Preston vs Watford

Championship 14 Feb 2026, 15:00
Preston
Preston
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Deepdale 👤 D. Whitestone Round 32

Match report

Preston shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Watford in the Championship on 14 February 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Watford had 20 shots to Preston's 8.

The match was played at Deepdale, with D. Whitestone in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 8 - 20 On target 3 - 5 Corners 9 - 7 Fouls 7 - 3 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Lewis Dobbin
Preston · 1 goal
8 Benjamin Whiteman 1 assist
7 Milutin Osmajić 1 goal
7 Othmane Maamma 1 goal
7 David Cornell 4 saves
First half vs second half
Watford came out stronger after half-time, with 16 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–4 5–16
Shots On Goal 1–3 2–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 8–3 1–4
Attacks 49–54 33–40
Match statistics
9 Corners 7
4 Substitution 5
82 Attacks 94
48 Dangerous Attacks 44
3 On Target 5
4 Off Target 16
8 Shots Total 20
3 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 9
6 Shots Inside Box 12
2 Shots Outside Box 8
7 Fouls 3
9 Corners 7
1 Offsides 1
51% Ball Possession 49%
1 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 1
372 Passes Total 356
268 Passes Accurate 260
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 3-5-2
13 D. Cornell
42 O. Offiah 14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson
2 P. Valentín 8 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 21 A. Devine 3 A. Vukčević
17 L. Dobbin 9 D. Jebbison
Watford · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Selvik
25 J. Abankwah 3 S. Goglichidze 6 M. Pollock 21 S. Mfuni
23 N. Mendy 10 I. Louza
8 G. Chakvetadze 39 E. Kayembe 42 O. Maamma
9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 10 Callum Lang
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 28 Milutin Osmajić
  • 16 Andrew Hughes
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 18 Jamal Lewis
  • 23 Andrew Moran
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 24 Michael Smith
Watford
Coach
Edward Still
Substitutes
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 27 Formose Mendy
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 29 Jeremy Petris
  • 15 Edoardo Bove
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 50 Joshua Mullins
  • 16 Marc Bola
  • 7 Thomas Ince
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ K. Baah ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 61' ↑ F. Mendy ↓ S. Goglichidze Watford
  • 63' ↑ T. Small ↓ A. Vukcevic Preston
  • 63' ↑ C. Lang ↓ P. Valentin Preston
  • 63' ↑ M. Osmajic ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
  • 78' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 79' ↑ A. Hughes ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 79' ↑ J. Petris ↓ M. Pollock Watford
  • 86' ↑ E. Bove ↓ I. Louza Watford
Cards
  • 81' L. Gibson Preston
  • 89' J. Petris Watford
Head-to-head
Preston 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 D D D D W
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Watford?
Preston drew 2-2 against Watford on 14 February 2026.
Who won Preston vs Watford?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Preston vs Watford played?
The match was played at Deepdale.
Who had more possession in Preston vs Watford?
Preston had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.