Match summary
Watford beat Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship (England).
Watford vs Preston North EndResult, Lineups & H2H
Vicarage Road
Watford vs Preston North End in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Watford's first win over Preston North End in 5 meetings on record.Previous win: 2023-12-16 (1-5); since then 3D 2L; all competitions.
- Watford moved from 18th to 12th in the Championship (England) table with this result.6 places up. Table rebuilt from 60 results before kickoff and 65 after it (including 4 matches played at the same time); 24 teams; 8 points after 6 matches.
- Watford won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 5th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Watford0W 2D 3L
WatfordPreston North End
2Pointsof 153
3Goals scored4
10Goals conceded12
0Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row2
0Unbeaten in a row1
5Without a win0
6Conceded in a row15+
Head to head15 meetings · Nov 2009 – Feb 2026
- Watford wins
- 4
- Draws
- 7
- Preston North End wins
- 4
2.47goals per meeting
53%both teams scored
47%3+ goals
33%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsWatford 0W 3D 2L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipPreston North End2-2Watford
- ChampionshipWatford1-1Preston North End
- ChampionshipWatford1-2Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End3-0Watford
- ChampionshipWatford0-0Preston North End
Show all 15 meetings
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-5Watford
- ChampionshipWatford0-0Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End0-0Watford
- ChampionshipPreston North End0-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford4-1Preston North End
- Carabao CupPreston North End1-0Watford
- ChampionshipPreston North End3-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-2Preston North End
- ChampionshipPreston North End1-1Watford
- ChampionshipWatford2-0Preston North End
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 60 earlier results
WatfordPreston North End
#19Position#22
5Points5 v 5 games3
-2Goal difference-5
0.8Scored per gameleague avg 1.431
1.2Conceded per game2
#17Form table position#22
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
WatfordPreston North End
- Substitution · Watford · Luca Kjerrumgaard · InOut: Mamadou Doumbia88'
- 82'Substitution · Preston North End · Thierry Small · InOut: Alfie Devine
- Goal · Watford · Mamadou Doumbia2-176'
- 75'Substitution · Preston North End · Jusef Erabi · InOut: Callum Lang
- 75'Substitution · Preston North End · Liam Gibbs · InOut: Léo Leroy
- Goal · Watford · Edo Kayembe1-169'
- 67'Yellow Card · Preston North End · Lewis Gibson
- 66'Substitution · Preston North End · Delano Burgzorg · InOut: Johnny Kenny
- 66'Substitution · Preston North End · Stanley Mills · InOut: Andrija Vukcevic
- 62'Yellow Card · Preston North End · Andrija Vukcevic
- Substitution · Watford · Jordan Zemura · InOut: Omar Traoré61'
- Substitution · Watford · Iker Bravo · InOut: Martín Payero46'
- Substitution · Watford · Othmane Maamma · InOut: Rocco Vata46'
- Substitution · Watford · Stephy Alvaro Mavididi · InOut: Amin Nabizada46'
- 5'Goal · Preston North End · Callum Lang0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
WatfordPreston North End
61%Ball Possession39%
15Shots Total18
5Shots On Target6
2Corners4
7Fouls10
0Yellow Cards2
2Offsides1
5Saves3
528Passes322
7Shots Off Target6
104Attacks98
51Dangerous Attacks46
11Shots Inside Box9
4Shots Outside Box9
2Goals1
10Free Kicks7
3Shots Blocked6
5Substitutions5
0Hit Woodwork2
7Tackles15
1Assists0
443Accurate Passes246
16Total Crosses18
4Accurate Crosses4
6Interceptions10
38Duels Won50
3Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed3
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-1-4-1 · 5-3-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.9 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 47(80%) | 1 | 4/10 | |
| 7.3 | 88' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 19(73%) | - | 2/13 | |
| 7.3 | 44' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 31(92%) | - | 3/8 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 68(87%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(79%) | - | - | |
| 7.0 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(79%) | 1 | 7/10 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 73(94%) | - | 4/8 | |
| 6.7 | 61' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 33(67%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 6.7 | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.7 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(79%) | - | 2/3 | |
| 6.7 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 16(88%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.7 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(94%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(81%) | 2 | 4/7 | |
| 6.5 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(76%) | 1 | 1/3 | |
Amin Nabizada MF | 6.4 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 26(100%) | 1 | 1/1 |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 53(80%) | - | 1/3 |
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