Watford

Watford

Watford

Full time
11
25.11.25
Preston

Preston

Preston


Doumbia (45')
Jebbison (22')

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Match feed:
  • Match Ended
  • 90'
    Yellow Card
    • Nestory Irankunda

    Watford's Nestory Irankunda has been booked in Watford.

  • 90'
    Yellow Card
    • Liam Lindsay

    Liam Lindsay for Preston has been booked by James Bell and receives a first yellow card.

  • 88'
    Yellow Card
    • Stefan Teitur Thordarson

    Stefan Teitur Thordarson for Preston has been booked by James Bell and receives a first yellow card.

  • 86'
    Substitution
    • Mamadou Doumbia
    • Vivaldo Semedo

    Vivaldo Semedo is replacing Mamadou Doumbia for the home team.

  • 86'
    Substitution
    • Edo Kayembe
    • Tom Ince

    The home team replace Edo Kayembe with Tom Ince.

  • 84'
    Yellow Card
    • Andrew Hughes

    Andrew Hughes is booked for the away team.

  • 81'
    Substitution
    • Daniel Jebbison
    • Michael Smith

    Michael Smith is replacing Daniel Jebbison for Preston at Vicarage Road.

  • 81'
    Substitution
    • Odel Offiah
    • Pol Valentín

    The away team replace Odel Offiah with Pol Valentín.

  • 75'
    Substitution
    • Luca Kjerrumgaard
    • Nestory Irankunda

    Watford make their second substitution with Nestory Irankunda replacing Luca Kjerrumgaard.

  • 74'
    Substitution
    • Othmane Maamma
    • Giorgi Chakvetadze

    Javier Gracia Carlos is making the team's first substitution at Vicarage Road with Giorgi Chakvetadze replacing Othmane Maamma.

  • 72'
    Substitution
    • Lewis Dobbin
    • Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

    Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replacing Lewis Dobbin for the away team.

  • 71'
    Yellow Card
    • Hector Matthew Kyprianou

    At Vicarage Road, Hector Matthew Kyprianou has been yellow-carded for the home team.

  • 62'
    Substitution
    • Jordan Thompson
    • Thierry Small

    Thierry Small is on a sub for Jordan Thompson for Preston.

  • 45'
    Goal !
    • Mamadou Doumbia (Scorer)

    Mamadou Doumbia gets an equalizer for Watford. The score is now 1-1.

  • 37'
    Yellow Card
    • Alfie Devine

    Alfie Devine (Preston) has received a yellow card from James Bell.

  • 22'
    Goal !
    • Daniel Jebbison (Scorer)

    Daniel Jebbison is on target to give Preston a 0-1 advantage.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Watford Watford
(4-3-3)
(3-5-2)
Preston Preston
12Baxter2Ngakia4Keben6Pollock16Bola5Kyprianou10Louza39Kayembe42Maamma9Kjerrumgaard20Doumbia1Iversen14Storey6Lindsay16Hughes42Offiah22Thordarson15Thompson21Devine18Lewis17Dobbin9Jebbison
12Baxter2Ngakia4Keben6Pollock16Bola5Kyprianou10Louza39Kayembe42Maamma9Kjerrumgaard20Doumbia
Watford Watford
(4-3-3)
1Iversen14Storey6Lindsay16Hughes42Offiah22Thordarson15Thompson21Devine18Lewis17Dobbin9Jebbison
(3-5-2)
Preston Preston
Watford Watford
Gracia Carlos, Javier
Coach
Substitutes
Giorgi Chakvetadze 8
74' Out: Othmane Maamma

Nestory Irankunda 66
75' Out: Luca Kjerrumgaard

Tom Ince 7
86' Out: Edo Kayembe

Vivaldo Semedo 18
86' Out: Mamadou Doumbia
Preston Preston
Heckingbottom, Paul
Coach
Substitutes
Thierry Small 26
62' Out: Jordan Thompson

Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 10
72' Out: Lewis Dobbin

Pol Valentín 2
81' Out: Odel Offiah

Michael Smith 24
81' Out: Daniel Jebbison

Statistics

Ball possession
Watford44%
56% Preston
Shots
7Off goal34On goal1

4
Shots blocked
2
6
Corner kicks
2
1
Offsides
1
1
Saves
3
6
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
0

Head to head

Watford and Preston have met six times recently, with Preston winning twice, Watford winning once, and three draws. The latest match on 21 January 2025 ended 2-1 in favour of Preston at Vicarage Road.

Watford
Matches:  9
Preston
33%
Wins: 3
44%
Draws: 4
22%
Wins: 2
Recent meetings
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    25 Nov 2025
    WatfordWatford
    1 : 1
    PrestonPreston
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    21 Jan 2025
    WatfordWatford
    1 : 2
    PrestonPreston
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    2 Oct 2024
    PrestonPreston
    3 : 0
    WatfordWatford
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    6 Apr 2024
    WatfordWatford
    0 : 0
    PrestonPreston
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    16 Dec 2023
    PrestonPreston
    1 : 5
    WatfordWatford

Form

WatfordWatford
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    13 Dec 2025
    Wrexham
    2 : 2
    Watford
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    9 Dec 2025
    Watford
    1 : 1
    Sheff Wed
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    6 Dec 2025
    Watford
    3 : 2
    Norwich
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    1 Dec 2025
    Birmingham
    2 : 1
    Watford
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    25 Nov 2025
    Watford
    1 : 1
    Preston
PrestonPreston
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    13 Dec 2025
    Oxford Utd
    1 : 2
    Preston
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    9 Dec 2025
    Preston
    1 : 1
    Coventry
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    6 Dec 2025
    Preston
    1 : 1
    Wrexham
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    29 Nov 2025
    Sheff Wed
    2 : 3
    Preston
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    25 Nov 2025
    Watford
    1 : 1
    Preston

Watford vs Preston Standings

Watford FC is currently 11th in the standings with 23 points from 16 matches, while Preston North End is 5th with 26 points from the same number of games. Preston North End leads Watford FC by 3 points.

PosTeamWDLMPts
2Middlesbrough12632142
3Preston9842135
4Millwall10562135
...
13Birmingham8582129
14Watford7862129
15Wrexham61052128

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