Preston vs Southampton

25 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Milutin Osmajić 52’
  • Brad Potts 55’
  • Kyle Walker-Peters 33’
  • Ched Evans 90+6’ (og)

Match summary

Preston and Southampton drew 2-2. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Kyle Walker-Peters put Southampton ahead in the 33rd minute. In the second half, Milutin Osmajić equalised in the 52nd minute, Brad Potts put Preston in front in the 55th minute, and Evans's own goal equalised with a header in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Preston created 0.85 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Southampton 0.85 from 13.

Match stats

Preston Southampton
12 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.85 xG 0.85
0.85 Non-penalty xG 0.85

Key events

Preston Southampton
Kick-off
33’
Kyle Walker-Peters0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
Milutin Osmajić1-1 (Preston)
52’
Brad Potts2-1 (Preston)
55’
90+6’
Ched Evans
Own goal
2-2 (Southampton)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Greg Cunningham
  • Ben Whiteman
  • Liam Millar
Southampton
  • Gavin Bazunu
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Will Smallbone

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.85 33’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), 0-1 33’ 52’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-1 52’ 55’ Brad Potts (Preston), 2-1 55’ 90+6’ Ched Evans (Southampton) own goal, 2-2 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 0.85 33’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), 0-1 Walker-Peters 33’ 52’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 1-1 Osmajić 52’ 55’ Brad Potts (Preston), 2-1 Potts 55’ 90+6’ Ched Evans (Southampton) own goal, 2-2 Evans 90+6’
Preston 0.85 xGSouthampton 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Preston attacking 
36’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 33’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.21 xG, blocked 41’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.16 xG, saved 55’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 66’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 86’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Shea Charles (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Liam Millar (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Gavin Bazunu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Liam Millar (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Shea Charles (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 69’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Ched Evans (Preston), own goal 36’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 33’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.21 xG, blocked 41’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.16 xG, saved 55’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 66’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 48’ Will Keane (Preston), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 86’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 61’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Shea Charles (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Liam Millar (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+6’ Gavin Bazunu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Liam Millar (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 83’ Shea Charles (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 62’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 69’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 22’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Ched Evans (Preston), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Greg Cunningham
90′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.16 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.10 – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
89′ – – – – – – –
Mads Frøkjær Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Will Keane Taken off
75′ – – 3 0.48 – – –
Milutin Osmajić Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 1 0.02 – – –
Ched Evans Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Ledson Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 30% Avg odds 3.18
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.37
Southampton win 42% Avg odds 2.29

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.