Southampton vs Preston

16 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Che Adams 19’, 29’
  • Stuart Armstrong 33’

Match summary

Southampton won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Preston. Southampton led 3-0 at half-time.

Che Adams put Southampton ahead in the 19th minute, Adams made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, and Stuart Armstrong made it 3-0 in the 33rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.83 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Preston's 0.10 from 1.

Match stats

Southampton Preston
23 Shots 1
6 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 0
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.83 xG 0.10
2.83 Non-penalty xG 0.10

Key events

Southampton Preston
Kick-off
Che Adams1-0 (Southampton)
19’
Che Adams2-0 (Southampton)
29’
Stuart Armstrong3-0 (Southampton)
33’
Half-time3-0
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Duane Holmes
  • Noah Mawene

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 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.83 0.10 19’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 19’ 29’ Che Adams (Southampton), 2-0 29’ 33’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), 3-0 33’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.83 0.10 19’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 Adams 19’ 29’ Che Adams (Southampton), 2-0 Adams 29’ 33’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), 3-0 Armstrong 33’
Southampton 2.83 xGPreston 0.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Southampton attacking 
29’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 67’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 19’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 38’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 51’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 75’ David Brooks (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 33’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90+3’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 7’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 81’ Joe Rothwell (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 10’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 74’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 67’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 19’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 38’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 51’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 75’ David Brooks (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 33’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90+3’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 81’ Joe Rothwell (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, off target 7’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 10’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 74’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 39’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Joe Aribo (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Alex McCarthy
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Joe Aribo Taken off
70′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Flynn Downes Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Stuart Armstrong Taken off
70′ 1 – 5 0.50 – – –
David Brooks Taken off
83′ – – 1 0.17 – – –
Che Adams Taken off
77′ 2 – 6 1.62 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.11 – – –
Shea Charles Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Joe Rothwell Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Will Smallbone Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Samuel Edozie Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Kamaldeen Sulemana Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
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

Southampton win 73% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.59
Preston win 10% Avg odds 9.68

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.