Edo Kayembe 69'
Mamadou Doumbia 76'
Callum Lang 5'
5'
Callum Lang
HT 0 - 1
Othmane MaammaRocco Vata
45'
Stephy MavididiAmin Nabizada
45'
Iker BravoMartín Payero
45'
Jordan ZemuraOmar-Haktab Traoré
61'
62'
Andrija Vukcevic
66'
Delano BurgzorgJohnny Kenny
66'
Stanley MillsAndrija Vukcevic
67'
Lewis Gibson
Edo Kayembe
69'
75'
Jusef ErabiCallum Lang
75'
Liam GibbsLeo Leroy
Mamadou DoumbiaIker Bravo
76'
82'
Thierry SmallAlfie Devine
Luca KjerrumgaardMamadou Doumbia
88'
FT 2 - 1
61%Possession39%
15Shots18
5Shots on target6
2Corners4
7Fouls10
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides1
5Saves3
526Passes319
83%Pass accuracy76%
Watford4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1Federico RavagliaG
4Kévin KebenRB
23Omar-Haktab TraoréLB
5Hector KyprianouLM
6Matthew PollockCD-R
3Soumaila CoulibalyCD-L
21Amin NabizadaAM-R
39Edo KayembeRM
20Mamadou DoumbiaF
22Martín PayeroAM
11Rocco VataAM-L
Substitutes
9Luca KjerrumgaardSUB
17Iker BravoSUB
26Daniel BachmannSUB
33Jordan ZemuraSUB
45Stephy MavididiSUB
7Othmane MaammaSUB
24Sam WalkerSUB
56Albert EamesSUB
Preston North End5-3-2
Starting XI
1Daniel IversenG
4Harrison ClarkeRB
3Andrija VukcevicLB
19Lewis GibsonCD-L
14Jordan StoreyCD
24Odeluga OffiahCD-R
27Leo LeroyCM-R
15Jordan ThompsonCM
38Johnny KennyCF-L
10Callum LangCF-R
7Alfie DevineCM-L
Substitutes
23Andy MoranSUB
17Stanley MillsSUB
37Delano BurgzorgSUB
6Liam LindsaySUB
12Caleb WileySUB
21Lee NichollsSUB
9Jusef ErabiSUB
11Thierry SmallSUB
20Liam GibbsSUB
Recent form
WatfordDLDLL
Preston North EndLLLLW
Last meetings
14/02/26Preston North End2 - 2Watford
26/11/25Watford1 - 1Preston North End
22/01/25Watford1 - 2Preston North End
03/10/24Preston North End3 - 0Watford
06/04/24Watford0 - 0Preston North End
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |