Watford vs Preston North End

Championship 6 Apr 2024, 14:00
Watford
Watford
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 J. Bell Round 41

Match report

Watford played out a goalless draw with Preston North End in the Championship on 6 April 2024.

Watford dominated possession with 73% of the ball and had 11 shots to Preston North End's 9.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with J. Bell in charge.

Possession 73% - 27% Shots 11 - 9 On target 2 - 1 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 6 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Ryan Porteous
Watford · 67 passes (84% accurate)
8 Wesley Hoedt 84 passes (90% accurate)
7 Daniel Bachmann captained the side
7 Francisco Sierralta 87 passes (90% accurate)
7 Ryan Andrews captained the side
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 7–3
Shots On Goal 1–1 1–0
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 3–3 4–2
Attacks 52–48 75–34
Match statistics
3 Substitution 2
127 Attacks 82
0 Attacks 1
57 Dangerous Attacks 41
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
2 On Target 2
9 Off Target 7
11 Shots Total 9
2 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 7
3 Shots Blocked 1
5 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 1
6 Fouls 13
7 Corners 5
0 Offsides 4
73% Ball Possession 27%
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 2
517 Passes Total 190
433 Passes Accurate 111
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-4-3
1 D. Bachmann
5 R. Porteous 3 F. Sierralta 4 W. Hoedt
45 R. Andrews 39 E. Kayembe 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 6 J. Lewis
19 V. Bayo 18 Y. Asprilla 25 E. Dennis
Preston North End · 3-4-3
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 3 G. Cunningham
11 R. Brady 26 J. Whatmough 13 A. McCann 16 A. Hughes
28 M. Osmajic 7 W. Keane 19 E. Jacobsen
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 11 Ismael Koné
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 42 James Morris
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 8 Jake Livermore
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 37 Matheus Martins
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 17 Layton Stewart
  • 21 David Cornell
  • 36 Josh Seary
  • 31 Theo Mawene
  • 33 Kian Best
  • 20 Ben Woodburn
  • 35 Noah Mawene
  • 25 Duane Holmes
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 62' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
  • 82' ↑ I. Koné ↓ E. Dennis Watford
  • 82' ↑ L. Stewart ↓ M. Osmajić Preston North End
  • 82' ↑ M. Frøkjær-Jensen ↓ E. Riis Preston North End
Cards
  • 51' Y. Asprilla Watford
  • 87' G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 89' L. Lindsay Preston North End
Head-to-head
Watford 4 4 draws 2 Preston North End
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
Watford D W D D D
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Preston North End?
Watford drew 0-0 against Preston North End on 6 April 2024.
Who won Watford vs Preston North End?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Watford vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Preston North End?
Watford had 73% of possession, compared to 27% for the other side.