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Preston North End

23rd · 1-1-6 · 4 pts · -7

Ugh, no.

Preston North End lost to Watford

1-0-5 1 – 2

2-2-2

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

	1	2	T
PNE	1	0	1
WAT	0	2	2

Match Leaders

Preston North End

CL Callum Lang · 1Goals
JK Johnny Kenny · 5Total Shots
DI Daniel Iversen · 3Saves
JS Jordan Storey · 16Defensive Interventions
LG Lewis Gibson · 32Accurate Passes

Watford

EK Edo Kayembe · 1Goals
EK Edo Kayembe · 4Total Shots
FR Federico Ravaglia · 5Saves
MP Matthew Pollock · 17Defensive Interventions
SC Soumaila Coulibaly · 70Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
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.