Preston North End vs Watford

Championship - Regular Season 16 Feb 2021, 19:00
Preston North End
Preston North End
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Deepdale, Preston 👤 Tony Harrington, England Round 30

Match report

Watford edged past Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 16 February 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Preston North End failed to register a single shot on target, while Watford dominated possession with 61% of the ball.

Preston North End had 12 shots to Watford's 9.

The match was played at Deepdale, Preston, with Tony Harrington, England in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 12 - 9 On target 0 - 1 Corners 4 - 8 Fouls 14 - 10 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
João Pedro
Watford · 1 goal
8 Tom Cleverley 62 passes (82% accurate)
7 Alan Browne captained the side
7 Jordan Storey captained the side
7 Liam Lindsay captained the side
Match statistics
12 Shots Total 9
0 Shots On Goal 1
10 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 10
4 Corners 8
3 Offsides 3
39% Ball Possession 61%
0 Yellow Cards 1
304 Passes Total 466
198 Passes Accurate 359
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 4-2-3-1
22 D. Iversen
8 A. Browne 14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
17 B. Whiteman 21 J. Molumby
31 S. Sinclair 11 D. Johnson 29 T. Barkhuizen
26 C. Evans
Watford · 4-3-3
26 D. Bachmann
21 K. Femenia 15 C. Cathcart 31 F. Sierralta 11 A. Masina
8 T. Cleverley 19 W. Hughes 14 N. Chalobah
23 I. Sarr 10 J. Pedro 12 K. Sema
Preston North End
Coach
A. Neil
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 23 Paul Huntington
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 2 Sepp van den Berg
  • 37 Greg Cunningham
  • 12 Paul Gallagher
  • 42 Anthony Gordon
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 19 Emil Riis
Watford
Coach
Xisco Muñoz
Substitutes
  • 33 Robert Elliot
  • 17 Achraf Lazaar
  • 5 William Troost-Ekong
  • 6 Ben Wilmot
  • 44 Joseph Hungbo
  • 16 Dan Gosling
  • 25 Stipe Perica
  • 7 Philip Zinckernagel
  • 18 Andre Gray
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ Anthony Gordon ↓ Tom Barkhuizen Preston North End
  • 72' ↑ Emil Riis ↓ Scott Sinclair Preston North End
  • 73' ↑ Dan Gosling ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah Watford
  • 79' ↑ Brad Potts ↓ Daniel Johnson Preston North End
  • 81' ↑ Philip Zinckernagel ↓ Ken Sema Watford
  • 81' ↑ Stipe Perica ↓ João Pedro Watford
Cards
  • 63' Tom Cleverley Watford
Head-to-head
Preston North End 2 4 draws 4 Watford
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2024-10-02 Preston North End vs Watford 3 - 0
2024-04-06 Watford vs Preston North End 0 - 0
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Watford?
Preston North End lost 0-1 against Watford on 16 February 2021.
Who won Preston North End vs Watford?
Watford won the match 1-0.
Where was Preston North End vs Watford played?
The match was played at Deepdale, Preston.
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Watford?
Watford had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.