Stanley Mills
3'
11'
Zach AbbottKeven Schlotterbeck
Liam Lindsay
32'
Jordan Thompson
33'
Andrew Hughes
37'
HT 1 - 0
Ed NolanStanley Mills
64'
Caleb WileyAndrew Hughes
64'
Delano BurgzorgCallum Lang
70'
Greg DochertyAlfie Devine
70'
Ed Nolan
74'
74'
Samuel EdozieJames Bree
75'
Ryan ManningWelington
80'
Divin MubamaLewis Dobbin
Jordan StoreyAndrija Vukcevic
88'
Thierry Small
89'
FT 1 - 0
22%Possession78%
15Shots23
2Shots on target8
3Corners9
17Fouls6
5Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
1Offsides0
8Saves1
202Passes750
64%Pass accuracy90%
Preston North End3-4-3
Starting XI
21Lee NichollsG
17Stanley MillsRM
3Andrija VukcevicLM
16Andrew HughesCD-L
6Liam LindsayCD
24Odeluga OffiahCD-R
23Andy MoranCM-R
15Jordan ThompsonCM-L
10Callum LangF
7Alfie DevineCF-R
11Thierry SmallCF-L
Substitutes
44Brad PottsSUB
1Daniel IversenSUB
37Delano BurgzorgSUB
14Jordan StoreySUB
35Isaac IrwinSUB
32Ed NolanSUB
5Greg DochertySUB
9Jusef ErabiSUB
12Caleb WileySUB
Southampton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1Daniel PeretzG
14James BreeRB
34WelingtonLB
30James Ward-ProwseLM
5Jack StephensCD-R
13Keven SchlotterbeckCD-L
27Kuryu MatsukiAM-R
4Flynn DownesRM
11Lewis DobbinF
10Finn AzazAM
7Léo ScienzaAM-L
Substitutes
23Samuel EdozieSUB
2Mads RoerslevSUB
26Cameron BraggSUB
25George LongSUB
28Divin MubamaSUB
6Zach AbbottSUB
53Barnaby WilliamsSUB
18Tom FellowsSUB
3Ryan ManningSUB
Recent form
Preston North EndLLDLL
SouthamptonWDWWD
Last meetings
02/05/26Preston North End1 - 3Southampton
01/11/25Southampton0 - 2Preston North End
17/04/24Southampton3 - 0Preston North End
26/10/23Preston North End2 - 2Southampton
22/09/11Southampton2 - 1Preston North End
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |