Preston North End vs Watford

Championship 16 Dec 2023, 15:00
Preston North End
Preston North End
1–5
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 S. Gill Round 22

Match report

Watford thrashed Preston North End 5-1 in the Championship on 16 December 2023. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Preston North End had 20 shots to Watford's 15.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with S. Gill in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 20 - 15 On target 10 - 6 Corners 9 - 5 Fouls 14 - 9 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Watford · 2 goals, 1 assist
9 Edo Kayembe 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Ismael Koné 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Ben Hamer 9 saves
8 Matheus Martins 1 goal
First half vs second half
Watford came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 14–5 6–10
Shots On Goal 8–1 2–5
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 6–4 3–1
Attacks 34–40 62–32
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
96 Attacks 72
0 Attacks 1
63 Dangerous Attacks 25
9 On Target 6
13 Off Target 9
0 Off Target 1
20 Shots Total 15
10 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 6
7 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 10
8 Shots Outside Box 5
14 Fouls 9
9 Corners 5
2 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 9
401 Passes Total 395
318 Passes Accurate 297
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 26 J. Whatmough 6 L. Lindsay
44 B. Potts 13 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 23 L. Millar
8 A. Browne
28 M. Osmajic 7 W. Keane
Watford · 4-1-4-1
26 B. Hamer
24 T. Dele-Bashiru 3 F. Sierralta 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
8 J. Livermore
37 M. Martins 39 E. Kayembe 11 I. Koné 12 K. Sema
19 V. Bayo
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 16 Andrew Hughes
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 25 Duane Holmes
  • 9 Ched Evans
  • 21 David Cornell
  • 20 Ben Woodburn
  • 33 Kian Best
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 5 Ryan Porteous
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 14 Rhys Healey
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 1 Daniel Bachmann
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 18 Yáser Asprilla
  • 7 Thomas Ince
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ A. Hughes ↓ B. Potts Preston North End
  • 59' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ J. Whatmough Preston North End
  • 59' ↑ C. Evans ↓ W. Keane Preston North End
  • 59' ↑ R. Brady ↓ B. Whiteman Preston North End
  • 67' ↑ R. Porteous ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 67' ↑ M. Pollock ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 68' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ K. Sema Watford
  • 80' ↑ R. Healey ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 82' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ I. Koné Watford
Cards
  • 41' L. Millar Preston North End
  • 45+2' B. Whiteman Preston North End
  • 85' J. Lewis Watford
  • 90+1' M. Osmajic Preston North End
Head-to-head
Preston North End 2 4 draws 4 Watford
2026-09-08 Watford vs Preston 2 - 1
2026-02-14 Preston vs Watford 2 - 2
2025-11-25 Watford vs Preston 1 - 1
2025-01-21 Watford vs Preston North End 1 - 2
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 1-5 against Watford on 16 December 2023.
Who won Preston North End vs Watford?
Watford won the match 5-1.
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?
Preston North End had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.