Watford vs Preston

Championship 8 Sep 2026, 18:45
Watford
Watford
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Vicarage Road 👤 F. Hallam Round 6

Match report

Watford edged past Preston 2-1 in the Championship on 8 September 2026.

Watford dominated possession with 67% of the ball, while Preston had 18 shots to Watford's 15.

The match was played at Vicarage Road, with F. Hallam in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 15 - 18 On target 5 - 6 Corners 2 - 4 Fouls 7 - 10 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Edo Kayembe
Watford · 1 goal
8 Soumaila Coulibaly 74 passes (93% accurate)
8 Othmane Maamma captained the side
7 Mamadou Doumbia 1 goal
7 Callum Lang 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–9 6–9
Shots On Goal 2–4 3–2
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 1–3 1–1
Attacks 54–50 49–48
Match statistics
2 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
103 Attacks 98
51 Dangerous Attacks 46
5 On Target 5
9 Off Target 12
67% Ball Possession 33%
15 Shots Total 18
5 Shots On Goal 6
7 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 6
11 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 8
7 Fouls 10
2 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
61% Ball Possession 39%
0 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 3
525 Passes Total 315
437 Passes Accurate 241
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-2-3-1
1 F. Ravaglia
4 K. Biakolo 6 M. Pollock 3 S. Coulibaly 23 O. Traore
39 E. Kayembe 5 H. Kyprianou
21 A. Nabizada 22 M. Payero 11 R. Vata
20 M. Doumbia
Preston · 5-3-2
1 D. Iversen
4 H. Clarke 24 O. Offiah 14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 3 A. Vukčević
27 L. Leroy 15 J. Thompson 7 A. Devine
10 C. Lang 38 J. Kenny
Watford
Coach
Alessio Dionisi
Substitutes
  • 7 Othmane Maamma
  • 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
  • 17 Iker Bravo
  • 24 Sam Walker
  • 26 Daniel Bachmann
  • 33 Jordan Zemura
  • 45 Stephy Mavididi
  • 56 Albert Eames
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 9 Jusef Erabi
  • 11 Thierry Small
  • 12 Caleb Wiley
  • 17 Stanley Mills
  • 20 Liam Gibbs
  • 21 Lee Nicholls
  • 23 Andrew Moran
  • 37 Delano Burgzorg
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Mavididi ↓ A. Nabizada Watford
  • 46' ↑ I. Bravo ↓ M. Payero Watford
  • 46' ↑ O. Maamma ↓ R. Vata Watford
  • 61' ↑ J. Zemura ↓ O. H. Traore Watford
  • 66' ↑ S. Mills ↓ A. Vukcevic Preston
  • 66' ↑ D. Burgzorg ↓ J. Kenny Preston
  • 75' ↑ L. Gibbs ↓ L. Leroy Preston
  • 75' ↑ J. Erabi ↓ C. Lang Preston
  • 82' ↑ T. Small ↓ A. Devine Preston
  • 88' ↑ L. Kjerrumgaard ↓ M. Doumbia Watford
Cards
  • 62' A. Vukcevic Preston
  • 67' L. Gibson Preston
Head-to-head
Watford 4 4 draws 2 Preston
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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 won 2-1 against Preston on 8 September 2026.
Who won Watford vs Preston?
Watford won the match 2-1.
Where was Watford vs Preston played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road.
Who had more possession in Watford vs Preston?
Watford had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.