Southampton 0-2 Preston — EFL Championship, 1 Nov 2025
Preston beat Southampton 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 1 November 2025 at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton. Lewis Dobbin and Mads Frøkjær-Jensen scored for Preston. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Southampton have won 1 and Preston 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-138'
- 41'Time wasting
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'out: J. Robinson
- 62'
- 63'
- 66'Argument
- 67'Foul
- 72'out: D. Downs
- 80'out: J. Lewis
- 80'
- 83'Foul
- 86'
- 86'
- 0-290'
- 90+2'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Southampton
- 7.3Leo ScienzaF
- 7.0Ryan ManningM
- 7.0Flynn DownesM
- 6.9Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 6.9Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.9Caspar JanderM
- 6.7Joe AriboM
- 6.6Jay RobinsonF
- 6.6Tom FellowsM
- 6.6Finn AzazF
- 6.5Damion DownsF
- 6.3Mads RoerslevM
- 6.3Alex McCarthyG
- 6.3Ronnie EdwardsD
- 6.2Nicholas OyekunleF
- 6.0Adam ArmstrongF
Preston
- 8.2Mads Frøkjær-JensenM
- 8.0Liam LindsayD
- 7.6Daniel IversenG
- 7.6Alfie DevineM
- 7.0Odeluga OffiahM
- 7.0Andrew HughesD
- 6.9Jordan StoreyD
- 6.9Harrison ArmstrongM
- 6.9Benjamin WhitemanM
- 6.9Stefán ÞórðarsonM
- 6.7Lewis DobbinF
- 6.6Jamal LewisD
- 6.5Michael SmithF
- 6.3Thierry SmallM
- 6.2Milutin OsmajićF
Line-ups
Preston3-5-2
Southampton3-4-3
Substitutes
SouthamptonWilliam Still
Substitutes
- 5Jack StephensD
- 7J. Aribo86'M6.7
- 31G. BazunuG
- 18Tom Fellows46'M6.6
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 42D. Downs72'F6.5
- 27Kuryu MatsukiM
- 46J. Robinson46'F6.6
- 98N. Oyekunle86'F6.2
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 10Mads Frøkjær-Jensen90'63'M8.2
- 18J. Lewis80'D6.6
- 24Michael Smith62'F6.5
- 12Jack WaltonG
- 22Stefán Þórðarson80'M6.9
- 35Noah Mawene90+2'M
- 38M. Wilson
- 36E. NolanD
Team statistics
64%Possession36%
0.53Expected goals (xG)2.24
10Total shots12
2Shots on target3
2Shots off target4
6Blocked shots5
8Corners2
2Offsides1
11Fouls18
1Yellow cards3
1Goalkeeper saves2
0.32Goals prevented0.32
503Total passes288
430Accurate passes213
85%Pass accuracy74%
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Scienza | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Ryan Manning | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Flynn Downes | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Caspar Jander | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Joe Aribo | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jay Robinson | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Tom Fellows | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Finn Azaz | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Damion Downs | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mads Roerslev | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Alex McCarthy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ronnie Edwards | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Nicholas Oyekunle | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Adam Armstrong | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Liam Lindsay | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 8.0 |
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Alfie Devine | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 7.6 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Harrison Armstrong | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Stefán Þórðarson | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 63 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jamal Lewis | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Michael Smith | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Thierry Small | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Milutin Osmajić | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
SouthamptonLLDDW
- L25 Oct 25ABlackburn1-2
- L21 Oct 25ABristol City1-3
- D18 Oct 25HSwansea0-0
- D04 Oct 25ADerby1-1
- W30 Sept 25ASheffield Utd2-1
Head-to-head
- 16 Apr 24Southampton3-0Preston
- 25 Oct 23Preston2-2Southampton
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ipswich | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 | Hull City | 46 | +4 | 73 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 46 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 | Sheffield Utd | 46 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 | Preston | 46 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 | QPR | 46 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |
Before and after
Southampton
- Previous: Blackburn 2-1 Southampton, 25 Oct 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: QPR 1-2 Southampton, 5 Nov 2025 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Preston 3-2 Sheffield Utd, 24 Oct 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 2-1 Swansea, 5 Nov 2025 · EFL Championship
Data updated