Preston North End vs Watford

Championship 2 Oct 2024, 18:45
Preston North End
Preston North End
3–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 A. Kitchen Round 8

Match report

Preston North End cruised past Watford 3-0 in the Championship on 2 October 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Preston North End had 15 shots to Watford's 10.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with A. Kitchen in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 15 - 10 On target 6 - 6 Corners 7 - 5 Fouls 12 - 12 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Milutin Osmajic
Preston North End · 2 goals
8 Freddie Woodman 5 saves
8 Jordan Storey 1 assist
8 Andrew Hughes captained the side
8 Kaine Kesler-Hayden 1 assist
First half vs second half
Preston North End stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 10–5
Shots On Goal 2–2 4–4
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 2–2 5–3
Attacks 58–46 29–47
Match statistics
7 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
87 Attacks 93
56 Dangerous Attacks 42
7 On Target 5
7 Off Target 5
15 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 12
7 Corners 6
3 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
2 Yellow Cards 0
5 Saves 4
333 Passes Total 430
232 Passes Accurate 345
Line-ups 3-5-1-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-5-1-1
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 8 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 22 S. Þórðarson 11 R. Brady
10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen
28 M. Osmajic
Watford · 3-4-2-1
23 J. Bond
6 M. Pollock 21 A. Ogbonna 22 J. Morris
36 F. Ebosele 17 M. Sissoko 10 I. Louza 37 Y. Larouci
39 E. Kayembe 8 G. Chakvetadze
34 K. Baah
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 25 Duane Holmes
  • 23 Jeppe Okkels
  • 9 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 5 Jack Whatmough
  • 40 Josh Bowler
  • 17 Layton Stewart
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 12 Ken Sema
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 11 Rocco Vata
  • 41 Alfie Marriott
  • 5 Ryan Porteous
  • 15 Antonio Tikvic
  • 14 Pierre Dwomoh
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ F. Ebosele Watford
  • 54' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ A. Ogbonna Watford
  • 63' ↑ K. Sema ↓ Y. Larouci Watford
  • 73' ↑ R. Ledson ↓ S. Þórðarson Preston North End
  • 73' ↑ B. Potts ↓ R. Brady Preston North End
  • 83' ↑ T. Ince ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
  • 83' ↑ R. Vata ↓ K. Baah Watford
  • 84' ↑ J. Okkels ↓ K. Kesler-Hayden Preston North End
  • 84' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
  • 88' ↑ E. Riis ↓ M. Osmajić Preston North End
Cards
  • 40' R. Brady Preston North End
  • 70' B. Whiteman 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 won 3-0 against Watford on 2 October 2024.
Who won Preston North End vs Watford?
Preston North End won the match 3-0.
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 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.