Championship
·Matchday 17
Featured match
- Mamadou Doumbia 45'
- Daniel Jebbison 22'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford and Preston drew 1-1. Scorers for Watford: Mamadou Doumbia 45'. Scorers for Preston: Daniel Jebbison 22'. Watford had 59% of possession.
Watford
Preston
- Full-time 1 - 1
Added time: 6 minutes
-
90+6'
Nestory Irankunda Yellow card · Watford Nestory Irankunda of Watford is booked
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90+1'
Liam Lindsay Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for Liam Lindsay (Preston)
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87'
S. Þórðarson Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for S. Þórðarson (Preston)
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86'
Vivaldo Semedo Out: Mamadou Doumbia · Watford Substitution for Watford: Vivaldo Semedo comes on for Mamadou Doumbia
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85'
T. Ince Out: Edouard Kayembe · Watford Substitution for Watford: T. Ince comes on for Edouard Kayembe
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84'
A. Hughes Yellow card · Preston A. Hughes of Preston is booked
-
81'
M. Smith Out: Daniel Jebbison · Preston Substitution for Preston: M. Smith comes on for Daniel Jebbison
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81'
Pol Valentín Out: O. Offiah · Preston Substitution for Preston: Pol Valentín comes on for O. Offiah
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74'
Nestory Irankunda Out: L. Kjerrumgaard · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nestory Irankunda comes on for L. Kjerrumgaard
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74'
Giorgi Chakvetadze Out: O. Maamma · Watford Substitution for Watford: Giorgi Chakvetadze comes on for O. Maamma
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72'
M. Frøkjær-Jensen Out: L. Dobbin · Preston Substitution for Preston: M. Frøkjær-Jensen comes on for L. Dobbin
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71'
H. Kyprianou Yellow card · Watford H. Kyprianou of Watford is booked
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62'
T. Small Out: J. Thompson · Preston Substitution for Preston: T. Small comes on for J. Thompson
- Half-time 1 - 1
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45'
Mamadou Doumbia 1-1 Goal · Assist: J. Ngakia · Watford Goal! Mamadou Doumbia scores for Watford, set up by J. Ngakia. It is 1-1
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37'
A. Devine Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for A. Devine (Preston)
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22'
Daniel Jebbison 0-1 Goal · Assist: L. Dobbin · Preston L. Dobbin provides, Daniel Jebbison finishes for Preston (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Preston
LWDDW
Last 5 matches WWWDL
1.7Goals scored per match1.4
1.3Goals conceded per match1.1
1Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-4-2
Preston3-5-2
16
6.6
Hughes
84'
A. Hughes
- 84'Yellow card
- 90+1'Yellow card
9
6.2
Kjerrumgaard
74'
L. Kjerrumgaard
- 74'Out
- 45'Goal
- 86'Out
42
7.3
Maamma
74'
O. Maamma
- 74'Out
- 71'Yellow card
- 85'Out
Watford4-4-2
Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos
Starting XI
- 12GK N. Baxter 6.6
- 2DF J. Ngakia 7.2
- 4DF K. Keben 6.7
- 6DF M. Pollock 6.9
- 16DF M. Bola 6.6
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe85' 6.5
- 10MF Imrân Louza 7.2
- 5MF H. Kyprianou71' 7.0
- 42MF O. Maamma74' 7.3
- 20FW Mamadou Doumbia45'86' 7.3
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard74' 6.2
Substitutes
- 41— A. Marriott
- 3DF Max Alleyne
- 7MF T. Ince85' 6.9
- 8MF Giorgi Chakvetadze74' 6.6
- 17MF M. Sissoko
- 18FW Vivaldo Semedo86' 6.5
- 23MF Nampalys Mendy
- 25DF J. Abankwah
- 66FW Nestory Irankunda74'90+6' 7.0
Preston3-5-2
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Iversen 6.5
- 14DF J. Storey 6.6
- 6DF Liam Lindsay90+1' 7.3
- 16DF A. Hughes84' 6.6
- 42MF O. Offiah81' 6.6
- 22MF S. Þórðarson87' 6.6
- 15MF J. Thompson62' 6.2
- 21MF A. Devine37' 7.3
- 18MF Jamal Lewis 6.6
- 17FW L. Dobbin72' 6.6
- 9FW Daniel Jebbison22'81' 7.3
Substitutes
- 12GK J. Walton
- 13GK D. Cornell
- 2DF Pol Valentín81' 6.9
- 10MF M. Frøkjær-Jensen72' 6.6
- 35MF N. Mawene
- 26DF T. Small62' 6.6
- 7FW W. Keane
- 24FW M. Smith81' 6.3
Watford
Preston
59%
41%
24
Shots
10
5
On target
3
10
Off target
5
6
Corners
2
11
Fouls
10
1
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
4
2
Saves
4
532
Passes
378
86%
Pass accuracy
80%
1.70
Expected goals
0.98
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins1Draws3
Preston wins2