlton Athletic2026-04-11
L0-2 vs West Bromwich Albion2026-04-18
L1-2 @ Birmingham City2026-04-22
W3-2 @ Sheffield United2026-04-25

Southampton — last 5 games

W3-0 vs Blackburn Rovers2026-04-14
W2-1 @ Swansea City2026-04-18
D2-2 vs Bristol City2026-04-21
L1-2 @ Manchester City2026-04-25
D2-2 vs Ipswich Town2026-04-28

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 4
Period covered: 2011-09-21 – 2025-11-01
Preston North End wins: 1
Draws: 1
Southampton wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 3
Over 2.5 goals: 75%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 4 finished meetings (2011-09-21 – 2025-11-01) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-01	Southampton	0-2	Preston North End
2024-04-16	Southampton	3-0	Preston North End
2023-10-25	Preston North End	2-2	Southampton
2011-09-21	Southampton	2-1	Preston North End

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Preston North End	14	46	60	-7	WLLWL	13	+1
Southampton	4	46	80	26	WWDDW	1	+3

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 20 ptsPreston North End 60 · Southampton 80
Positions: #14 vs #4
Goals per game: 1.2/1.35 vs 1.78/1.22scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-05-02

Previous Meetings

Last 4 matches

Won 25%

(1/4)

Draw 25%

(1/4)

Won 50%

(2/4)

Goals

5-7

Total matches

Recent matches

Championship•Nov 1, 2025

Southampton

0-2

Preston North End

Championship•Apr 16, 2024

Southampton

3-0

Preston North End

Championship•Oct 25, 2023

Preston North End

2-2

Southampton

Carabao Cup•Sep 21, 2011

Southampton

2-1

Preston North End

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Preston North End wins

Draws

Southampton wins

Goals Scored

5 - 7

Nov 1, 2025 • Championship

Southampton

0-2

Preston North End

Apr 16, 2024 • Championship

Southampton

3-0

Preston North End

Oct 25, 2023 • Championship

Preston North End

2-2

Southampton

Matchday 46 — Championship

Match Report

On paper the standings were lopsided — Southampton 4th with 80 points, Preston North End 14th with 60, 20 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Preston North End 1.2 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Southampton 1.78 and 1.22, with the league averaging 1.3.

GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Preston North End, 2 for Southampton and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.

Deepdale staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,408. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Southampton led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-3.

Goal scorers

Preston North End: Lewis Dobbin (60') · Southampton: Taylor Harwood-Bellis (12'), Ross Stewart (47'), Cyle Larin (90')

Key stats

Possession: Preston North End 46% · Southampton 54% · Total shots: 16-18 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 10-5

More details:

Preston North End — live results and schedule Southampton — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Preston North End vs Southampton?

Preston North End 1-3 Southampton. Championship (England) match played on 2 May 2026.

What league is Preston North End vs Southampton in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at Deepdale. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Preston North End and Southampton?

In 4 meetings between 2011 and 2025: Preston North End has 1 win, 1 draw, and 2 losses against Southampton.

Where was Preston North End vs Southampton played?

The match was played at Deepdale.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Preston North End vs Southampton — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 46 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions