Watford vs Preston

Events

1. 5' 0-1 C. LangGoal
2. 46' A. Nabizada (S. Mavididi)Substitution
3. 46' M. Payero (I. Bravo)Substitution
4. 46' R. Vata (O. Maamma)Substitution
5. 61' O. H. Traore (J. Zemura)Substitution
6. 62' Andrija VukčevićYellow Card
7. 66' A. Vukcevic (S. Mills)Substitution
8. 66' J. Kenny (D. Burgzorg)Substitution
9. 67' Lewis GibsonYellow Card
10. 69' 1-1 E. KayembeGoal
11. 75' L. Leroy (L. Gibbs)Substitution
12. 75' C. Lang (J. Erabi)Substitution
13. 76' 2-1 M. Doumbia (I. Bravo)Goal
14. 82' A. Devine (T. Small)Substitution
15. 88' M. Doumbia (L. Kjerrumgaard)Substitution

Lineups

4-2-3-1Alessio Dionisi

1 Ravaglia 7.3 23 Traore 6.2 3 Coulibaly 7.5 6 Pollock 6.9 4 Keben 6.2 5 Kyprianou 6.3 39 · Player of the match Kayembe 8.2 11 Vata 6.9 22 Payero 6.5 21 Nabizada 6.3 20 Doumbia 6.9

Bench

• 24 S. Walker
• 26 D. Bachmann
• 33 J. Zemura
• 56 A. Eames
• 45 S. Mavididi
• 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
• 17 I. Bravo
• 7 O. Maamma

Ratings

• F. Ravaglia 7.3
• O. H. Traore 6.2
• S. Coulibaly 7.5
• M. Pollock 6.9
• K. Keben 6.2
• H. Kyprianou 6.3
• E. Kayembe 8.2
• R. Vata 6.9
• M. Payero 6.5
• A. Nabizada 6.3
• M. Doumbia 6.9
• J. Zemura 7.2
• S. Mavididi 7.0
• I. Bravo 7.2
• O. Maamma 7.3

5-3-2Paul Heckingbottom

1 Iversen 5.6 3 Vukcevic 7.3 19 Gibson 7.2 14 Storey 6.9 24 Offiah 6.7 4 Clarke 7.0 7 Devine 5.9 15 Thompson 6.7 27 Leroy 6.5 38 Kenny 6.3 10 Lang 7.2

Bench

• 21 L. Nicholls
• 12 C. Wiley
• 6 L. Lindsay
• 11 T. Small
• 23 A. Moran
• 20 L. Gibbs
• 17 S. Mills
• 37 D. Burgzorg
• 9 J. Erabi

Ratings

• D. Iversen 5.6
• A. Vukcevic 7.3
• L. Gibson 7.2
• J. Storey 6.9
• O. Offiah 6.7
• H. Clarke 7.0
• A. Devine 5.9
• J. Thompson 6.7
• L. Leroy 6.5
• J. Kenny 6.3
• C. Lang 7.2
• T. Small 6.7
• L. Gibbs 6.5
• S. Mills 6.9
• D. Burgzorg 6.3
• J. Erabi 6.5

Stats

• 61% Possession 39%
• 15 Shots 18
• 5 Shots on target 6
• 1.26 xG 2.44
• 2 Corners 4
• 7 Fouls 10
• 2 Offsides 1
• 83% Pass accuracy 76%

Head-to-head

Last 10 meetings: Watford 3 · 5 draws · Preston 2

• 14 Feb 2026 Preston 2-2 Watford Championship
• 25 Nov 2025 Watford 1-1 Preston Championship
• 21 Jan 2025 Watford 1-2 Preston Championship
• 2 Oct 2024 Preston 3-0 Watford Championship
• 6 Apr 2024 Watford 0-0 Preston Championship
• 16 Dec 2023 Preston 1-5 Watford Championship
• 4 Mar 2023 Watford 0-0 Preston Championship
• 20 Aug 2022 Preston 0-0 Watford Championship
• 16 Feb 2021 Preston 0-1 Watford Championship
• 28 Nov 2020 Watford 4-1 Preston Championship