Preston host Southampton in matchday 15 of the Championship

Preston will host Southampton on 7 November 2026 at 18:00 Saudi time, in a meeting between the two sides as part of matchday 15 of the 2026/27 Championship season.

Preston go into the match on the back of poor results in their recent outings, having drawn 1-1 with West Bromwich at home on 24 October, lost away to Wrexham 1-4 on 17 October, and lost to Birmingham 0-4 on 13 October, as well as losing to Millwall 0-1 at home on 10 October, and drawing with QPR 2-2 away on 19 September.

In contrast, Southampton come into the game on a better run of results, having beaten West Ham United 3-2 away on 24 October, drawn with Bolton 0-0 at home on 17 October, beaten Norwich 1-0 away on 14 October, and beaten Portsmouth 1-0 at home on 11 October, while losing to Wrexham 1-2 away on 19 September.

In previous meetings between the two sides, Southampton beat Preston 3-1 on 2 May 2026, Preston beat Southampton 2-0 on 1 November 2025 at Southampton, while Southampton beat Preston 3-0 on 16 April 2024 at home, and the match on 25 October 2023 ended in a 2-2 draw at Preston's ground.

In terms of the standings, Southampton are in sixth place with 20 points from 12 matches, having achieved 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, scoring 24 goals and conceding 12. Preston, meanwhile, are bottom of the table in 24th place with 5 points from 12 matches, after 1 win, 2 draws and 9 losses, scoring 10 goals and conceding 25.