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Preston North End vs Southampton
2 May 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Stephen MartinChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
SouthamptonJordan Storey
Yellowcard
Foul
10′- 12′⚽
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Welington
Header
Andrew Moran
Yellowcard
Foul
34′- ⇄
David Cornell
Substitution
Off: Daniel Iversen
46′ - ⇄
Odeluga Offiah
Substitution
Off: Jordan Storey
46′ - 47′⚽
Ross Stewart 0-2
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Cameron Archer
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Milutin Osmajic
Substitution
Off: Daniel Jebbison
58′ - ⇄
Jordan Andrew Thompson
Substitution
Off: Alfie Devine
58′ - ⚽
Lewis Dobbin 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: David Cornell
Right foot shot
60′ - 68′⇄
James Bree
Substitution
Off: Cameron Bragg
- 68′⇄
Cyle Larin
Substitution
Off: Ross Stewart
- 69′⇄
Finn Azaz
Substitution
Off: Cameron Archer
- ⇄
Robbie Brady
Substitution
Off: Andrew Moran
75′ - 77′⇄
Ryan Manning
Substitution
Off: Welington
- 81′
Finn Azaz
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 84′⇄
Samuel Edozie
Substitution
Off: Tom Fellows
- 90+1′⚽
Cyle Larin 1-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Samuel Edozie
Right foot shot
Andrija Vukcevic
Yellowcard
Foul
90+4′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.26 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.64 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.62 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 7.11 | |
| 58 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7.14 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.34 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7.27 | |
| 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.24 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
| 44 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6.56 | |
| 32 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.44 | |
| 44 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.50 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Preston North End
Latest: West Bromwich Albion · 0–2
Match stats
18 Apr 2026, 15:00 · Home vs West Bromwich Albion · 2025/2026
Southampton
Latest: Swansea City · 2–1
Match stats
18 Apr 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Swansea City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Preston North End’s ground: 2 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Southampton’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Preston North End
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Southampton
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Preston North End
Southampton
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Southampton
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Preston North End
Southampton
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.