Preston North End vs WatfordLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Championship (England)

2025/2026

Preston North End

Dobbin19'

Osmajic70'

-FT

Feb 14, 2026

Deepdale|Preston

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Match Timeline

89'Yellow Card

Jérémy Pétris

Watford

86'Substitution

Edoardo Bove· In

Imrân Louza· Out

Watford

81'Yellow Card

Lewis Gibson

Preston North End

79'Substitution

Jérémy Pétris· In

Mattie Pollock· Out

Watford

79'Substitution

Andrew Hughes· In

Lewis Dobbin· Out

Preston North End

78'Substitution

Mamadou Doumbia· In

Luca Kjerrumgaard· Out

Watford

Goal!

2-2

Milutin Osmajic

70'·Preston North End

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63'Substitution

Milutin Osmajic· In

Daniel Jebbison· Out

Preston North End

63'Substitution

Thierry Small· In

Andrija Vukcevic· Out

Preston North End

63'Substitution

Callum Lang· In

Pol Valentín· Out

Preston North End

61'Substitution

Formose Mendy· In

Saba Goglichidze· Out

Watford

Goal!

1-2

Odeluga Offiah

57'·Watford

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Goal!

1-1

Othmane Maamma

55'·Watford

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46'Substitution

Kwadwo Baah· In

Giorgi Chakvetadze· Out

Watford

Goal!

1-0

Lewis Dobbin

19'·Preston North End

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Statistics of the Game

Preston North End

Watford

51%Ball Possession49%

8Shots Total20

3Shots On Target5

9Corners7

8Fouls6

1Yellow Cards1

1Offsides1

4Saves1

376Passes363

3Shots Off Target6

82Attacks93

48Dangerous Attacks44

6Shots Inside Box12

2Shots Outside Box8

2Goals2

6Free Kicks8

2Shots Blocked9

4Substitutions5

0Hit Woodwork1

28Tackles19

2Assists1

270Accurate Passes260

1Injuries0

27Total Crosses25

4Accurate Crosses10

5Interceptions6

2Big Chances Created0

1Big Chances Missed0

Preston North End

Manager: P. Heckingbottom

Starting XI

David Cornell

Odeluga Offiah

Jordan Storey

Lewis Gibson

Pol Valentín

Alistair Edward McCann

Ben Whiteman

Alfie Devine

Andrija Vukcevic

Lewis Dobbin

Daniel Jebbison

Substitutes

Callum Lang

Jack Walton

Jordan Andrew Thompson

Andrew Hughes

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Andrew Moran

Michael Smith

Thierry Small

Milutin Osmajic

Watford

Manager: E. Still

Starting XI

Egil Selvik

James Abankwah

Saba Goglichidze

Mattie Pollock

Stephen Mfuni

Nampalys Mendy

Edo Kayembe

Giorgi Chakvetadze

Imrân Louza

Othmane Maamma

Luca Kjerrumgaard

Substitutes

Tom Ince

Nathan Baxter

Edoardo Bove

Marc Bola

Mamadou Doumbia

Formose Mendy

Jérémy Pétris

Kwadwo Baah

Joshua Mullins

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Pol Valentín MF	-	63'	0	0	-	11(33%)	1	2/3
Andrija Vukcevic MF	-	63'	0	0	-	25(77%)	1	3/10
Ben Whiteman MF	-	90'	0	1	-	54(75%)	4	5/11
Alistair Edward McCann MF	-	90'	0	0	-	36(86%)	9	11/18
Daniel Jebbison FW	-	63'	0	0	-	9(75%)	-	1/10
David Cornell GK	-	90'	0	0	-	42(66%)	-	-
Jordan Storey DF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	36(69%)	3	9/13
Lewis Dobbin FW	-	79'	1	0	1/3	18(63%)	2	5/12
Lewis Gibson DF	-	90'	0	0	-	59(74%)	1	5/11
Alfie Devine MF	-	90'	0	0	1/2	34(77%)	1	4/8
Odeluga Offiah DF	-	90'	0	0	-	27(61%)	4	6/11
Callum Lang FW	-	27'	0	1	-	7(100%)	-	3/8
Andrew Hughes DF	-	11'	0	0	-	9(75%)	1	4/5
Thierry Small DF	-	27'	0	0	-	7(71%)	1	1/3
Milutin Osmajic FW	-	27'	1	0	1/2	2(50%)	-	1/2

