Preston North End 1-3 Southampton · Championship
Preston North End lost to Southampton 1-3 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Preston North End and Southampton met in the Championship at Deepdale in Preston on Saturday, 2 May 2026.
Goalscorers
Preston North End: L. Dobbin 60'. Southampton: T. Harwood-Bellis 12'; R. Stewart 47'; C. Larin 90'.
How the match went
Southampton saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Preston North End had 16 shots with 5 on target, Southampton 18 with 5 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 10 to Preston North End and 5 to Southampton. Preston North End conceded 11 fouls, Southampton 6. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Preston North End, 1 for Southampton).
Line-ups
Preston North End started in a 4-4-2: Daniel Iversen, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Andrija Vukčević, Brad Potts, Ben Whiteman, Alfie Devine, Andrew Moran, Lewis Dobbin, Daniel Jebbison.
Southampton started in a 4-2-3-1: Daniel Peretz, Shea Charles, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Nathan Wood, Welington, Cameron Bragg, Caspar Jander, Tom Fellows, Cameron Archer, Leo Scienza, Ross Stewart.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.