Preston

Preston

Preston

Full time
22
14.02.26
Watford

Watford

Watford


Osmajic (70') Dobbin (19')
Offiah (57') Maamma (55')

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Match feed:
  • Match Ended
  • 89'
    Yellow Card
    • Jeremy Petris

    Jeremy Petris is booked for the away team.

  • 86'
    Substitution
    • Imran Louza
    • Edoardo Bove

    Edoardo Bove is on a sub for Imran Louza for Watford.

  • 81'
    Yellow Card
    • Lewis Gibson

    Preston's Lewis Gibson has been booked in Preston.

  • 79'
    Substitution
    • Lewis Dobbin
    • Andrew Hughes

    Andrew Hughes is replacing Lewis Dobbin for Preston at Deepdale.

  • 78'
    Substitution
    • Matthew Pollock
    • Jeremy Petris

    Edward Still (Watford) is making a fourth substitution, with Jeremy Petris replacing Matthew Pollock.

  • 78'
    Substitution
    • Luca Kjerrumgaard
    • Mamadou Doumbia

    Watford make their third substitution with Mamadou Doumbia replacing Luca Kjerrumgaard.

  • 70'
    Goal !
    • Milutin Osmajic (Scorer)
    • Callum Lang (Assist)

    Goal! The home team draw level at 2-2 through Milutin Osmajic.

    Callum Lang with an assist there.

  • 63'
    Substitution
    • Andrija Vukcevic
    • Thierry Small

    The home team replace Andrija Vukcevic with Thierry Small.

  • 63'
    Substitution
    • Pol Valentín
    • Callum Lang

    Callum Lang is replacing Pol Valentín for the home team.

  • 63'
    Substitution
    • Daniel Jebbison
    • Milutin Osmajic

    Milutin Osmajic (Preston) has replaced the possibly injured Daniel Jebbison.

  • 61'
    Substitution
    • Saba Goglichidze
    • Formose Mendy

    Edward Still is making the team's second substitution at Deepdale with Formose Mendy replacing Saba Goglichidze.

  • 57'
    Goal !
    • Odel Offiah (Scorer)

    Watford take a 1-2 lead thanks to Odel Offiah.

  • 55'
    Goal !
    • Othmane Maamma (Scorer)
    • Imran Louza (Assist)

    Goal! Othmane Maamma equalizes to bring the score to 1-1.

    Great play from Imran Louza to set up the goal.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Giorgi Chakvetadze
    • Kwadwo Baah

    The away team have replaced Giorgi Chakvetadze with Kwadwo Baah. This is the first substitution made today by Edward Still.

  • 19'
    Goal !
    • Lewis Dobbin (Scorer)
    • Ben Whiteman (Assist)

    Goal! The home team take a 1-0 lead through Lewis Dobbin.

    Ben Whiteman instrumental with a fine assist.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Preston Preston
(3-5-2)
(4-2-3-1)
Watford Watford
13Cornell42Offiah14Storey19Gibson2Valentín21Devine4Whiteman8McCann3Vukcevic17Dobbin9Jebbison1Selvik6Pollock25Abankwah21Mfuni3Goglichidze23Mendy10Louza42Maamma39Kayembe8Chakvetadze9Kjerrumgaard
13Cornell42Offiah14Storey19Gibson2Valentín21Devine4Whiteman8McCann3Vukcevic17Dobbin9Jebbison
Preston Preston
(3-5-2)
1Selvik6Pollock25Abankwah21Mfuni3Goglichidze23Mendy10Louza42Maamma39Kayembe8Chakvetadze9Kjerrumgaard
(4-2-3-1)
Watford Watford
Preston Preston
Heckingbottom, Paul
Coach
Substitutes
Milutin Osmajic 28
63' Out: Daniel Jebbison

Callum Lang 10
63' Out: Pol Valentín

Thierry Small 26
63' Out: Andrija Vukcevic

Andrew Hughes 16
79' Out: Lewis Dobbin
Watford Watford
Still, Edward
Coach
Substitutes
Kwadwo Baah 34
46' Out: Giorgi Chakvetadze

Formose Mendy 27
61' Out: Saba Goglichidze

Mamadou Doumbia 20
78' Out: Luca Kjerrumgaard

Jeremy Petris 29
78' Out: Matthew Pollock

Edoardo Bove 15
86' Out: Imran Louza

Statistics

Ball possession
Preston51%
49% Watford
Shots
3Off goal64On goal7

1
Shots blocked
5
9
Corner kicks
7
0
Offsides
1
7
Saves
2
7
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0

Head to head

Preston North End and Watford have met five times in the Championship in this period, with Preston winning twice, Watford winning once and two matches ending in draws, and an aggregate score of 8–7 in Preston’s favour. Preston’s wins were 3–0 at Deepdale (2 October 2024) and 2–1 at Vicarage Road (21 January 2025), Watford’s sole win was 5–1 away (16 December 2023), and the other two fixtures at Vicarage Road finished 0–0 (6 April 2024) and 1–1 (25 November 2025).

Preston
Matches:  10
Watford
20%
Wins: 2
50%
Draws: 5
30%
Wins: 3
Recent meetings
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    14 Feb 2026
    PrestonPreston
    2 : 2
    WatfordWatford
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    25 Nov 2025
    WatfordWatford
    1 : 1
    PrestonPreston
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    21 Jan 2025
    WatfordWatford
    1 : 2
    PrestonPreston
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    2 Oct 2024
    PrestonPreston
    3 : 0
    WatfordWatford
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    6 Apr 2024
    WatfordWatford
    0 : 0
    PrestonPreston

Form

PrestonPreston
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    6 Mar 2026
    Preston
    1 : 3
    Oxford Utd
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    28 Feb 2026
    Preston
    0 : 2
    Millwall
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    24 Feb 2026
    Swansea
    1 : 1
    Preston
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    20 Feb 2026
    Blackburn
    1 : 0
    Preston
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    14 Feb 2026
    Preston
    2 : 2
    Watford
WatfordWatford
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    27 Feb 2026
    Bristol City
    1 : 2
    Watford
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    24 Feb 2026
    Watford
    0 : 2
    Ipswich
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    21 Feb 2026
    Watford
    2 : 0
    Derby
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    14 Feb 2026
    Preston
    2 : 2
    Watford
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    7 Feb 2026
    Southampton
    1 : 0
    Watford

Preston vs Watford Standings

Preston North End are 7th in the table with 47 points from 31 matches (12 wins, 11 draws, 8 losses, goal difference 38–34), while Watford FC are 12th with 44 points from 31 matches (11 wins, 11 draws, 9 losses, goal difference 39–36). The gap between the two teams is 3 points.

PosTeamWDLMPts
8Derby149123551
9Watford1312103551
10Bristol City148133550
11Birmingham1310123549
12Preston1213113649
13Sheff Utd153173548

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