English League Championship

Watford

20th · 2-2-4 · 8 pts · -3
YES!
Watford beat Preston North End
Preston North End1-0-5 1 – 2 Watford2-2-2
FT · Tue, Sep 8

Match Details

Vicarage Road (Watford) · 14,987 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Watford 2, Preston North End 1.
  • 90'+5'Second Half ends, Watford 2, Preston North End 1.
  • 90'+4'Attempt saved. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  • 90'+2'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Edo Kayembe.
  • 90'+2'Attempt blocked. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Stanley Mills.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Iker Bravo (Watford).
  • 90'+2'Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Harry Clarke (Preston North End).
  • 89'Attempt blocked. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88'Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.

Line Score

12T
PNE 10 1
WAT 02 2

Match Leaders

Preston North End
Watford

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 Swansea 8 5 2 1 +7 17
2 West Ham 8 4 3 1 +11 15
3 Boro 8 4 3 1 +4 15
4 Wolves 7 4 2 1 +5 14
5 West Brom 8 4 2 2 +2 14
6 QPR 8 3 4 1 +3 13
7 Stoke 8 4 1 3 +1 13
8 Bristol City 8 4 1 3 -1 13
9 Charlton 8 3 3 2 -3 12
10 Birmingham 8 2 5 1 +1 11
11 Millwall 8 3 2 3 0 11
12 Lincoln City 8 3 2 3 -1 11
13 Southampton 8 4 2 2 +9 10
14 Wrexham 8 2 4 2 -3 10
15 Bolton 8 3 1 4 -4 10
16 Blackburn 8 2 3 3 0 9
17 Norwich City 8 3 0 5 -1 9
18 Sheffield Utd 8 2 3 3 -2 9
19 Portsmouth 7 2 2 3 -1 8
20 Watford 8 2 2 4 -3 8
21 Cardiff 8 1 4 3 -2 7
22 Derby 8 1 2 5 -7 5
23 Preston 8 1 1 6 -7 4
24 Burnley 8 0 4 4 -8 4
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Key Events

88'Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
82'Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Alfie Devine.
76'Goal! Watford 2, Preston North End 1. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iker Bravo with a cross.
75'Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Gibbs replaces Léo Leroy.
75'Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.
69'Goal! Watford 1, Preston North End 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
67'Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'Substitution, Preston North End. Stanley Mills replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
66'Substitution, Preston North End. Delano Burgzorg replaces Johnny Kenny.
62'Andrija Vukcevic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61'Substitution, Watford. Jordan Zemura replaces Omar Haktab Traoré.
45'Substitution, Watford. Iker Bravo replaces Martín Payero.
45'Substitution, Watford. Stephy Mavididi replaces Amin Nabizada.
45'Substitution, Watford. Othmane Maamma replaces Rocco Vata.
5'Goal! Watford 0, Preston North End 1. Callum Lang (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.

Team Stats

Preston North EndWatford
General
38.9 Possession % 61.1
18 Shots 15
6 On Target 5
1 Offsides 2
4 Corners 2
10 Fouls 7
Passing & Defense
243 Passes Completed 436
4 Crosses Won 4
8 Tackles Won 6
12 Interceptions 7
42 Clearances 30
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 5

Recent Form

Watford D L D L L
Preston North End L L L L W

Starting Lineups

Preston North End5-3-2
1 Iversen
4 Clarke 24 Offiah 14 Storey 19 Gibson 3 Vukcevic
27 Leroy 15 Thompson 7 Devine
10 Lang 5' 38 Kenny
20 Doumbia 76'
11 Vata 22 Payero 21 Nabizada
5 Kyprianou 39 Kayembe 69'
23 Traoré 3 Coulibaly 6 Pollock 4 Keben
1 Ravaglia
Watford4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Watford

  1. FR #1 Federico RavagliaG
  2. SC #3 Soumaila CoulibalyCD-L
  3. MP #6 Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. OT #23 Omar-Haktab TraoréLB
  5. KK #4 Kévin KebenRB
  6. MP #22 Martín PayeroAM
  7. HK #5 Hector KyprianouLM
  8. EK #39 Edo KayembeRM69'
  9. MD #20 Mamadou DoumbiaF76'
  10. RV #11 Rocco VataAM-L
  11. AN #21 Amin NabizadaAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Preston North End

  1. DI #1 Daniel IversenG
  2. JS #14 Jordan StoreyCD
  3. LG #19 Lewis GibsonCD-L
  4. OO #24 Odeluga OffiahCD-R
  5. AV #3 Andrija VukcevicLB
  6. HC #4 Harrison ClarkeRB
  7. JT #15 Jordan ThompsonCM
  8. AD #7 Alfie DevineCM-L
  9. LL #27 Leo LeroyCM-R
  10. JK #38 Johnny KennyCF-L
  11. CL #10 Callum LangCF-R5'
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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