Watford vs Preston

Championship 25 Nov 2025, 19:45
Watford
Watford
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Vicarage Road Round 17

Match report

Watford were held to a 1-1 draw by Preston in the Championship on 25 November 2025.

Preston dominated possession with 100% of the ball, while Watford had 25 shots to Preston's 10.

The match was played at Vicarage Road.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 0% - 100% Shots 25 - 10 On target 5 - 3 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 11 - 10 Yellow cards 6
7
Player of the match
Mamadou Doumbia
Watford · 1 goal
7 Daniel Jebbison 1 goal
7 Nathan Baxter captained the side
7 Jeremy Ngakia 1 assist
7 Kévin Keben Biakolo captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–7 12–3
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 2–1 4–1
Attacks 33–22 31–29
Match statistics
6 Corners 2
4 Substitution 4
64 Attacks 51
54 Dangerous Attacks 34
4 On Target 1
11 Off Target 5
0% Ball Possession 100%
25 Shots Total 10
5 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 5
10 Shots Blocked 2
13 Shots Inside Box 6
12 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 10
6 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
2 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 4
529 Passes Total 376
457 Passes Accurate 303
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-4-2
12 N. Baxter
2 J. Ngakia 4 K. Biakolo 6 M. Pollock 16 M. Bola
39 E. Kayembe 10 I. Louza 5 H. Kyprianou 42 O. Maamma
20 M. Doumbia 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Preston · 3-5-2
1 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
42 O. Offiah 22 S. Þórðarson 15 J. Thompson 21 A. Devine 18 J. Lewis
17 L. Dobbin 9 D. Jebbison
Watford
Coach
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
  • 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 41 Alfie Marriott
  • 25 James Abankwah
  • 3 Max Alleyne
  • 17 Moussa Sissoko
  • 23 Nampalys Mendy
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 2 Pol Valentín
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 35 Noah Mawene
  • 7 Will Keane
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ T. Small ↓ J. Thompson Preston
  • 72' ↑ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 74' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ O. Maamma Watford
  • 74' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 81' ↑ P. Valentin ↓ O. Offiah Preston
  • 81' ↑ M. Smith ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
  • 85' ↑ T. Ince ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
  • 86' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ M. Doumbia Watford
Cards
  • 37' A. Devine Preston
  • 71' H. Kyprianou Watford
  • 84' A. Hughes Preston
  • 87' S. T. Thordarson Preston
  • 90+1' L. Lindsay Preston
  • 90+6' N. Irankunda Watford
Head-to-head
Watford 4 4 draws 2 Preston
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 L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Preston?
Watford drew 1-1 against Preston on 25 November 2025.
Who won Watford vs Preston?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Watford vs Preston played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road.
Who had more possession in Watford vs Preston?
Preston had 100% of possession, compared to 0% for the other side.