Championship
·Matchday 35
Featured match
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford and Preston played out a goalless draw. Watford had 60% of possession.
Watford
Preston
- Full-time 0 - 0
Added time: 5 minutes
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90+5'
I. Louza Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for I. Louza (Watford)
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89'
F. Woodman Yellow card · Preston F. Woodman of Preston is booked
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87'
R. Ledson Out: C. Evans · Preston Substitution for Preston: R. Ledson comes on for C. Evans
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87'
B. Assombalonga Out: Ismaïla Sarr · Watford Substitution for Watford: B. Assombalonga comes on for Ismaïla Sarr
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85'
B. Potts Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for B. Potts (Preston)
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77'
B. Woodburn Out: D. Johnson · Preston Substitution for Preston: B. Woodburn comes on for D. Johnson
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71'
Mario Gaspar Out: C. Cathcart · Watford Substitution for Watford: Mario Gaspar comes on for C. Cathcart
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69'
T. Cannon Out: T. Parrott · Preston Substitution for Preston: T. Cannon comes on for T. Parrott
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51'
B. Diaby Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for B. Diaby (Preston)
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47'
C. Evans Yellow card · Preston C. Evans of Preston is booked
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46'
K. Davis Out: Henrique Araújo · Watford Substitution for Watford: K. Davis comes on for Henrique Araújo
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46'
Yáser Asprilla Out: J. Morris · Watford Substitution for Watford: Yáser Asprilla comes on for J. Morris
- Half-time 0 - 0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Preston
DDDWL
Last 5 matches LDDWD
1.1Goals scored per match0.9
1.2Goals conceded per match1.6
2Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-2-3-1
Preston3-4-1-2
3
7.0
Cunningham
G. Cunningham
Player profile
23
7.2
Diaby
51'
B. Diaby
- 51'Yellow card
12
6.5
Sema
Kenneth Sema
Player profile
10
7.3
Pedro
João Pedro
Player profile
23
6.2
Sarr
87'
Ismaïla Sarr
- 87'Out
4
6.9
Choudhury
Hamza Choudhury
Player profile
6
7.0
Louza
90+5'
I. Louza
- 90+5'Yellow card
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: S. Bilić
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Bachmann 7.5
- 15DF C. Cathcart71' 6.6
- 22DF Ryan Porteous 7.6
- 44DF W. Hoedt 7.9
- 42DF J. Morris46' 6.7
- 6MF I. Louza90+5' 7.0
- 4MF Hamza Choudhury 6.9
- 23MF Ismaïla Sarr87' 6.2
- 10MF João Pedro 7.3
- 12MF Kenneth Sema 6.5
- 21FW Henrique Araújo46' 6.3
Substitutes
- 18MF Yáser Asprilla46' 7.3
- 7FW K. Davis46' 6.3
- 3DF Mario Gaspar71' 6.9
- 34FW B. Assombalonga87' 6.3
- 26GK B. Hamer
- 11MF Ismaël Koné
- 27DF C. Kabasele
Preston3-4-1-2
Coach: R. Lowe
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Woodman89' 7.9
- 14DF J. Storey 7.6
- 23DF B. Diaby51' 7.2
- 3DF G. Cunningham 7.0
- 44MF B. Potts85' 6.9
- 8MF A. Browne 7.3
- 4MF B. Whiteman 6.9
- 2MF Álvaro Fernández 7.0
- 10FW D. Johnson77' 6.9
- 9FW C. Evans47'87' 6.9
- 15FW T. Parrott69' 6.3
Substitutes
- 28FW T. Cannon69' 6.5
- 20MF B. Woodburn77' 6.2
- 18MF R. Ledson87' 6.5
- 25GK D. Cornell
- 7FW L. Delap
- 5DF P. Bauer
- 11MF R. Brady
Watford
Preston
60%
40%
12
Shots
11
4
On target
2
6
Off target
5
6
Corners
3
13
Fouls
17
1
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
4
3
Saves
4
459
Passes
301
76%
Pass accuracy
64%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burnley
|
46 | 87 | 35 | 87:35 | +52 | 101 |
| 2 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 73 | 39 | 73:39 | +34 | 91 |
| 3 |
Luton
|
46 | 57 | 39 | 57:39 | +18 | 80 |
| 4 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 84 | 56 | 84:56 | +28 | 75 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 58 | 46 | 58:46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 68 | 55 | 68:55 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 57 | 50 | 57:50 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 59 | 53 | 59:53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |
Swansea
|
46 | 68 | 64 | 68:64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
46 | 56 | 53 | 56:53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 |
Preston
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 57 | 54 | 57:54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 55 | 56 | 55:56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 |
Hull City
|
46 | 51 | 61 | 51:61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 55 | 54 | 55:54 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 47 | 62 | 47:62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 |
QPR
|
46 | 44 | 71 | 44:71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 41 | 58 | 41:58 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 |
Reading
|
46 | 46 | 68 | 46:68 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 48 | 72 | 48:72 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 |
Wigan
|
46 | 38 | 65 | 38:65 | -27 | 39 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins0Draws1
Preston wins0