Preston North End 2-2 Southampton: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 25 October 2023

Result

Preston North End 2-2 Southampton

Championship · Wednesday 25 October 2023, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

Preston North End · Southampton · Championship predictions

Preston North End 2-2 Southampton: match report

Preston North End drew with Southampton 2-2 in the Championship on Wednesday 25 October 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.

Kyle Walker-Peters opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Preston North End's goals came from Milutin Osmajić (52') and Brad Potts (55'). Southampton scored through Kyle Walker-Peters (33') and an own goal by Ched Evans (90+6').

Discipline: Preston North End received 3 yellow cards; Southampton received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 4th on 21 points from 12 and Southampton 8th on 20 points from 12. Preston North End went on to finish that season 10th with 63 points, and Southampton 4th with 94.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Southampton in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Milutin Osmajic of Preston North End (8.2), ahead of Kyle Walker-Peters (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Preston North End wins, 4 draws and 2 for Southampton.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Will SmallboneSouthampton
  • 33'Goal · Kyle Walker-PetersSouthampton · 0-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Ben WhitemanPreston North End
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Gavin BazunuSouthampton
  • 52'Goal · Milutin OsmajićPreston North End · 1-1
  • 55'Goal · Brad PottsPreston North End · 2-1
  • 80'Yellow card · Liam MillarPreston North End
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Greg CunninghamPreston North End
  • 90+6'Own goal · Ched EvansSouthampton · 2-2
  • 90+8'Yellow card · Jan BednarekSouthampton

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 4, Southampton 2.

Team news

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Preston North End line-up (3-4-2-1)

Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, G. Cunningham, Brad Potts, Ben Whiteman, Alan Browne, Liam Millar, Duane Holmes, Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen, Will Keane

Southampton line-up (4-3-3)

Gavin Bazunu, Kyle Walker-Peters, Mason Holgate, Jan Bednarek, James Bree, Will Smallbone, Flynn Downes, Shea Charles, Adam Armstrong, Ché Adams, Samuel Edozie