Preston vs Southampton | Championship | May 2, 2026

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Preston vs Southampton

Championship · May 2, 2026 · 11:30

Final score: Preston 1–3 Southampton

Standings

Preston: #14 · 60 Pts · 46 P (15W 15D 16L)
Southampton: #4 · 80 Pts · 46 P (22W 14D 10L)

Recent form

W Apr 25, 2026: Sheffield Utd 2–3 Preston
L Apr 22, 2026: Birmingham 2–1 Preston
L Apr 18, 2026: Preston 0–2 West Brom
W Apr 11, 2026: Charlton 1–2 Preston
D Apr 6, 2026: Preston 1–1 QPR

Southampton

D Apr 28, 2026: Southampton 2–2 Ipswich
L Apr 25, 2026: Manchester City 2–1 Southampton
D Apr 21, 2026: Southampton 2–2 Bristol City
W Apr 18, 2026: Swansea 1–2 Southampton
W Apr 14, 2026: Southampton 3–0 Blackburn

Head-to-head

2026-05-02T11:30:00+00:00: Preston 1–3 Southampton
2025-11-01T15:00:00+00:00: Southampton 0–2 Preston
2024-04-16T19:00:00+00:00: Southampton 3–0 Preston
2023-10-25T18:45:00+00:00: Preston 2–2 Southampton
2011-09-21T18:45:00+00:00: Southampton 2–1 Preston

Match events

10' Card Yellow Card — Jordan Storey (Preston)
12' Goal Normal Goal — T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) (assists: Welington)
34' Card Yellow Card — Andrew Moran (Preston)
46' subst Substitution 1 — D. Iversen (Preston) (assists: D. Cornell)
46' subst Substitution 2 — J. Storey (Preston) (assists: O. Offiah)
47' Goal Normal Goal — R. Stewart (Southampton) (assists: C. Archer)
58' subst Substitution 3 — A. Devine (Preston) (assists: J. Thompson)
58' subst Substitution 4 — D. Jebbison (Preston) (assists: M. Osmajic)
60' Goal Normal Goal — L. Dobbin (Preston) (assists: D. Cornell)
68' subst Substitution 1 — R. Stewart (Southampton) (assists: C. Larin)
68' subst Substitution 2 — C. Bragg (Southampton) (assists: J. Bree)
69' subst Substitution 3 — C. Archer (Southampton) (assists: F. Azaz)
75' subst Substitution 5 — A. Moran (Preston) (assists: R. Brady)
77' subst Substitution 4 — Welington (Southampton) (assists: R. Manning)
81' Card Yellow Card — Finn Azaz (Southampton)
84' subst Substitution 5 — T. Fellows (Southampton) (assists: S. Edozie)
90'+4 Card Yellow Card — Andrija Vukčević (Preston)
90' Goal Normal Goal — C. Larin (Southampton) (assists: S. Edozie)

Match statistics

Shots on Goal: 5 — 5
Shots off Goal: 6 — 6
Total Shots: 16 — 18
Blocked Shots: 5 — 7
Shots insidebox: 11 — 13
Shots outsidebox: 5 — 5
Fouls: 11 — 6
Corner Kicks: 10 — 5
Offsides: 0 — 2
Ball Possession: 46% — 54%
Yellow Cards: 3 — 1
Red Cards: – — –
Goalkeeper Saves: 2 — 4
Total passes: 377 — 478
Passes accurate: 310 — 407
Passes %: 82% — 85%
expected_goals: 1.91 — 2.41
goals_prevented: 0.63 — 0.63

Injuries

C. Lang — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)
C. Lang — Hamstring Injury (Missing Fixture)

Southampton

F. Downes — Suspended (Missing Fixture)
K. Matsuki — Injury (Missing Fixture)
A. McCarthy — Wrist Injury (Missing Fixture)
M. Roerslev Rasmussen — Achilles Tendon Injury (Missing Fixture)
J. Stephens — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
F. Downes — Suspended (Missing Fixture)
K. Matsuki — Injury (Missing Fixture)
A. McCarthy — Wrist Injury (Missing Fixture)
M. Roerslev Rasmussen — Achilles Tendon Injury (Missing Fixture)
J. Stephens — Inactive (Missing Fixture)