Preston North End FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Preston North End FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Deepdale.
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Southampton FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Stephen Martin (England)
- Assistant 1 George Byrne
- Assistant 2 Matt McGrath
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Southampton FC H 1–3 L 25 Apr Sheffield United FC A 3–2 W 22 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L 18 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L 11 Apr Charlton Athletic FC A 2–1 W 06 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May Preston North End FC A 3–1 W 28 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D 25 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–2 L 21 Apr Bristol City FC H 2–2 D 18 Apr Swansea City AFC A 2–1 W 14 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W Season Stats
Preston North End FC Southampton FC #14 Position #4 60 Points 80 46 Played 46 15 / 15 / 16 W / D / L 22 / 14 / 10 55 Scored 82 62 Conceded 56 -7 GD +26 1.30 PPG 1.74 33% Win % 48% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season24% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this seasonPreston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Southampton FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Jordan Storey gets a card.
- 12' Taylor Harwood-Bellis puts Southampton FC on the lead.
- 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Southampton FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 27' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 27 minutes.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andrew Moran on 34.
- 39' Shea Charles has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 52 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 44' Lewis Dobbin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 47' What a strike from Ross Stewart! The score is 0-2.
- 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brad Potts, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
- 57' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lewis Dobbin scoring 1 goals.
- 60' What a strike from Lewis Dobbin! The score is 1-2.
- 65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' Southampton FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 70.
- 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrija Vukcevic suffering a number of foals already.
- 80' It’s high time Tonda Eckert made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a card for Finn Azaz.
- 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Andrija Vukcevic.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Southampton FC players.
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Preston North End FC
4-4-2Starting XI- 6
- 44
- 16
- 14
- 4
- 1
- 3
- 21
- 9
- 17
- 23
Bench- 11
- 15
- 24
- 13
- 8
- 2
- 28
- 26
- 42
Coach Paul HeckingbottomSouthampton FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 15
- 11
- 41
- 19
- 6
- 34
- 18
- 20
- 13
- 24
- 48
Bench- 28
- 14
- 25
- 3
- 9
- 10
- 23
- 17
- 49
Coach Tonda Eckert -
Head to Head
Preston North End FC Form
2026-05-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Southampton FC L 2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC DSouthampton FC Form
2026-05-02 Preston North End FC 1–3 Southampton FC W 2026-04-28 Southampton FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2026-04-25 Manchester City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2026-04-21 Southampton FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2026-04-18 Swansea City AFC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2026-04-14 Southampton FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W