Preston North End – Southampton match report
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Preston North End kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Southampton in the Championship. Player of the match: Jordan Thompson of Preston North End, with a ScoreMondo rating of 7.2. Saturday 7 November, Deepdale (Preston): Preston North End against Southampton on matchday 15, kick-off 15:00. 15,746 spectators were at Deepdale.
How the match unfolded
Preston North End took the lead on 33 minutes thanks to Jordan Thompson. Preston North End led 1-0 at the break.
What the numbers say
On target it was 2-7, from 8 and 14 attempts respectively. Preston North End won 3 corners, Southampton 9. The referee showed 5 yellow cards, 5 to Preston North End and 0 to Southampton. Southampton produced 66 dangerous attacks to Preston North End's 32. Fouls: 17 by Preston North End, 6 by Southampton; offsides 1-0.
Booked for Preston North End: Stanley Mills (3'), Liam Lindsay (32'), Andrew Hughes (37'), Ed Nolan (74') and Thierry Small (89').
Who stood out
Behind him, Lee Nicholls at 6.7, Odeluga Offiah at 6.5 and Alfie Devine at 6.2 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Preston North End made 5 changes: Caleb Wiley for Andrew Hughes (64'), Ed Nolan for Stanley Mills (64'), Greg Docherty for Alfie Devine (70') and Delano Burgzorg for Callum Lang (70'). From the Southampton bench came Zach Abbott on 11 minutes, Samuel Edozie on 74 minutes, Ryan Manning on 75 minutes and Divin Mubama on 80 minutes.
Before the match
The table had Preston North End 24th (5 points) and Southampton 7th (24 points) going into the game. Before kick-off, Preston North End's last 5 matches had brought 1 draw and 4 defeats. Preston North End lost 3-2 at home to Sheffield United in their last match. Southampton came into the match with 3 wins and 2 draws from their last 5 matches — unbeaten in 6. Southampton were held 1-1 by West Bromwich Albion in their latest outing. Preston North End and Southampton have met 10 times in our records: 4 wins for Preston North End, 5 for Southampton and 1 draw. When they last met, on 2 May 2026, Southampton won 3-1. There have been 36 goals in the 10 meetings, 3.6 a game.
What it means
Preston North End stay 24th on 8 points. Southampton remain 7th, now with 24 points. Preston North End end a run of 9 matches without a win. Preston North End ended Southampton's unbeaten run of 6 matches.
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