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Preston North End vs Southampton

U.S. Open Cup
Preston
15-15-16
1-3
Final
Southampton
22-14-10
Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSOU
46%Possession55%
16Shots18
5On target5
10Corners5
2Saves4
11Fouls6
10'Jordan StoreyPNE34'Andy MoranPNE81'Finn AzazSOU90'+4'Andrija VukcevicPNE
Team1H2HT
PNE011
SOU123

Who won: Southampton 3-1

Southampton beat Preston North End 3-1 on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Lewis Dobbin (60'). Goals for Southampton: Taylor Harwood-Bellis (12'), Ross Stewart (47') and Cyle Larin (90'+1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.5Ross StewartF
  2. 27.3Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  3. 37.2Daniel PeretzG
  4. 47.1Lewis DobbinCF-R
  5. 57.0Cameron ArcherAM
  6. 66.9WelingtonLB
  7. 76.7Léo ScienzaAM-L
  8. 86.5Tom FellowsAM-R
  9. 96.5Cyle LarinSUB
  10. 106.4David CornellSUB
  11. 116.4Nathan WoodCD-L
  12. 126.4Shea CharlesRB

Team stats

PNESOU
11Fouls6
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides2
10Corner Kicks5
2Saves4
45.5Possession54.5
16SHOTS18
5ON GOAL5
0.3On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
310Accurate Passes407
377Passes478
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
6Accurate Crosses3
28Crosses14
0.2Cross %0.2
53Long Balls55
30Accurate Long Balls25
0.6Long Balls %0.5
5Blocked Shots7
4Effective Tackles12
9Tackles17
0.4Tackle %0.7
12Interceptions4
26Effective Clearances30
26Clearances30

Player of the game

Ross Stewart

SOU · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

13%
PNE · 0.16 xG
72%
Draw
15%
SOU · 0.18 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Preston North End 1, Southampton 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Southampton 3.
  3. 90'+5'

    Shot hit woodwork

    Ryan Manning (Southampton) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.

  4. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    A. Vukcevic

  5. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End).

  7. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    C. Larin · ast S. Edozie

    Goal! Preston North End 1, Southampton 3. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a cross.

    PNE 1 - 3 SOU
  8. 90'+1'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caspar Jander.

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  10. 90'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Robert Brady (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.

  11. 88'

    Offside

    Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.

  12. 86'

    Free kick won

    Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 86'PNE

    Foul

    Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).

  14. 85'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ryan Manning.

  15. 85'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.

  16. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Fellows

    Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Tom Fellows.

    S. Edozie

  17. 81'

    Yellow card

    Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.

    F. Azaz

  18. 79'

    Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.

  19. 79'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Finn Azaz.

  20. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).

  21. 77'

    Free kick won

    Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Welington

    Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington.

    R. Manning

  23. 76'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

    J. Thompson

  24. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Moran

    Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Andrew Moran.

    R. Brady

  25. 75'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Fellows.

Leaders

PNESOU
Total Shots
Lewis Dobbin
4
Léo Scienza
4
Accurate Passes
Liam Lindsay
57
Cameron Bragg
50
Saves
-
Daniel Peretz
4

Season seriesSOU leads series 3-1-1