Preston vs Southampton — Championship
Championship Sat, 7 Nov 2026 Finished Preston 
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Southampton Match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 7 Nov, 17:00 UTC
- Competition
- Championship · England
- Round
- Regular Season - 15
- Stadium
- Deepdale Stadium, Preston
- Referee
- Tom Nield
Key events
Preston Timeline Southampton
- 3'
Stanley Mills
Yellow card
- 11'
Keven Schlotterbeck
Zach Abbott
- 32'
Liam Lindsay
Yellow card
- 33'
Jordan Thompson
Goal scored
- 37'
Andrew Hughes
Yellow card
- 64'
Stanley Mills
Ed Nolan
- 64'
Andrew Hughes
Caleb Wiley
- 70'
Callum Lang
Delano Burgzorg
- 70'
Alfie Devine
Greg Docherty
- 74'
Ed Nolan
Yellow card
- 74'
James Bree
Samuel Edozie
- 75'
Welington
Ryan Manning
- 80'
Lewis Dobbin
Divin Mubama
- 88'
Andrija Vukčević
Jordan Storey
- 89'
Thierry Small
Yellow card
Lineups
Preston 3-4-3Starting lineup
- 21 L. Nicholls G
- 24 O. Offiah D
- 6 L. Lindsay D
- 16 A. Hughes D
- 17 S. Mills M
- 23 A. Moran M
- 15 J. Thompson M
- 3 A. Vukčević M
- 7 A. Devine F
- 10 C. Lang F
- 11 T. Small F
Substitute players
- 37 D. Burgzorg F
- 5 G. Docherty M
- 9 J. Erabi F
- 1 D. Iversen G
- 44 B. Potts M
- 14 J. Storey D
- 12 C. Wiley D
- 32 Ed Nolan D
- 35 Isaac Irwin D
Southampton 4-2-3-1Starting lineup
- 1 Daniel Peretz G
- 14 J. Bree D
- 5 J. Stephens D
- 13 K. Schlotterbeck D
- 34 Welington D
- 4 F. Downes M
- 30 J. Ward-Prowse M
- 27 K. Matsuki M
- 10 F. Azaz M
- 7 Léo Scienza M
- 11 L. Dobbin F
Substitute players
- 25 G. Long G
- 3 R. Manning D
- 28 D. Mubama F
- 2 M. Roerslev D
- 53 Barnaby Williams M
- 18 T. Fellows M
- 23 S. Edozie M
- 26 Cameron Bragg M
- 6 Z. Abbott D
Match statistics
Preston Southampton
1.33 expected_goals 1.57
130 Passes accurate 676
8 Shots insidebox 11
7 Shots outsidebox 12
5 Blocked Shots 9
4 Free Kicks 17
2 Shots on Goal 8
8 Goalkeeper Saves 1
8 Shots off Goal 6
1 Offsides 0
203 Total passes 751
15 Total Shots 23
5 Yellow Cards 0
3 Corner Kicks 9
17 Fouls 6
0 Red Cards 0
22% Ball Possession 78%
Player ratings
Southampton
- 7.2 F. Azaz 90'
- 7.2 J. Ward-Prowse 90'
- 7.1 Welington 75'
- 7.0 J. Stephens 90'
- 6.9 Z. Abbott 79'
Preston
- 8.8 L. Nicholls 90'
- 8.0 J. Thompson 1 goal · 90'
- 6.9 G. Docherty 20'
- 6.8 C. Wiley 26'
- 6.7 L. Lindsay 90'
Prediction
PrestonDrawSouthampton
Double chance : draw or Southampton
Head to head
Preston Preston
1–3 FT
Southampton Southampton Southampton Southampton
0–2 FT
Preston Preston Southampton Southampton
3–0 FT
Preston Preston Preston Preston
2–2 FT
Southampton Southampton Southampton Southampton
2–1 FT
Preston Preston Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 |  Swansea | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 |  QPR | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham | 15 | 14 | 23 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cardiff | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 |  Bolton | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 |  Derby | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston | 15 | -17 | 8 |