Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Southampton FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Preston North End FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Southampton FC
Wed 25 Oct 2023 · 18:45 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 33' Kyle Walker-Peters
Milutin Osmajic 52' 1–1
Brad Potts 55' 2–1
2–2 90+6' Ched Evans og
Y 22' William Smallbone
Ben Whiteman 42' Y
Y 45' Gavin Bazunu
Liam Millar 80' Y
Greg Cunningham 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Southampton FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Assistant 1 Rob Smith
  • Assistant 2 Mark Pottage

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

1
1
2
Preston North End FC 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Southampton FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Southampton FC H 2–2 D
21 Oct Millwall FC H 1–1 D
07 Oct Ipswich Town FC A 2–4 L
04 Oct Leicester City FC A 0–3 L
30 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–4 L
23 Sep Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
21 Oct Hull City AFC A 2–1 W
07 Oct Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
03 Oct Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
30 Sep Leeds United FC H 3–1 W
23 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L

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 history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Southampton FC are 4th (80 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Southampton FC gets underway.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Southampton FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Southampton FC's compact 4-3-3.
  • 20' 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 Che Adams suffering a number of foals already.
  • 22' William Smallbone picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' The travelling Southampton FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' William Smallbone is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 33' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kyle Walker-Peters makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 38' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 378 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Whiteman on 42.
  • 45' A moment of madness from Gavin Bazunu on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Southampton FC will be frustrated.
  • 46' Southampton FC make a change. Che Adams trudges off to be replaced by Sekou Mara on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Goal! Milutin Osmajic scores his 29 goal in 128 matches.
  • 55' Brad Potts has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
  • 57' It is a substitution in Southampton FC team. William Smallbone is replaced by Stuart Armstrong on 57 minute.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Southampton FC team. Samuel Edozie is replaced by Kamal Deen Sulemana on 58 minute.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 68' Supporters expect more eagerness from James Bree, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Flynn Downes as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Fraser steps in for Southampton FC.
  • 75' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Will Keane exits the field as Ched Evans enters on 75.
  • 80' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Southampton FC — Carlos Alcaraz on, Adam Armstrong off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Samuel Edozie, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 89' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Duane Holmes has done his job and it is now time for Ryan Ledson to step up.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Greg Cunningham argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Che Adams 2
Milutin Osmajic 1
Kyle Walker-Peters 1
Stuart Armstrong 1
Lewis Dobbin 1
Cyle Larin 1
Ross Stewart 1
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 1

Head to Head

2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC

Preston North End FC Form

2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2023-10-21 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2023-10-07 Ipswich Town FC 4–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-10-04 Leicester City FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-09-30 Preston North End FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-09-23 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Southampton FC Form

2023-10-25 Preston North End FC 2–2 Southampton FC D 2023-10-21 Hull City AFC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2023-10-07 Southampton FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2023-10-03 Stoke City FC 0–1 Southampton FC W 2023-09-30 Southampton FC 3–1 Leeds United FC W 2023-09-23 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Southampton FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 Southampton FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Southampton FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC31% Draw26% Southampton FC43%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Southampton FC
69%
Preston North End FC or Southampton FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC23% Draw42% Southampton FC35%
Actual: Southampton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Southampton FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 15% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 20% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 14% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.