Championship
·Matchday 22
Featured match
- W. Keane 27'
- Vakoun Bayo 42'
- Matheus Martins 46'
- Edouard Kayembe 53'
- Vakoun Bayo 71'
- Ismaël Koné 77'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Preston 5-1. Scorers for Preston: W. Keane 27'. Scorers for Watford: Vakoun Bayo 42', Matheus Martins 46', Edouard Kayembe 53', Vakoun Bayo 71', Ismaël Koné 77'. Watford won after coming from behind.
Preston
Watford
- Full-time 1 - 5
Added time: 1 minute
-
90+1'
M. Osmajić Yellow card · Preston M. Osmajić of Preston is booked
-
85'
Jamal Lewis Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Jamal Lewis (Watford)
-
82'
Giorgi Chakvetadze Out: Ismaël Koné · Watford Substitution for Watford: Giorgi Chakvetadze comes on for Ismaël Koné
-
80'
R. Healey Out: Vakoun Bayo · Watford Substitution for Watford: R. Healey comes on for Vakoun Bayo
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77'
Ismaël Koné 1-5 Goal · Assist: Vakoun Bayo · Watford Vakoun Bayo provides, Ismaël Koné finishes for Watford (1-5)
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71'
Vakoun Bayo 1-4 Goal · Assist: Edouard Kayembe · Watford Goal! Vakoun Bayo scores for Watford, set up by Edouard Kayembe. It is 1-4
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68'
M. Rajovic Out: Kenneth Sema · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Rajovic comes on for Kenneth Sema
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67'
M. Pollock Out: Matheus Martins · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Pollock comes on for Matheus Martins
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67'
Ryan Porteous Out: T. Dele-Bashiru · Watford Substitution for Watford: Ryan Porteous comes on for T. Dele-Bashiru
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59'
R. Brady Out: B. Whiteman · Preston Substitution for Preston: R. Brady comes on for B. Whiteman
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59'
C. Evans Out: W. Keane · Preston Substitution for Preston: C. Evans comes on for W. Keane
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59'
D. Holmes Out: J. Whatmough · Preston Substitution for Preston: D. Holmes comes on for J. Whatmough
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58'
A. Hughes Out: B. Potts · Preston Substitution for Preston: A. Hughes comes on for B. Potts
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53'
Edouard Kayembe 1-3 Goal · Assist: T. Dele-Bashiru · Watford T. Dele-Bashiru provides, Edouard Kayembe finishes for Watford (1-3)
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46'
Matheus Martins 1-2 Goal · Assist: Ismaël Koné · Watford Goal! Matheus Martins scores for Watford, set up by Ismaël Koné. It is 1-2
- Half-time 1 - 1
Added time: 2 minutes
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45+2'
B. Whiteman Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for B. Whiteman (Preston)
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42'
Vakoun Bayo 1-1 Goal · Assist: W. Hoedt · Watford W. Hoedt provides, Vakoun Bayo finishes for Watford (1-1)
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41'
Liam Millar Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for Liam Millar (Preston)
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27'
W. Keane 1-0 Goal · Assist: Liam Millar · Preston Goal for Preston! W. Keane turns in the pass from Liam Millar (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Preston
Watford
LLLDW
Last 5 matches LWWDL
1.2Goals scored per match1.6
1.6Goals conceded per match1
1Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Preston3-4-1-2
Watford4-1-4-1
6
6.5
Lewis
85'
Jamal Lewis
- 85'Yellow card
- 67'Out
7
7.3
Keane
27'59'
W. Keane
- 27'Goal
- 59'Out
- 90+1'Yellow card
23
7.3
Millar
41'
Liam Millar
- 41'Yellow card
- 45+2'Yellow card
- 59'Out
- 58'Out
Preston3-4-1-2
Coach: R. Lowe
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Woodman 5.2
- 14DF J. Storey 6.9
- 26DF J. Whatmough59' 6.9
- 6DF Liam Lindsay 6.6
- 44MF B. Potts58' 6.5
- 13MF A. McCann 6.7
- 4MF B. Whiteman45+2'59' 6.5
- 23MF Liam Millar41' 7.3
- 8FW A. Browne 7.2
- 28FW M. Osmajić90+1' 6.9
- 7FW W. Keane27'59' 7.3
Substitutes
- 16DF A. Hughes58' 6.2
- 25MF D. Holmes59' 6.5
- 9FW C. Evans59' 6.3
- 11MF R. Brady59' 6.9
- 20MF B. Woodburn
- 33DF Kian Andrew Best
- 18MF R. Ledson
- 21GK D. Cornell
- 10MF M. Frøkjær-Jensen
Watford4-1-4-1
Coach: V. Ismaël
Starting XI
- 26GK B. Hamer 9.2
- 24DF T. Dele-Bashiru67' 6.6
- 3DF Francisco Sierralta 7.0
- 4DF W. Hoedt 7.0
- 6DF Jamal Lewis85' 6.5
- 8MF J. Livermore 6.3
- 37MF Matheus Martins46'67' 7.6
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe53' 8.7
- 11MF Ismaël Koné77'82' 8.9
- 12MF Kenneth Sema68' 6.9
- 19FW Vakoun Bayo42'71'80' 8.9
Substitutes
- 5DF Ryan Porteous67' 6.7
- 15DF M. Pollock67' 6.6
- 9FW M. Rajovic68' 6.3
- 14FW R. Healey80' 6.9
- 16MF Giorgi Chakvetadze82' 7.3
- 45DF R. Andrews
- 1GK D. Bachmann
- 18MF Yáser Asprilla
- 7MF T. Ince
Preston
Watford
52%
48%
20
Shots
15
10
On target
7
3
Off target
6
9
Corners
5
14
Fouls
9
2
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
1
1
Saves
9
402
Passes
395
79%
Pass accuracy
75%
2.20
Expected goals
3.02
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leicester
|
46 | 89 | 41 | 89:41 | +48 | 97 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 92 | 57 | 92:57 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 |
Leeds
|
46 | 81 | 43 | 81:43 | +38 | 90 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 87 | 63 | 87:63 | +24 | 87 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
46 | 70 | 47 | 70:47 | +23 | 75 |
| 6 |
Norwich
|
46 | 79 | 64 | 79:64 | +15 | 73 |
| 7 |
Hull City
|
46 | 68 | 60 | 68:60 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 71 | 62 | 71:62 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Coventry
|
46 | 70 | 59 | 70:59 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 |
Preston
|
46 | 56 | 67 | 56:67 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 53 | 51 | 53:51 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 53 | 70 | 53:70 | -17 | 62 |
| 13 |
Millwall
|
46 | 45 | 55 | 45:55 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 |
Swansea
|
46 | 59 | 65 | 59:65 | -6 | 57 |
| 15 |
Watford
|
46 | 61 | 61 | 61:61 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 56 |
| 18 |
QPR
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 56 |
| 19 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 60 | 74 | 60:74 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 44 | 68 | 44:68 | -24 | 53 |
| 21 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 59 | 70 | 59:70 | -11 | 51 |
| 22 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 65 | 50:65 | -15 | 50 |
| 23 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 48 | 77 | 48:77 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 37 | 89 | 37:89 | -52 | 27 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Preston wins0Draws2
Watford wins0