Preston North End vs Watford — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Preston North End	15	W1	2	0	2	0	4/15	2-9
Watford	15	L1	0	7	0	1	3/15	2-5

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Preston North End — last 5 games

L0-1 vs Derby County2026-01-17
L0-3 vs Hull City2026-01-20
L0-4 @ Middlesbrough2026-01-24
D1-1 @ Ipswich Town2026-01-31
W1-0 vs Portsmouth2026-02-07

Watford — last 5 games

D1-1 vs Portsmouth2026-01-21
D1-1 @ Blackburn Rovers2026-01-24
L0-2 vs Swansea City2026-01-31
D0-0 @ Hull City2026-02-03
L0-1 @ Southampton2026-02-07

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 14
Period covered: 2009-11-07 – 2025-11-25
Preston North End wins: 4
Draws: 6
Watford wins: 4
Avg goals per meeting: 2.36
Over 2.5 goals: 43%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 36%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 2D 1L (Preston North End view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.8 vs 2.36

Aggregated from 14 finished meetings (2009-11-07 – 2025-11-25) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 14)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-25	Watford	1-1	Preston North End
2025-01-21	Watford	1-2	Preston North End
2024-10-02	Preston North End	3-0	Watford
2024-04-06	Watford	0-0	Preston North End
2023-12-16	Preston North End	1-5	Watford

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Preston North End	14	46	60	-7	WLLWL	13	+1
Watford	16	46	57	-12	LLLLL	24	-8

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 3 ptsPreston North End 60 · Watford 57
Positions: #14 vs #16
Goals per game: 1.2/1.35 vs 1.15/1.41scored/conceded per game · league average 1.3

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-02-14

Previous Meetings

Last 14 matches

Won 29%

(4/14)

Draw 43%

(6/14)

Won 29%

(4/14)

Goals

15-18

Total matches

Recent matches (5/14)

Championship•Nov 25, 2025

Watford

1-1

Preston North End

Championship•Jan 21, 2025

Watford

1-2

Preston North End

Championship•Oct 2, 2024

Preston North End

3-0

Watford

Championship•Apr 6, 2024

Watford

0-0

Preston North End

Championship•Dec 16, 2023

Preston North End

1-5

Watford

Head to Head

Last 14 matches

Preston North End wins

Draws

Watford wins

Goals Scored

15 - 18

Nov 25, 2025 • Championship

Watford

1-1

Preston North End

Jan 21, 2025 • Championship

Watford

1-2

Preston North End

Oct 2, 2024 • Championship

Preston North End

3-0

Watford

Matchday 32 — Championship

Match Report

The table read 14th (Preston North End, 60 pts) against 16th (Watford, 57 pts), 3 points apart. Watford ranked just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 16th table position. Per game in the league, Preston North End were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.35, Watford 1.15 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.

7 games without a win framed Watford's arrival.

14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Preston North End 4, draws 6, Watford 4, at 2.36 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 36% of those meetings.

The match was played at Deepdale in Preston (capacity 23,408).

Goal scorers

Preston North End: Lewis Dobbin (19'), Milutin Osmajic (70') · Watford: Othmane Maamma (55'), Odeluga Offiah (57' og)

Key stats

Possession: Preston North End 51% · Watford 49% · Total shots: 8-20 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 9-7

More details:

Preston North End — live results and schedule Watford — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Preston North End vs Watford?

Preston North End 2-2 Watford. Championship (England) match played on 14 Feb 2026.

What league is Preston North End vs Watford in?

This match is part of the Championship (England). The match was played at Deepdale. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Preston North End and Watford?

In 14 meetings between 2009 and 2025: Preston North End has 4 wins, 6 draws, and 4 losses against Watford.

Where was Preston North End vs Watford played?

The match was played at Deepdale.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Preston North End vs Watford — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/14)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 14 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 32 — Championship

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions