Match Recap
Southampton beat Preston 3–1 in the Championship (Regular Season - 46) on 2 May 2026. Southampton saw more of the ball with 54% possession, and Preston had 16 shots (5 on target) to Southampton's 18 (5 on target). The expected-goals (xG) figures read 1.91 for Preston and 2.41 for Southampton. The goals came from T. Harwood-Bellis 12', R. Stewart 47', L. Dobbin 61', C. Larin 90+1'. Southampton move up to 10 points in Championship, having won 2 of their last 5. Relive the Preston vs Southampton Championship highlights on Daily Goal: watch every goal and the full match below, free, with each strike timestamped so you can jump straight to the moment it happened.
Match Statistics
Preston
VS
Southampton
46%
Ball Possession
54%
1.91
Expected goals (xG)
2.41
16
Total Shots
18
5
Shots on target
5
6
Shots off target
6
5
Blocked Shots
7
11
Shots inside box
13
5
Shots outside box
5
10
Corner Kicks
5
0
Offsides
2
11
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
—
Red Cards
—
2
Goalkeeper Saves
4
377
Total passes
478
310
Accurate passes
407
82%
Pass accuracy
85%
0.63
Goals prevented
0.63
Lineups
Preston
Paul Heckingbottom
4-4-2
Southampton
Tonda Eckert
4-2-3-1
Substitutes — Preston
13D. Cornell
11R. Brady
15J. Thompson
42O. Offiah
24M. Smith
2P. Valentin
28M. Osmajic
8A. McCann
26T. Small
Substitutes — Southampton
25G. Long
28O. Romeu
3R. Manning
9C. Larin
10F. Azaz
49N. Oyekunle
14J. Bree
23S. Edozie
17J. Quarshie
