Championship
·Matchday 6
Featured match
- Edouard Kayembe 69'
- Mamadou Doumbia 76'
- C. Lang 5'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Preston 2-1. Scorers for Watford: Edouard Kayembe 69', Mamadou Doumbia 76'. Scorers for Preston: C. Lang 5'. Watford won after coming from behind. Watford had 61% of possession.
Watford
Preston
- Full-time 2 - 1
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88'
L. Kjerrumgaard Out: Mamadou Doumbia · Watford Substitution for Watford: L. Kjerrumgaard comes on for Mamadou Doumbia
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82'
T. Small Out: A. Devine · Preston Substitution for Preston: T. Small comes on for A. Devine
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76'
Mamadou Doumbia 2-1 Goal · Assist: Iker Bravo · Watford Iker Bravo provides, Mamadou Doumbia finishes for Watford (2-1)
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75'
J. Erabi Out: C. Lang · Preston Substitution for Preston: J. Erabi comes on for C. Lang
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75'
L. Gibbs Out: L. Leroy · Preston Substitution for Preston: L. Gibbs comes on for L. Leroy
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69'
Edouard Kayembe 1-1 Goal · Watford Edouard Kayembe finds the net for Watford (1-1)
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67'
L. Gibson Yellow card · Preston L. Gibson of Preston is booked
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66'
D. Burgzorg Out: J. Kenny · Preston Substitution for Preston: D. Burgzorg comes on for J. Kenny
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66'
S. Mills Out: A. Vukčević · Preston Substitution for Preston: S. Mills comes on for A. Vukčević
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62'
A. Vukčević Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for A. Vukčević (Preston)
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61'
Jordan Zemura Out: O. Traoré · Watford Substitution for Watford: Jordan Zemura comes on for O. Traoré
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46'
O. Maamma Out: R. Vata · Watford Substitution for Watford: O. Maamma comes on for R. Vata
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46'
Iker Bravo Out: M. Payero · Watford Substitution for Watford: Iker Bravo comes on for M. Payero
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46'
S. Mavididi Out: Amin Nabizada · Watford Substitution for Watford: S. Mavididi comes on for Amin Nabizada
- Half-time 0 - 1
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5'
C. Lang 0-1 Goal · Preston C. Lang finds the net for Preston (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Preston
DLDLL
Last 5 matches LLLLW
1.1Goals scored per match0.8
1.4Goals conceded per match2.2
2Clean sheets0
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-2-3-1
Preston5-3-2
3
7.3
Vukčević
62'66'
A. Vukčević
- 62'Yellow card
- 66'Out
- 67'Yellow card
11
6.9
Vata
46'
R. Vata
- 46'Out
- 46'Out
- 46'Out
5
6.3
Kyprianou
H. Kyprianou
Player profile
39
8.2
Kayembe
69'
Edouard Kayembe
- 69'Goal
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: Alessio Dionisi
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Ravaglia 7.3
- 4DF K. Keben 6.2
- 6DF M. Pollock 6.9
- 3DF S. Coulibaly 7.5
- 23DF O. Traoré61' 6.2
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe69' 8.2
- 5MF H. Kyprianou 6.3
- 21MF Amin Nabizada46' 6.3
- 22MF M. Payero46' 6.5
- 11MF R. Vata46' 6.9
- 20FW Mamadou Doumbia76'88' 6.9
Substitutes
- 24GK S. Walker
- 26GK D. Bachmann
- 33DF Jordan Zemura61' 7.2
- 56— A. Eames
- 45FW S. Mavididi46' 7.0
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard88'
- 17FW Iker Bravo46' 7.2
- 7FW O. Maamma46' 7.3
Preston5-3-2
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Iversen 5.6
- 4DF H. Clarke 7.0
- 24DF O. Offiah 6.7
- 14DF J. Storey 6.9
- 19DF L. Gibson67' 7.2
- 3DF A. Vukčević62'66' 7.3
- 27MF L. Leroy75' 6.5
- 15MF J. Thompson 6.7
- 7MF A. Devine82' 5.9
- 10FW C. Lang5'75' 7.2
- 38FW J. Kenny66' 6.3
Substitutes
- 21GK L. Nicholls
- 12DF C. Wiley
- 6DF Liam Lindsay
- 11DF T. Small82' 6.7
- 23MF A. Moran
- 20MF L. Gibbs75' 6.5
- 17MF S. Mills66' 6.9
- 37FW D. Burgzorg66' 6.3
- 9FW J. Erabi75' 6.5
Watford
Preston
61%
39%
15
Shots
18
5
On target
6
7
Off target
6
2
Corners
4
7
Fouls
10
2
Offsides
1
0
Yellow cards
2
5
Saves
3
526
Passes
319
83%
Pass accuracy
76%
1.26
Expected goals
2.44
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
9 | 15 | 7 | 15:7 | +8 | 20 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough
|
9 | 17 | 12 | 17:12 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 |
West Ham
|
9 | 23 | 12 | 23:12 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 |
Stoke City
|
9 | 15 | 13 | 15:13 | +2 | 16 |
| 5 |
Wolves
|
8 | 15 | 11 | 15:11 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 |
QPR
|
9 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 |
Birmingham
|
9 | 13 | 11 | 13:11 | +2 | 14 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
9 | 16 | 15 | 16:15 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
9 | 10 | 9 | 10:9 | +1 | 14 |
| 10 |
Bristol City
|
9 | 12 | 13 | 12:13 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 |
Southampton
|
9 | 20 | 10 | 20:10 | +10 | 13 |
| 12 |
Charlton
|
9 | 8 | 11 | 8:11 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 |
Blackburn
|
9 | 14 | 13 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 |
| 14 |
Sheffield Utd
|
9 | 12 | 11 | 12:11 | +1 | 12 |
| 15 |
Wrexham
|
9 | 10 | 13 | 10:13 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 |
Lincoln
|
9 | 7 | 11 | 7:11 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 |
Bolton
|
9 | 12 | 17 | 12:17 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 |
Norwich
|
9 | 17 | 19 | 17:19 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
9 | 7 | 14 | 7:14 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
9 | 11 | 14 | 11:14 | -3 | 7 |
| 22 |
Burnley
|
9 | 13 | 17 | 13:17 | -4 | 7 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
9 | 8 | 15 | 8:15 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
9 | 8 | 16 | 8:16 | -8 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins1Draws5
Preston wins2Last meetings
-
14 February 2026 · Championship
Preston
2-2
Watford
-
25 November 2025 · Championship
Watford
1-1
Preston
-
21 January 2025 · Championship
Watford
1-2
Preston
-
2 October 2024 · Championship
Preston
3-0
Watford
-
6 April 2024 · Championship
Watford
0-0
Preston
-
16 December 2023 · Championship
Preston
1-5
Watford
-
4 March 2023 · Championship
Watford
0-0
Preston
-
20 August 2022 · Championship
Preston
0-0
Watford