Watford vs Preston North End

Championship 21 Jan 2025, 19:45
Watford
Watford
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 T. Nield Round 28

Match report

Preston North End edged past Watford 2-1 in the Championship on 21 January 2025.

Watford dominated possession with 68% of the ball, while Preston North End had 15 shots to Watford's 10.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with T. Nield in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 10 - 15 On target 4 - 8 Corners 4 - 2 Fouls 8 - 14 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Milutin Osmajić
Preston North End · 2 goals
8 Rocco Vata 1 goal
8 Jonathan Bond 5 saves
8 Francisco Sierralta 85 passes (88% accurate)
8 Ryan Ledson captained the side
First half vs second half
Watford stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–8 8–7
Shots On Goal 0–3 4–5
Ball Possession 59–41 —
Corners 1–1 3–1
Attacks 48–50 74–22
Match statistics
4 Corners 2
5 Substitution 5
122 Attacks 72
64 Dangerous Attacks 26
4 On Target 7
6 Off Target 7
10 Shots Total 15
4 Shots On Goal 8
3 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 2
4 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 5
8 Fouls 14
4 Corners 2
2 Offsides 3
68% Ball Possession 32%
0 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 3
596 Passes Total 278
514 Passes Accurate 188
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-4-2-1
23 J. Bond
25 J. Abankwah 3 F. Sierralta 6 M. Pollock
34 K. Baah 17 M. Sissoko 10 I. Louza 2 J. Ngakia
39 E. Kayembe 11 R. Vata
19 V. Bayo
Preston North End · 3-4-2-1
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 18 R. Ledson 22 S. Þórðarson 3 J. Meghoma
10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 8 A. McCann
28 M. Osmajić
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 36 Festy Ebosele
  • 37 Yasser Larouci
  • 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 40 Myles Roberts
  • 21 Angelo Ogbonna
  • 5 Ryan Porteous
  • 7 Thomas Ince
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 25 Duane Holmes
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 20 Sam Greenwood
  • 9 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 5 Jack Whatmough
  • 7 Will Keane
  • 12 Ched Evans
Substitutions
  • 15' ↑ F. Ebosele ↓ K. Baah Watford
  • 46' ↑ Y. Larouci ↓ J. Abankwah Watford
  • 53' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ F. Ebosele Watford
  • 66' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ R. Ledson Preston North End
  • 72' ↑ R. Brady ↓ J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 73' ↑ S. Greenwood ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
  • 73' ↑ E. Riis ↓ M. Osmajić Preston North End
  • 77' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
  • 77' ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 90+2' ↑ L. Lindsay ↓ S. Þórðarson Preston North End
Cards
  • 27' J. Storey Preston North End
  • 71' S. T. Thordarson 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 lost 1-2 against Preston North End on 21 January 2025.
Who won Watford vs Preston North End?
Preston North End won the match 2-1.
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 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.