Watford vs Preston
Championship · 2026 · Regular Season - 6
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Championship · 2026 · Regular Season - 6
Vicarage Road, WatfordCapacity 22,200
Timeline
- Kick-off
- 5'0-1Goal. C. LangNormal GoalTeam: Preston
- 45'Substitution. R. Vata replaced by O. MaammaSubstitution 1Team: Watford
- 45'Substitution. Amin Nabizada replaced by S. MavididiSubstitution 2Team: Watford
- 45'Substitution. M. Payero replaced by Iker BravoSubstitution 3Team: Watford
- 0-1Half time
- Second half
- 61'Substitution. O. Traoré replaced by J. ZemuraSubstitution 4Team: Watford
- 62'Yellow card. A. VukčevićYellow Card · FoulTeam: Preston
- 66'Substitution. J. Kenny replaced by D. BurgzorgSubstitution 1Team: Preston
- 66'Substitution. A. Vukčević replaced by S. MillsSubstitution 2Team: Preston
- 67'Yellow card. L. GibsonYellow Card · FoulTeam: Preston
- 69'1-1Goal. E. KayembeNormal GoalTeam: Watford
- 75'Substitution. C. Lang replaced by J. ErabiSubstitution 3Team: Preston
- 75'Substitution. L. Leroy replaced by L. GibbsSubstitution 4Team: Preston
- 76'2-1Goal. M. Doumbia (Iker Bravo)Normal GoalTeam: Watford
- 82'Substitution. A. Devine replaced by T. SmallSubstitution 5Team: Preston
- 88'Substitution. M. Doumbia replaced by L. KjerrumgaardSubstitution 5Team: Watford
- 2-1Full time
Line-ups
Watford
Formation 4-2-3-1
Preston
Formation 5-3-2
Watford
4-2-3-1
Substitutes
- 7O. Maamma
- 9L. Kjerrumgaard
- 17Iker Bravo
- 24S. Walker
- 26D. Bachmann
- 33J. Zemura
- 45S. Mavididi
- 56Albert Eames
Coach: A. Dionisi
Preston
5-3-2
Substitutes
- 6L. Lindsay
- 9J. Erabi
- 11T. Small
- 12C. Wiley
- 17S. Mills
- 20L. Gibbs
- 21L. Nicholls
- 23A. Moran
- 37D. Burgzorg
Coach: P. Heckingbottom
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Match statistics
- 61%
- Possession
- 39%
- 15
- Shots
- 18
- 5
- Shots on target
- 6
- 7
- Shots off target
- 6
- 3
- Shots blocked
- 6
- 11
- Shots inside the box
- 9
- 4
- Shots outside the box
- 8
- 5
- Saves
- 3
- 2
- Corners
- 4
- 2
- Offsides
- 1
- 7
- Fouls
- 10
- 0
- Yellow cards
- 2
- 524
- Passes
- 315
- 436
- Accurate passes
- 241
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Championship
| Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
1 Swansea | 8 | +7 | 17 |
2 West Ham | 8 | +11 | 15 |
3 Middlesbrough | 8 | +4 | 15 |
4 Southampton | 8 | +9 | 14 |
5 Wolves | 7 | +5 | 14 |
6 West Brom | 8 | +2 | 14 |
7 QPR | 8 | +3 | 13 |
8 Stoke City | 8 | +1 | 13 |
9 Bristol City | 8 | -1 | 13 |
10 Charlton | 8 | -3 | 12 |
11 Birmingham | 8 | +1 | 11 |
12 Millwall | 8 | 0 | 11 |
13 Lincoln | 8 | -1 | 11 |
14 Wrexham | 8 | -3 | 10 |
15 Bolton | 8 | -4 | 10 |
16 Blackburn | 8 | 0 | 9 |
17 Norwich | 8 | -1 | 9 |
18 Sheffield Utd | 8 | -2 | 9 |
19 Portsmouth | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 20Watford | 8 | -3 | 8 |
21 Cardiff | 8 | -2 | 7 |
22 Derby | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 23Preston | 8 | -7 | 4 |
24 Burnley | 8 | -8 | 4 |
Head to head
Up to the ten most recent meetings between these clubs in the fixtures we hold.
- Watford
- 3
- Drawn
- 5
- Preston
- 2
The record over the 10 meetings listed below.
- PrestonWatfordFTChampionship
- WatfordPrestonFTChampionship
- WatfordPrestonFTChampionship
- PrestonWatfordFTChampionship
- WatfordPrestonFTChampionship
- PrestonWatfordFTChampionship
- WatfordPrestonFTChampionship
- PrestonWatfordFTChampionship
- PrestonWatfordFTChampionship
- WatfordPrestonFTChampionship
Watford beat Preston 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 8 September. 442ball records this match from the fixture feed and recomputes every table and total from the match record rather than copying a feed.
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