Preston North End vs Southampton 02/05/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

02 May 2026, 13:30

1:3

Finished

Southampton

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

10'

Jordan Storey

T. Harwood-Bellis(Welington)

Goal

12'

34'

Andy Moran

2ND HALF

46'

David Cornell

46'

Daniel Iversen

46'

Oddel Offiah

Jordan Storey

R. Stewart(Cameron Archer)

Goal

47'

58'

J. Thompson

Alfie Devine

58'

M. Osmajić

58'

Daniel Jebbison

60'

Goal

Lewis Dobbin(David Cornell)

R. Stewart

Cyle Larin

68'

Cam Bragg

James Bree

68'

Cameron Archer

Finn Azaz

69'

75'

Robbie Brady

75'

Andy Moran

Ryan Manning

77'

Welington

77'

Finn Azaz

81'

Samuel Edozie

84'

Tom Fellows

84'

Cyle Larin(Samuel Edozie)

Goal

91'

94'

Andrija Vukcevic

Match statistics

45%Possession55%

377Passes Attempted478

310Completed Passes407

10Corners5

11Throw-ins9

16Shots On Target18

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

4-4-2

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Andrew

#16Hughes

Liam

#6Lindsay

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Andrew

#23Moran

Bradley Michael

#44Potts

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1	46'
A. Hughes #16
L. Lindsay #6
Andrija Vukcevic #3	94'
Jordan Storey #14	46' 10'
Alfie Devine #21	58'
Ben Whiteman #4
Andy Moran #23	75' 34'
Brad Potts #44
Daniel Jebbison #9	58'
Lewis Dobbin #17	⚽60'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13	🎯60' 46'
Robbie Brady #11	75'
Oddel Offiah #42	46'
Thierry Small #26
Pol Valentín #2
Ali McCann #8
J. Thompson #15	58'
M. Osmajić #28	58'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

4-4-2

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Andrew

#16Hughes

Liam

#6Lindsay

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Andrew

#23Moran

Bradley Michael

#44Potts

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1	46'
A. Hughes #16
L. Lindsay #6
Andrija Vukcevic #3	94'
Jordan Storey #14	46' 10'
Alfie Devine #21	58'
Ben Whiteman #4
Andy Moran #23	75' 34'
Brad Potts #44
Daniel Jebbison #9	58'
Lewis Dobbin #17	⚽60'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13	🎯60' 46'
Robbie Brady #11	75'
Oddel Offiah #42	46'
Thierry Small #26
Pol Valentín #2
Ali McCann #8
J. Thompson #15	58'
M. Osmajić #28	58'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Southampton

Formation

4-2-3-1

Daniel

#41Peretz

Nathan

#15Wood-Gordon

Taylor Jay

#6Harwood-Bellis

Welington

#34Damascena Santos

Shea

#24Charles

Caspar

#20Jander

Cameron

#48Bragg

Cameron Desmond

#19Archer

Leonardo

#13Weschenfelder-Scienza

Tom Allen

#18Fellows

Ross Cameron

#11Stewart

Starting XI

Daniel Peretz #41
Nathan Wood #15
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	⚽12'
Welington #34	77' 🎯12'
Shea Charles #24
Caspar Jander #20
Cam Bragg #48	68'
Cameron Archer #19	69' 🎯47'
Léo Scienza #13
Tom Fellows #18	84'
R. Stewart #11	68' ⚽47'

Substitutes

George Long #25
James Bree #14	68'
Ryan Manning #3	77'
Joshua Quarshie #17
Finn Azaz #10	81' 69'
Oriol Romeu #28
Nicholas Oyekunle #49
Samuel Edozie #23	🎯91' 84'
Cyle Larin #9	⚽91' 68'

Will not play

Alex Simon

Alex Simon McCarthy

Goalkeeper

Wrist injury

Return: Early June 2026

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Head-to-head

13 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

5

Wins

4

Draws

4

Wins

Southampton

Southampton

Championship2025 • 1 match

Southampton

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 1 match

Southampton

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Southampton

Friendly2019 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Southampton

EFL Cup2011 • 1 match

Southampton

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Stephen Martin

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Southampton match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Southampton. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.