English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
Southampton WWDLD 3
–
Preston North End DWLLW 1
1st2ndT
SOU123
PNE011
Deepdale · 20,085 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
10
4
Saves
2
54.5
Possession
45.5
18
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
407
Accurate Passes
310
478
Passes
377
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
28
0.2
Cross %
0.2
55
Long Balls
53
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
7
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
4
17
Tackles
9
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
4
Interceptions
12
30
Effective Clearances
26
30
Clearances
26

Head to Head

SOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PNE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 16Andrew HughesCD-L
  3. 6Liam LindsayCD-R
  4. 3Andrija VukcevicLB
  5. 14Jordan StoreyRB
  6. 21Alfie DevineCM-L
  7. 4Benjamin WhitemanCM-R
  8. 23Andy MoranLM
  9. 44Brad PottsRM
  10. 9Daniel JebbisonCF-L
  11. 17Lewis DobbinCF-R

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Daniel PeretzG
  2. 15Nathan WoodCD-L
  3. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 34WelingtonLB
  5. 24Shea CharlesRB
  6. 19Cameron ArcherAM
  7. 20Caspar JanderLM
  8. 48Cameron BraggRM
  9. 11Ross StewartF
  10. 13Léo ScienzaAM-L
  11. 18Tom FellowsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Goal! Preston North End 0, Southampton 1. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Welington with a cross following a set piece situation.
  3. 34' Andrew Moran (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Jordan Storey.
  5. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. David Cornell replaces Daniel Iversen.
  6. 47' Goal! Preston North End 0, Southampton 2. Ross Stewart (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
  7. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Daniel Jebbison.
  8. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Alfie Devine.
  9. 60' Goal! Preston North End 1, Southampton 2. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Cornell following a fast break.
  10. 68' Substitution, Southampton. James Bree replaces Cameron Bragg.
  11. 68' Substitution, Southampton. Cyle Larin replaces Ross Stewart.
  12. 69' Substitution, Southampton. Finn Azaz replaces Cameron Archer.
  13. 75' Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Andrew Moran.
  14. 77' Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.
  15. 81' Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 84' Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Tom Fellows.
  17. 90'+1' Goal! Preston North End 1, Southampton 3. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a cross.
  18. 90'+4' Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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